Please note the closing date for this advert has now changed to 4pm Monday 13 July 2026.

This is a vacancy for a Permanent Full Time appointment. 

We currently have one FTE available.

This is where jobs become careers, passion finds its purpose, and your voice finds its place. Are you ready to dive headfirst into the community taking excellent health care where it's needed? Then South Metropolitan Health Service (SMHS) is the perfect place to start!

Fiona Stanley Hospital (FSH) is a 900-bed tertiary hospital offering a range of health services including the State Rehabilitation Service, a comprehensive cancer centre, purpose-built mental health unit, maternity, paediatric and neonatal services, and the State Adult Burns Service. FSH also delivers specialised services such as heart and lung transplantations and hyperbaric medicine. The service runs on a fresh cook and chill food model delivering  approximately 72,000 meals per month using regenerative food systems to meet diverse dietary requirements, strict allergen controls, and IDDSI-compliant texture-modified standards.

SMHS delivers quality, safe and effective hospital and health services within a catchment area stretching more than 3300 square kilometres across the southern half of Perth.

Our vision is Excellent health care, every time. You can read more about SMHS in our Strategic Plan here.

We are currently seeking a Supervisor Food Services (Head Chef) to join our team.

The successful applicant will lead the day-to-day operations of Fiona Stanley Hospital's production kitchen, ensuring the delivery of a high-quality, safe and efficient food service to our patients. This is a key operational leadership role responsible for coordinating food production activities, supervising a team of chefs and support staff, and maintaining the highest standards of food quality, presentation, food safety and regulatory compliance.

As the culinary leader within the production kitchen, you will oversee large-scale meal production, menu implementation, plating standards, stock control, food waste minimisation and procurement processes. You will play a critical role in ensuring all patient meals meet diverse dietary, allergen management and texture-modified requirements in collaboration with Dietitians, Speech Pathologists and Food Service stakeholders.

The role is responsible for leading and maintaining compliance with food safety systems, including HACCP principles, FSANZ Food Standards Code requirements, infection prevention protocols, quality audits and continuous improvement initiatives. You will provide technical leadership, coaching and training to chefs and catering staff while fostering a culture of safety, quality and operational excellence.

We are seeking an experienced Chef Supervisor, Head Chef or Catering Operations professional who has demonstrated success leading teams within a large-scale catering, hospitality, healthcare, aged care or institutional food service environment. You will bring strong leadership capabilities, sound commercial and kitchen management skills, and a commitment to delivering exceptional food services in a highly regulated environment.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to one of Western Australia's largest tertiary hospitals, supporting the delivery of safe, nutritious and patient-centred meals while driving continuous improvement across a complex and dynamic food service operation.

Our Values guide our work in every action, and that includes recruitment and employment! SMHS encourages Aboriginal people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds or LGBTI communities, and people with disability to work with us. Whatever your age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, and family/carer responsibilities are, we ask that you consider bringing your expertise to our workforce.

Want to know more? We encourage you to contact Auditya Gunti, Group Manager Food Services, on 0426 650 100.

If you are ready to partner with us see the application instructions below:

Your application should include:

1. A copy of your current CV
2. A statement addressing the selection criteria in no more than 2-3 pages
3. The names and contact details of two (2) current referees who can attest to your suitability for this role.

These documents should be complete and ready to attach prior to applying online. Please ensure you allow enough time to complete the online application process as you will be required to answer various questions and attach your documentation.

If you experience difficulties while applying online, please contact Employee Services on 13 44 77 for immediate assistance during business hours.

Employee Benefits

Our employees enjoy a range of benefits which may include (in line with operational requirements):     

• Professional Development Opportunities and Study leave/assistance      
• Flexible working arrangements      
• Flexible leave arrangements      
• Other professional and location-based allowances
• For further information click here. 

Eligibility

Are you eligible? To be eligible for appointment, applicants must have a valid working visa (for fixed term appointments) or be an Australian citizen, permanent resident, or have a visa to live and work indefinitely in Australia (for permanent appointments).

WA Health embraces diversity and is committed to eliminating all forms of discrimination in the provision of our service. We are committed to growing the Aboriginal workforce as a part of WA Health’s Aboriginal Workforce Policy and as a measure to achieve equality, Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to this position.  Aboriginal people are encouraged to apply.

WA Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to undertake a criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process. As well as undertaking a criminal record screening and integrity checking, you may also be required to undertake a working with children check (if required for the role) and a pre-employment health assessment. We may ask referees to comment on your integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour. Please note that adverse information does not necessarily disqualify an applicant but will be considered as part of the appointment process.

Whilst this selection process will initially be used to fill the above vacancy, it may also be used to fill other "similar" vacancies throughout the health service. In addition to this, should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised vacancy, then the next most suitable applicant may also be selected from this process. Both of these options remain valid for a period of twelve (12) months from when the authorised delegate endorses the recruitment decision.

Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm on the closing date will not be accepted.

LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.