Chef

Integrated Care System; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Edinburgh is looking for a passionate Chef to join its team. In this full-time role, you will create nutritious and flavorful menus using fresh, seasonal ingredients while managing kitchen operations when the Head Chef is absent. Ideal candidates will have a City & Guilds/NVQ/SVQ qualification and experience in a similar role, ensuring high-quality meals for residents.

Benefits

Rewarding Excellence bonus

Refer a friend scheme

Retail and leisure discounts

Access to medical specialists

Counselling and legal services

Monthly staff lottery option

Qualifications

• Hold City & Guilds/NVQ/SVQ or equivalent qualification.
• Experience of working with fresh seasonal food.
• Understanding of HACCP.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Head Chef in creating nutritious menus.
• Manage the kitchen in the Head Chef's absence.
• Work within budget and complete regular audits.

Skills

Good understanding of nutrition

Experience with fresh seasonal food

Personable and warm approach

Confidence engaging with residents

Good understanding of HACCP

Education

City & Guilds/NVQ/SVQ or equivalent

Job description

This job posting is for a Chef position at Barchester Healthcare, a leading healthcare provider in the UK. The role is based in Edinburgh and is a permanent, full-time position with a salary of £16.58 per hour. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with fresh, seasonal ingredients and create nutritious, well-balanced menus for the residents. Barchester Healthcare is known for its high-quality care and is proud to have achieved outstanding ratings from industry organizations.

Main duties of the job

As a Chef at Barchester Healthcare, you will assist the Head Chef in creating and delivering hotel/restaurant-standard meals for the residents. You will work with residents to tailor menus to their preferences and ensure that the food is not only nutritious but also appetizing. The role requires a personable and warm approach, a good understanding of nutrition, and experience working with fresh, seasonal produce. You will be responsible for managing the kitchen in the Head Chef's absence, assisting with menu development, and creating a warm and efficient work environment. The successful candidate will also be required to work within budget, complete regular audits, and manage stock control.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading healthcare provider in the UK, operating 224 homes and hospitals across the country. The company is known for its high-quality care and has been recognized with a two-star outstanding rating by Best Companies, as well as being ranked among the top 20 Best Health & Social Care Companies to work for and the top 25 Best Big Companies to Work For in the UK.

Job responsibilities

Are you a qualified Chef looking to work with fresh seasonal food, with the opportunity to have more of a work life balance and make what you do matter? Working as a Chef at Barchester, you will have the chance to deliver hotel/restaurant standards without the split shifts and long weeks. You will assist the Head Chef in creating nutritious, flavoursome and well balanced menus whilst working with residents to tailor menus around them. We are proud to deliver person centred hospitality across all our services and look for warm, motivated and passionate chefs who are driven by quality. Here at Barchester, we work with an open, honest, supportive approach, where quality of care is at the heart of everything we do. As sector leading healthcare experts, we are proud to have the highest quality ratings across our 224 homes and hospitals across the UK. Barchester have proudly been awarded a two-star outstanding rating by Best Companies, ranked 11th in the top 20 Best Health & Social Care Companies to work for and 14th in the Top 25 Best Big Companies to Work For in the UK.

NEED TO HAVE A personable and warm approach with a genuine interest in the wellbeing of residents Hold City & Guilds/NVQ/SVQ or equivalent A good understanding of nutrition Experience of working with fresh seasonal food The ability to create a warm and welcoming environment within our home Confidence engaging with residents to create appetising and nutritious menus Good understanding of HACCP

NEED TO DO Manage the kitchen in the Head Chef's absence Assist Head Chef in menu development Work with fresh produce to deliver high quality and wholesome dishes cooked at the highest quality and standards Create a warm, efficient and fun environment Work within budget Complete regular audits Manage stock control

REWARDS PACKAGE Rewarding Excellence bonus, meaning you will be financially rewarded by up to £500* for a Good or Outstanding CQC inspection Unlimited access to our generous refer a friend scheme, earning up to £500* per referral Access to a wide range of retail and leisure discounts at big brands and supermarkets Free access to medical specialists, who are available for a second opinion if you need it to make a decision with confidence Confidential and free access to counselling and legal services Tax code review service, where we will check that you are on the right code and paying the right level of tax Option to join our monthly staff lottery alongside thousands of colleagues across the UK*Terms & conditions apply

If you are a passionate Chef who is keen to be part of a company that is driven by quality and who loves to celebrate life, Barchester is the place to be.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• The successful candidate must hold a City & Guilds/NVQ/SVQ or equivalent qualification, and have a good understanding of nutrition and HACCP.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.