Chef - Bank

NHS; Ashford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare is seeking a passionate Chef to join their team. This exciting role offers the opportunity to work with fresh, seasonal ingredients while delivering high-quality meals to residents. As a Bank Chef, you will assist the Head Chef in managing kitchen operations, creating nutritious menus, and ensuring a warm and welcoming environment. With a focus on work-life balance and personal development, this position is perfect for chefs who are dedicated to quality and hospitality. Join a company that values its employees and offers a supportive and rewarding work atmosphere.

Benefits

Work-life balance

Free learning and development

Holiday, retail, and leisure discounts

Annual Hospitality Awards

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Qualifications

• Qualified chef with experience in leading and inspiring a team.
• Strong understanding of nutrition and HACCP standards.

Responsibilities

• Assist in managing the kitchen in the Head Chef's absence.
• Create high-quality, wholesome dishes using fresh produce.
• Foster a warm and fun kitchen environment.

Skills

Personable and warm approach

Understanding of nutrition

Experience with fresh seasonal food

Team leadership

Good understanding of HACCP

Education

City & Guilds/NVQ/SVQ or equivalent

Job description

Job Summary

The job posting is for a temporary Chef position at Barchester Healthcare, a leading healthcare provider in the UK. The role involves working in the kitchen of a healthcare facility, creating nutritious and flavorful meals for the residents. The candidate will assist the Head Chef in managing the kitchen operations and work with fresh, seasonal ingredients to deliver high-quality hospitality services.

Main Duties of the Job

The chef will be responsible for helping to manage the kitchen in the Head Chef's absence, working with fresh produce to deliver high-quality and wholesome dishes cooked to the highest standards. They will also be expected to help create a warm, efficient, and fun environment, work within budget, complete regular audits, manage stock control, and assist in leading and motivating a team.

About Us

Barchester Healthcare is one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, with over 224 homes and hospitals across the country. They are consistently reinvesting and growing, with several more new build homes due to open and join the Barchester family. Barchester can offer long-term career growth and opportunities for ambitious chefs who pride themselves on working at the highest standards. They are also the only healthcare provider in the UK to be accredited as one of the best companies to work for.

Date Posted: 26 March 2025

Pay Scheme: Other

Salary: £13.10 an hour

Contract: Bank

Working Pattern: Flexible working

Reference Number: 1268688942

Job Locations: Barchester Healthcare, Ashford, TN24 0LX

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 Bank 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.

Need to Have:

• A personable and warm approach with a genuine interest in the wellbeing of residents
• Hold City & Guilds/NVQ/SVQ or equivalent
• Experience in helping lead and inspire a team
• A good understanding of nutrition
• Experience of working with fresh seasonal food
• The ability to create a warm and welcoming environment within our home
• Good understanding of HACCP

Need to Do:

• Help manage the kitchen in the Head Chef's absence
• Work with fresh produce to deliver high-quality and wholesome dishes cooked to the highest standards
• Help create a warm, efficient, and fun environment
• Work within budget
• Complete regular audits
• Manage stock control
• Assist in leading and motivating a team

Rewards Package:

• Work-life balance - working days with alternate weekends
• Free learning and development
• A range of holiday, retail, and leisure discounts
• Opportunity to showcase your talent at the annual Barchester Hospitality Awards
• Unlimited access to our Refer a Friend bonus scheme

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.

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.

Employer Details:

Employer Name: Barchester Healthcare

Address: Barchester Healthcare, Ashford, TN24 0LX

Employer's Website: https://www.barchester.com/