Chef - Bank

NHS; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider as a temporary Chef at Barchester Healthcare in Cheltenham. This role focuses on delivering hotel standards in a healthcare setting, crafting nutritious seasonal menus, with opportunities for career growth in a supportive environment dedicated to quality.

Benefits

Work life balance - working days with alternate weekends

Free learning and development

A range of holiday, retail and leisure discounts

Opportunity to showcase talent at Hospitality Awards

Unlimited access to Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in helping lead and inspire a team.
• Understanding of nutrition and working with fresh seasonal food.
• Ability to create a warm and welcoming environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Head Chef in creating nutritious, flavourful menus.
• Help manage the kitchen in the Head Chef's absence.
• Deliver high quality and wholesome dishes.

Skills

Good understanding of nutrition

Experience of working with fresh seasonal food

Personable and warm approach

Ability to create a warm and welcoming environment

Good understanding of HACCP

Education

City & Guilds/NVQ/SVQ or equivalent

Job description

Job summary

This is a temporary Chef role at Barchester Healthcare, a leading healthcare provider in the UK with over 224 homes and hospitals across the country. The role involves delivering hotel/restaurant standards in a healthcare setting, working with fresh seasonal food to create nutritious and well-balanced menus for residents. Barchester is a growing organization that offers long-term career opportunities for ambitious chefs.

Main duties of the job

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. Barchester is proud to deliver person centred hospitality across all their services and look for warm, motivated and passionate chefs who are driven by quality.

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 of standards. They are also the only healthcare provider in the UK to be accredited as one of the best companies to work for.

Details Date posted

03 June 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£15.80 an hour

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

1315284529

Job locations

Barchester Healthcare

Cheltenham

GL51 4UL

Job description 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.

Barchester is one of the UKs leading healthcare providers, with over 224 homes and hospitals across the country. We are consistently reinvesting and growing, with several more new build homes due 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 of standards.

We are also the only healthcare provider in the UK to be accredited as one of the best companies to work.

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 fresh produce to deliver high quality and wholesome dishes cooked at the highest quality and standards Help create a warm, efficient and fun environment Work within budget Complete regular audits Manage stock control To 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 love to celebrate life, Barchester is the place to be

Job description 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.

Barchester is one of the UKs leading healthcare providers, with over 224 homes and hospitals across the country. We are consistently reinvesting and growing, with several more new build homes due 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 of standards.

We are also the only healthcare provider in the UK to be accredited as one of the best companies to work.

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 fresh produce to deliver high quality and wholesome dishes cooked at the highest quality and standards Help create a warm, efficient and fun environment Work within budget Complete regular audits Manage stock control To 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 love to celebrate life, Barchester is the place to be

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• You will need to hold City & Guilds/NVQ/SVQ or equivalent, have experience in helping lead and inspire a team, a good understanding of nutrition and experience of working with fresh seasonal food. You should also have the ability to create a warm and welcoming environment within the home and a good understanding of HACCP.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• You will need to hold City & Guilds/NVQ/SVQ or equivalent, have experience in helping lead and inspire a team, a good understanding of nutrition and experience of working with fresh seasonal food. You should also have the ability to create a warm and welcoming environment within the home and a good understanding of 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.

Employer details Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

Barchester Healthcare

Cheltenham

GL51 4UL

Employer's website

https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

Barchester Healthcare

Cheltenham

GL51 4UL

Employer's website

https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)