Chef - Bank

NHS; Darlington; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider as a Chef, where you can work with fresh seasonal produce and contribute to a warm, welcoming environment. This role offers a unique opportunity to balance work and life while delivering high-quality dishes. As part of a team that prioritizes person-centred hospitality, you will have the chance to inspire others and grow your culinary skills. With a commitment to excellence, this company supports your development and offers a rewarding career path in a nurturing setting. If you are passionate about quality and making a difference, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Work-life balance

Free learning and development

Holiday and leisure discounts

Annual Hospitality Awards

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in leading and inspiring a kitchen team.
• Understanding of nutrition and seasonal food preparation.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Head Chef in creating nutritious and balanced menus.
• Help manage the kitchen in the Head Chef's absence.

Skills

Team Leadership

Nutrition Knowledge

Culinary Skills

HACCP Understanding

Education

City & Guilds/NVQ/SVQ or equivalent

Job description

The job posting is for a temporary Chef position at Barchester Healthcare, a leading healthcare provider in the UK. The role involves working in a care home setting, assisting the Head Chef in creating nutritious and well-balanced menus for the residents. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with fresh, seasonal produce and contribute to a warm and welcoming environment within the home.

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 consistently reinvesting and growing, with several more new build homes due to open, and they can offer long-term career growth and opportunities for ambitious chefs.

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.

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 UK’s 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 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.

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

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 at 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

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