Chef - Bank

NHS; Ferndown; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare is seeking a passionate Chef to join their team. This role offers the chance to work with fresh seasonal food while delivering exceptional culinary experiences to residents. You will assist the Head Chef in creating nutritious and flavorful menus, ensuring the highest standards of food quality. With a focus on work-life balance, this position provides an opportunity to thrive in a warm and welcoming environment, where your contributions truly matter. If you are driven by quality and enjoy celebrating life through food, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Work-life balance

Free learning and development

Holiday, retail and leisure discounts

Annual Hospitality Awards

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Qualifications

• Must hold City & Guilds/NVQ/SVQ or equivalent qualification.
• Experience in leading and inspiring a team is essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist in managing the kitchen in the Head Chef's absence.
• Work with fresh produce to deliver high-quality dishes.
• Help create a warm and efficient kitchen environment.

Skills

Team Leadership

Nutritional Knowledge

Culinary Skills

HACCP Understanding

Personable Approach

Education

City & Guilds/NVQ/SVQ or equivalent

Job description

The job listing is for a Temporary Chef position at Barchester Healthcare, a leading healthcare provider in the UK with over 224 homes and hospitals. The role involves working as a Bank Chef, delivering hotel/restaurant standards without the split shifts and long weeks, and assisting the Head Chef in creating nutritious, flavoursome and well-balanced menus for the residents.

Main duties of the job

The chef will be responsible for helping 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 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.

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.

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.

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

Person Specification

Qualifications

• The chef must 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, the ability to create a warm and welcoming environment, 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.