Chef - Bank

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

Job summary

A leading healthcare company in Horsham is looking for a Bank Chef who will work with fresh seasonal food and with residents to tailor menus. You will help the Head Chef in creating nutritious, well-balanced dishes and ensure standards are met without split shifts. The position offers flexibility and opportunities for career growth in an esteemed organization. Ideal candidates will have a warm approach, relevant qualifications, and experience in a similar role.

Benefits

Work-life balance

Free learning and development

Holiday, retail and leisure discounts

Opportunity to showcase talent

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Help manage the kitchen in the Head Chef's absence.
• Deliver high quality dishes using fresh produce.
• Create a warm, efficient and fun environment.

Skills

Personable and warm approach

Good understanding of nutrition

Experience leading teams

Experience with fresh seasonal food

Understanding of HACCP

Education

City & Guilds/NVQ/SVQ or equivalent

Job description

Job summary

This role as a Bank Chef at Barchester Healthcare offers the opportunity to work with fresh seasonal food and 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 while working with residents to tailor menus around them. Barchester is one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, consistently reinvesting and growing, with several new build homes due to open.

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 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.

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.

Details

Date posted: 08 January 2026

Pay scheme: Other

Salary: £15.68 an hour

Contract: Bank

Working pattern: Flexible working

Reference number: 1452237382

Job locations: Barchester Healthcare Horsham RH12 5HT

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

• 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

• 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 structure.)

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

Barchester Healthcare Horsham RH12 5HT