Chef - Bank

Integrated Care System; Kingston upon Hull; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Bank Chef to manage high-quality meal preparation and contribute to nutritious menus at their restaurants without long hours. This opportunity fosters a warm work environment and emphasizes career growth, while maintaining the highest standards of food safety and quality.

Benefits

Work life balance

Free learning and development

Holiday, retail and leisure discounts

Opportunity to showcase talent at hospitality awards

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Qualifications

• Personable and warm approach with genuine interest in wellbeing.
• Experience in leading and inspiring a team.
• Good understanding of nutrition and seasonal food.

Responsibilities

• Assist Head Chef in creating nutritious, flavoursome menus.
• Manage kitchen in Head Chef's absence.
• Deliver high-quality dishes using fresh produce.

Skills

Nutrition

Team Leadership

Warm Approach

HACCP Understanding

Education

City & Guilds/NVQ/SVQ or equivalent

Job description

This role offers a qualified chef the opportunity to work with fresh seasonal food and have a better work-life balance. You'll be part of a leading healthcare provider, Barchester, and contribute to creating nutritious and flavoursome menus while working with residents to cater to their preferences. The role provides a chance to work at hotel/restaurant standards without the long hours, and there are opportunities for career growth and development within the organization.

Main duties of the job

As a Bank Chef at Barchester, you will assist the Head Chef in creating nutritious, flavoursome and well-balanced menus while working with residents to tailor the menus around their preferences. You will help manage the kitchen in the Head Chef's absence, work with fresh produce to deliver high-quality and wholesome dishes, and help create a warm, efficient and fun environment. You will also be responsible for managing stock control and completing regular audits.

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 new build homes due to open and join the Barchester family. Barchester is 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 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

• 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, 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.