Chef - Bank

Barchester Healthcare; Rother; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare is seeking a passionate Bank Chef to join their team. This role offers a unique opportunity to work with fresh seasonal ingredients while maintaining a work-life balance. As a Bank Chef, you will collaborate with the Head Chef to create nutritious menus tailored to residents' needs, ensuring high standards of hospitality. Join a company that values quality and offers long-term career growth, making a real difference in the lives of those you serve. If you are driven by quality and a love for culinary arts, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Work-life balance

Free learning and development

Holiday discounts

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Annual Hospitality Awards

Qualifications

• Experience in leading and inspiring a team.
• Good understanding of nutrition and fresh seasonal food.

Responsibilities

• Assist in managing the kitchen in the Head Chef's absence.
• Deliver high quality and wholesome dishes.
• Manage stock control and complete regular audits.

Skills

Team Leadership

Nutrition Knowledge

Culinary Skills

HACCP Understanding

Education

City & Guilds/NVQ/SVQ or equivalent

Job description

6 days ago Be among the first 25 applicants

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 celebre life, Barchester is the place to be

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Barchester Healthcare by 2x

Sign in to set job alerts for “Chef” roles.

East Sussex, England, United Kingdom 3 weeks ago

Maidstone, England, United Kingdom 4 weeks ago

East Sussex, England, United Kingdom 6 days ago

East Sussex, England, United Kingdom 3 weeks ago

Little London, England, United Kingdom 1 month ago

Little London, England, United Kingdom 2 days ago

Lower Dicker, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago

Eastbourne, England, United Kingdom 13 hours ago

East Sussex, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago

Crowborough, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago

East Sussex, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago

Wadhurst, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago

Hailsham, England, United Kingdom 3 weeks ago

Turners Hill, England, United Kingdom 5 days ago

Maidstone, England, United Kingdom 3 weeks ago

Little London, England, United Kingdom 1 month ago

Lewes, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago

Eastbourne, England, United Kingdom 1 month ago

Snodland, England, United Kingdom 3 weeks ago

Little London, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago

Oxted, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago

East Sussex, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago

Royal Tunbridge Wells, England, United Kingdom 2 days ago

Little London, England, United Kingdom 3 weeks ago

East Hoathly, England, United Kingdom 3 weeks ago

Uckfield, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago

Little London, England, United Kingdom 1 month ago

East Sussex, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago

We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI.