Chef - Bank

Integrated Care System; Rother; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a temporary Chef to deliver high-quality meals for residents. The role involves menu creation, kitchen management, and fostering a warm environment. With opportunities for development and rewards, it's ideal for motivated chefs focused on quality.

Benefits

Work life balance with alternate weekends

Free learning and development

Holiday, retail, and leisure discounts

Annual Barchester Hospitality Awards

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Assist in creating and managing a balanced menu.
• Deliver high-quality, wholesome dishes.
• Manage stock control and complete regular audits.

Skills

Personable approach

Warm and welcoming environment

Nutrition understanding

Team leadership

Education

City & Guilds/NVQ/SVQ or equivalent

Job description

This is a temporary Chef role at Barchester Healthcare, a leading healthcare provider in the UK with over 224 homes and hospitals. The role involves working in the kitchen to deliver high-quality, seasonal, and nutritious meals for residents, while maintaining a warm and welcoming environment. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work in a balanced schedule with alternate weekends, as well as access to various rewards and development opportunities.

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 closely with residents to tailor the menus to their preferences. You will be responsible for managing the kitchen in the Head Chef's absence, working with fresh produce to deliver high-quality dishes, and helping to create a warm, efficient, and fun environment. The role also involves managing stock control, completing regular audits, and assisting in leading and motivating the team.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, with over 224 homes and hospitals across the country. The company is 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 celebre life, Barchester is the place to be

Person Specification

Qualifications

• The successful candidate must hold a City & Guilds/NVQ/SVQ or equivalent qualification, and have experience in helping lead and inspire a team, as well as a good understanding of nutrition and experience of working with fresh seasonal food.

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.