Chef - Bank

NHS; Southampton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking healthcare provider as a Bank Chef, where you can showcase your culinary skills and creativity while delivering high-quality meals. This role offers a unique opportunity to work with fresh, seasonal ingredients, create nutritious menus, and achieve a better work-life balance without the hassle of split shifts. You'll be part of a team that values quality and person-centred hospitality, making a real difference in the lives of residents. With opportunities for professional growth and a supportive work environment, this position is perfect for passionate chefs looking to make an impact.

Benefits

Work-life balance - working days with alternate weekends

Free learning and development

Holiday, retail and leisure discounts

Annual Barchester Hospitality Awards

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Qualifications

• Qualified chef with experience in fresh seasonal food and nutrition.
• Ability to lead a team and create a welcoming environment.

Responsibilities

• Deliver hotel/restaurant standards of food preparation and service.
• Assist Head Chef in creating nutritious and well-balanced menus.

Skills

Nutritional Knowledge

Team Leadership

Culinary Skills

HACCP Understanding

Personable Approach

Education

City & Guilds/NVQ/SVQ or equivalent

Job description

Job Summary

This is a temporary chef position at Barchester Healthcare, a leading healthcare provider in the UK with over 224 homes and hospitals. The role involves delivering hotel/restaurant standards of food preparation and service, while working to create nutritious and well-balanced menus for the residents. The successful candidate will be a qualified chef with experience in working with fresh, seasonal produce and a good understanding of nutrition.

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 consistently reinvesting and growing, with several more new build homes due to open, and can offer long-term career growth and opportunities for ambitious chefs.

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 is also the only healthcare provider in the UK to be accredited as one of the best companies to work for.

Date Posted: 18 March 2025

Pay Scheme: Other

Salary: £18.24 an hour

Contract: Bank

Working Pattern: Flexible working

Reference Number: 1262408355

Job Locations: Barchester Healthcare, Southampton, SO30 2DF

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.

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
• 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.

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

Employer Name: Barchester Healthcare

Address: Southampton, SO30 2DF

Employer's Website: https://www.barchester.com/