Chef

NHS; Uckfield; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK seeks a qualified Bank Chef to deliver high-quality meals and assist the Head Chef. The ideal candidate will have a personable approach, experience with seasonal food, and be able to lead a team. This role offers work-life balance, free learning opportunities, and various employee discounts. Join a team that is driven by quality and dedicated to making a meaningful impact on residents' lives.

Benefits

Work life balance

Free learning and development

Holiday, retail and leisure discounts

Annual Barchester Hospitality Awards

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Qualifications

• Qualified chef with a strong understanding of nutrition.
• Experience in leading and inspiring a team required.
• Ability to create a warm and welcoming environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Head Chef in creating nutritious and flavoursome menus.
• Help manage the kitchen in the Head Chef's absence.
• Deliver high-quality and wholesome dishes.

Skills

Personable and warm approach

Good understanding of nutrition

Experience with fresh seasonal food

Team leadership

Understanding of HACCP

Education

City & Guilds/NVQ/SVQ or equivalent

Job description

This role is for a qualified chef to work as a Bank Chef at Barchester Healthcare, one of the UK's leading healthcare providers. The job offers the opportunity to work with fresh seasonal food, have a better work-life balance, and make a meaningful impact. Barchester is consistently reinvesting and growing, with several new build homes due to open and join the Barchester family. The company is also accredited as one of the best companies to work for in the UK.

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 while working with residents to tailor menus around their preferences. Barchester is looking for warm, motivated and passionate chefs who are driven by quality and can help create a warm and welcoming environment within the home.

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 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.

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

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