Chef - Bank

NHS; Walton-on-Thames; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Chef to join their team, focusing on fresh seasonal food and a better work-life balance. This role allows you to work closely with residents to create nutritious and flavorful menus, ensuring high-quality hospitality. As a Bank Chef, you will enjoy a supportive environment that values your contributions and offers opportunities for career growth. If you are motivated by quality and have a warm, personable approach, this is the ideal role for you. Join a company that celebrates life and values the well-being of its residents.

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

• Must have a genuine interest in residents' wellbeing.
• Experience in leading and inspiring a team is essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Head Chef in creating nutritious menus.
• Help manage the kitchen in the Head Chef's absence.
• Deliver high-quality dishes using fresh produce.

Skills

Personable and warm approach

Understanding of nutrition

Experience with fresh seasonal food

Team leadership

HACCP knowledge

Education

City & Guilds/NVQ/SVQ or equivalent

Job description

This role offers a Chef the opportunity to work with fresh seasonal food and have a better work-life balance at Barchester Healthcare, one of the UK's leading healthcare providers. The Chef will assist the Head Chef in creating nutritious and flavorsome menus while working closely with residents to cater to their preferences. Barchester is dedicated to delivering high-quality hospitality and is committed to supporting the career growth and development of its employees.

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.

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
• 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.

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.