Chef - Bank

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

Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare is seeking a passionate Chef to join their team. This role offers the chance to create delicious, nutritious meals while ensuring a warm and welcoming environment for residents. With a focus on quality and a commitment to person-centered hospitality, you will assist in menu planning and kitchen management, all while enjoying a work-life balance. If you thrive in a vibrant kitchen atmosphere and want to make a difference in people's lives through food, this is the ideal opportunity for you.

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 warm approach and genuine interest in resident wellbeing.
• Experience in leading a team and understanding nutrition is essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Head Chef in creating nutritious, flavoursome menus.
• Manage the kitchen in the Head Chef's absence and ensure high standards.

Skills

Personable and warm approach

Understanding of nutrition

Experience with fresh seasonal food

Team leadership

Good understanding of HACCP

Education

City & Guilds/NVQ/SVQ or equivalent

Job description

This temporary Chef role at Barchester Healthcare, a leading UK healthcare provider, offers an excellent opportunity for a qualified chef to work with fresh seasonal food and have a better work-life balance. The role involves assisting the Head Chef in creating nutritious and well-balanced menus, working within a person-centered approach to deliver high-quality hospitality services.

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 proud to deliver person centred hospitality across all its services and is looking for warm, motivated and passionate chefs who are driven by quality.

Job responsibilities

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 loves 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.