Head Chef - Care Home

NHS; Lymm; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading provider of high-quality care homes in the UK as a Head Chef, where you'll lead a passionate team to create nutritious and delicious meals while ensuring a welcoming dining experience. Enjoy a great work-life balance with rewarding benefits, and the autonomy to develop exceptional menus tailored for residents.

Benefits

Financial rewards for good inspections

Refer-a-friend scheme

Retail and leisure discounts

Access to medical specialists

Confidential counselling services

Tax Code Review Service

Monthly staff lottery

Qualifications

• Experience leading, motivating, and inspiring a team.
• Experience working with fresh seasonal food.
• Knowledge of HACCP and COSHH.

Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire kitchen team, develop menus for residents.
• Ensure delivery of high-quality nutritious meals.
• Manage kitchen operations and food budgets.

Skills

Team leadership

Nutrition awareness

Menu development

Catering

Education

City & Guilds/NVQ/SVQ or equivalent

Job description

This is a great opportunity for an experienced and passionate Head Chef to join Barchester Healthcare, a leading provider of high-quality care homes in the UK. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading and inspiring a team, creating nutritious and delicious meals for the residents, and ensuring a warm and welcoming dining experience.

Main duties of the job

As the Head Chef at Barchester's care home in Lymm, you will have the chance to deliver hotel/restaurant standards without the split shifts and long hours. You will have full autonomy in creating nutritious, flavoursome, and well-balanced menus, while also taking ownership of your kitchen and the ongoing development of your team. The role offers a great work-life balance, with working days and alternate weekends only, across 4/5 days a week. You will also be eligible for a range of benefits, including financial rewards for good or outstanding CQC inspections, a refer-a-friend scheme, and access to various discounts and support services.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of high-quality care homes in the UK. They are driven by a commitment to quality and high standards, and they aim to create a warm and welcoming environment for both residents and staff.

Job responsibilities

Are you a passionate and qualified Chef looking for a better work life balance? If you are keen to be part of a company that is driven by quality and high standards, Barchester is the place to be! Catering for 28 residents, the successful Head Chef will work with fresh seasonal food, work days only and alternate weekends.

Your Benefits and Rewards

Working days and alternate weekends only, across 4/5 days a week

Rewarding Excellence' bonus where you will be financially rewarded up to £500* for a Good or Outstanding CQC inspection

Unlimited access to our Refer a Friend' scheme, earning up to £500* per referral

Access to a wide range of retail and leisure discounts with big brands, supermarkets and travel companies

Free access to medical specialists, who are on hand for a second opinion if you need it

Confidential and free access to counselling and legal services

Tax Code Review Service to check you're on the right code and paying the right level of tax

Option to join our monthly staff lottery alongside your colleagues nationwide

Your Experience and Qualifications

A personable and warm approach with a genuine interest in the wellbeing of residents

Hold City & Guilds/NVQ/SVQ or equivalent

Experience in leading, motivating and inspiring a team

Experience of working with fresh seasonal food with a good understanding of nutrition

The ability to create a warm and welcoming environment within our homes

Confidence engaging with residents to create appetising and nutritious menus

Experience working with a front of house team to ensure the restaurants are set up to a high standard

Good understanding of HACCP and COSHH

Knowledge around modified diets using the IDDSI framework (If new to care, we will train and develop chefs on these techniques)

Your Role and Responsibilities

Lead, motivate and inspire a team, develop and upskill where required

Menu development, tailoring around residents to ensure we deliver person-centred hospitality

Work with fresh produce to deliver high quality and wholesome dishes cooked of the highest standards

Bake fresh cakes, scones and breads from scratch

Assist the front of house team with setting up of the dining areas

Work within budget, complete regular audits and stock control

Create a warm, efficient and fun environment

Ongoing recruitment and retention

Managing the performance of the kitchen team and front of house

As a Head Chef at Barchester, you will have the chance to deliver hotel/restaurant standards without the split shifts and long hours. Our chefs have full autonomy in creating nutritious, flavoursome and well balanced menus, whilst also taking ownership of their kitchen and ongoing team development.

We are exceptionally proud of our Barchester Chef Academy, where chefs have the opportunity to learn new techniques and further develop their skills, whilst also sharing their knowledge to support the growth of others across the business. This fantastic academy experience is held throughout the year and is offered to all of our chefs.

Our internal Learning and Development team also offer industry recognised apprenticeships and further qualifications to chefs and hospitality team members who are looking to build upon and/or develop their skills.

Interested? If you are a motivated and dedicated chef who is ready to be part of something special, apply today!

*Terms & conditions apply

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Person Specification

Qualifications

• You should hold a City & Guilds/NVQ/SVQ or equivalent qualification, and have experience in leading, motivating, and inspiring a team. You should also have experience working with fresh, seasonal food and a good understanding of nutrition. Knowledge of HACCP, COSHH, and the IDDSI framework for modified diets is also required.

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.