Peripatetic Chef

Integrated Care System; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Barchester as a Peripatetic Chef where you will support care homes in the Salisbury area, delivering high-quality meals while enjoying flexibility in your schedule. This role allows you to showcase your culinary skills and enhance residents' wellbeing in a rewarding environment.

Benefits

Competitive rate of pay + travel costs

Holiday, retail and leisure discounts

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Opportunity to showcase talent at annual Hospitality Awards

Flexible working days with alternate weekends

Qualifications

• Qualified Chef with experience in fresh, seasonal food.
• Up-to-date food hygiene certification.
• Strong kitchen management skills.

Responsibilities

• Support several Barchester care homes with food delivery.
• Create a warm and welcoming environment.
• Showcase culinary skills and passion for nutrition.

Skills

Kitchen management

Nutrition

Engagement with residents

Education

NVQs/SVQs or City & Guilds equivalent

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified Chef to join the Barchester family and support their care homes in the Salisbury region. As a Peripatetic Chef, you will have the chance to work across multiple homes, delivering high-quality, fresh food while enjoying a better work-life balance. Barchester is a leading healthcare provider, committed to providing the highest quality of care and support to its residents.

Main duties of the job

The Peripatetic Chef role involves supporting several Barchester care homes in the Salisbury region, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, fresh food to residents. You will have the opportunity to showcase your culinary skills and passion for nutrition, while also creating a warm and welcoming environment within the homes. The role offers a flexible work schedule, with working days and alternate weekends, allowing for a better work-life balance.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of healthcare services in the UK, operating 224 care homes and hospitals across the country. The company is committed to delivering the highest quality of care and support to its residents, and is recognized as one of the best companies to work for in the healthcare sector.

Job responsibilities

Are you a qualified Chef looking for more of a work life balance whilst looking for an opportunity to make what you do matter? We are currently looking for a Peripatetic Chef to join the Barchester family to help support our care homes in and around our the region. Great opportunity to help support several teams and homes in delivering high quality fresh food.Here at the Barchester family, we work with an open, honest, supportive approach, where quality of care is at the heart of everything we do. As sector leading healthcare experts, we are proud to have the highest quality ratings across our 224 homes and hospitals across the UK. It is an exciting time to join the Barchester family . We have an ambitious new builds programme, aiming to open 10 brand new purpose-built homes per year. Barchester have proudly been awarded a two-star outstanding rating by Best Companies, ranked 11th in the top 20 Best Health & Social Care Companies to work for and 14th in the Top 25 Best Big Companies to Work For in the UK. Barchester are also very proud to be the only healthcare provider in the UK to be accredited as one of the best companies to work for.

ABOUT YOU A personable approach with a genuine interest in the wellbeing of residents A good understanding of nutrition Experience of working with fresh seasonal food NVQs/SVQs or City & Guilds equivalent Up to date food hygiene Ability to create a warm and welcoming environment within our home Confidence engaging with residents Strong kitchen management skills

REWARDS PACKAGE

Work life balance - working days with alternate weekends Competitive rate of pay + travel costs 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 centres on celebrating life and making a difference, Barchester is the place to be. Please follow the link to apply and for further information please contact Tara Connor on [e-mail]

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Person Specification

Qualifications

• You will need to be a qualified Chef with experience working with fresh, seasonal ingredients. Relevant NVQs/SVQs or City & Guilds qualifications, as well as up-to-date food hygiene certifications, are required. Strong kitchen management skills and the ability to engage confidently with residents are also essential.

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.