Peripatetic Chef

Barchester Healthcare; Wallingford; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel costs covered

Discounts for holidays and retail

Hospitality Awards opportunity

Job summary

Barchester Healthcare is seeking a qualified Peripatetic Chef to support multiple care homes across the region, delivering high quality, fresh, seasonal meals while promoting a warm, resident-centered dining experience.

You will travel between homes, collaborate with care teams, manage kitchen operations and help deliver balanced menus, ensuring exceptional food hygiene and guest experience. The role offers work-life balance with travel and competitive pay.

Qualifications

• Personable approach with genuine interest in residents' wellbeing.
• Solid nutrition knowledge and ability to plan balanced menus.
• Experience working with fresh seasonal food.
• NVQ/SVQ or City & Guilds equivalent credential.
• Up-to-date food hygiene training.
• Ability to create a warm, welcoming environment in the home.
• Confidently engaging with residents.
• Strong kitchen management and teamwork skills.

Skills

People skills

Nutrition understanding

Fresh seasonal food

Food hygiene

Resident engagement

Kitchen management

Education

NVQ/SVQ or City & Guilds

Job description

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