Regional Head Chef - Bank - Care Home

Barchester Healthcare; Carmarthen; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare is seeking a passionate Regional Bank Head Chef who values quality and creativity. This role offers a unique opportunity to work with fresh seasonal ingredients and develop personalized menus that cater to the well-being of residents. With a focus on work-life balance and a supportive environment, you will lead a motivated team while ensuring the highest standards of culinary excellence. Join a company that celebrates life and invests in your professional growth, offering a rewarding career path in a vibrant and dynamic setting.

Benefits

Work-life balance

Free learning and development

Profit share scheme

Holiday, retail, and leisure discounts

Annual Hospitality Awards

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in leading and motivating a team.
• Ability to create appetising and nutritious menus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and tailor menus around residents' needs.
• Ensure high-quality dishes using fresh produce.
• Lead and inspire a culinary team.

Skills

Team Leadership

Menu Development

Nutrition Understanding

HACCP Knowledge

Experience with Fresh Seasonal Food

Education

City & Guilds/NVQ/SVQ or equivalent

Job description

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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?

As a Regional Bank Head Chef at Barchester, you will have the chance to deliver hotel/restaurant standards without the split shifts and long weeks. You will have full autonomy over menu development, 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.

Barchester is one of the UK’s leading healthcare providers, with over 224 homes and hospitals across the country. We are consistently reinvesting and growing, with several more new build homes opening and joining the Barchester family. Barchester can offer long-term career growth and opportunities for ambitious chefs who pride themselves on working at the highest standards.

We are also the only healthcare provider in the UK to be accredited as one of the best companies to work for.

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 leading, motivating, and inspiring a team
• A good understanding of nutrition
• Experience working with fresh seasonal food
• The ability to create a warm and welcoming environment within our home
• Confidence engaging with residents to create appetising and nutritious menus
• Good understanding of HACCP

NEED TO DO

• Menu development - tailor menus around residents and to ensure we deliver person-centred hospitality
• Work with fresh produce to deliver high-quality and wholesome dishes cooked to the highest standards
• Create a warm, efficient, and fun environment
• Work within budget
• Complete regular audits
• Manage stock control
• Lead, motivate, inspire, and develop a team
• Recruitment and retention

REWARDS PACKAGE

• Work-life balance - working days with alternate weekends
• Free learning and development
• Automatic enrolment into our profit share scheme
• 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.