Regional Head Chef - Bank - Care Home

NHS; Llanelli; On-site; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare is seeking a passionate Regional Head Chef to join their team. This role offers the chance to create nutritious and delicious menus while working closely with residents to cater to their preferences. Enjoy a work-life balance with flexible working patterns and the opportunity for career growth in a supportive environment. If you are a chef who values quality and person-centred hospitality, this is the perfect opportunity for you to showcase your culinary talents and make a meaningful impact in a care home 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

• Qualified chef with experience in leading and motivating a team.
• Strong understanding of nutrition and HACCP regulations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and tailor menus around residents' preferences.
• Deliver high-quality dishes using fresh produce.
• Create a warm and engaging environment for residents.

Skills

Team Leadership

Nutrition Knowledge

Menu Development

HACCP Understanding

Experience with Fresh Seasonal Food

Personable Approach

Education

City & Guilds/NVQ/SVQ or equivalent

Job description

Job summary

The Regional Head Chef role at Barchester Healthcare offers an exciting opportunity for a qualified chef to work in a care home environment. The successful candidate will have the chance to develop nutritious and flavoursome menus while working with residents to cater to their preferences. Barchester is one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, with a strong focus on delivering high-quality, person-centred hospitality across its services.

Main duties of the job

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. Barchester is consistently reinvesting and growing, with several more new build homes due to open and join the Barchester family. Barchester can offer long-term career growth and opportunities for ambitious chefs who pride themselves on working at the highest of standards.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, with over 224 homes and hospitals across the country. The company is consistently reinvesting and growing, with several new build homes expected to open and join the Barchester family. Barchester is also accredited as one of the best companies to work for in the UK.

Date posted

02 April 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£17.97 an hour

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

1273017698

Job locations

Barchester Healthcare

Llanelli

SA15 1HU

Job responsibilities

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.

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 of 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 to ensure we deliver person centred hospitality
• Work with fresh produce to deliver high quality and wholesome dishes cooked at the highest quality and 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.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

Barchester Healthcare

Llanelli

SA15 1HU

Employer's website

https://www.barchester.com/