Second Chef - Care Home

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a qualified Second Chef to work with fresh seasonal food, offering a better work-life balance. The role includes assisting the Head Chef, managing kitchen operations, and delivering high-quality dishes tailored to residents' preferences, all in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Rewarding Excellence bonus up to £500

Referral bonuses

Retail discounts

Access to medical specialists

Counselling services

Tax review services

Staff lottery

Qualifications

• Qualified Chef with a culinary qualification.
• Good understanding of nutrition.
• Experience working with fresh seasonal ingredients.

Responsibilities

• Manage kitchen in the Head Chef's absence.
• Assist in menu development with a focus on fresh produce.
• Create a welcoming environment for residents.

Skills

Understanding of nutrition

Experience with fresh seasonal food

Education

City & Guilds/NVQ/SVQ or equivalent qualification

Job description

This role as a Second Chef at Barchester Healthcare offers the opportunity to work with fresh seasonal food and enjoy a better work-life balance. The successful candidate will assist the Head Chef in creating nutritious, flavoursome, and well-balanced menus while working closely with residents to tailor the menus to their preferences. Barchester is a leading healthcare provider committed to quality care and providing an excellent working environment for its employees.

Main duties of the job

As a Second Chef at Barchester, you will deliver hotel/restaurant standards without split shifts and long weeks. You will assist the Head Chef in creating nutritious, flavoursome, and well-balanced menus, working with residents to tailor menus around them. We value warm, motivated, and passionate chefs driven by quality, with a personable and warm approach, a genuine interest in residents' wellbeing, a relevant culinary qualification, and a good understanding of nutrition and experience working with fresh seasonal food.

About us

Barchester Healthcare operates 224 care homes and hospitals across the UK. We are committed to delivering high-quality care and have been recognized for our excellent working environment, including a two-star outstanding rating from Best Companies, and rankings among the top health and social care companies to work for.

Job responsibilities

We are seeking a qualified Chef eager to work with fresh seasonal food, seeking a better work-life balance, and making a meaningful impact. Your responsibilities include:

• Managing the kitchen in the Head Chef's absence
• Assisting in menu development
• Working with fresh produce to deliver high-quality dishes
• Creating a warm and welcoming environment
• Working within budget and managing stock control
• Completing regular audits

We offer a rewards package including a Rewarding Excellence bonus of up to £500 for good or outstanding CQC inspections, referral bonuses, retail discounts, access to medical specialists, counselling services, tax review services, and a staff lottery. If you are passionate about quality and life celebration, Barchester is the place for you.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• City & Guilds/NVQ/SVQ or equivalent qualification
• Good understanding of nutrition
• Experience working with fresh seasonal food

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to a DBS check, as per the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975.