Second Chef - Care Home

NHS; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care home provider is seeking a Second Chef to assist in creating nutritious and flavoursome menus for residents. This role offers a better work-life balance compared to traditional restaurant settings, with opportunities to engage with residents and manage kitchen operations. Ideal candidates will have culinary skills, an understanding of nutrition, and experience with fresh, seasonal food, all while ensuring high-quality standards in a warm environment.

Benefits

Rewarding Excellence bonus

Refer a friend scheme

Retail and leisure discounts

Free access to medical specialists

Confidential access to counselling and legal services

Tax code review service

Monthly staff lottery

Qualifications

• Experience working with fresh seasonal food.
• Personable and warm approach towards residents.
• Ability to manage kitchen efficiently in Head Chef's absence.

Responsibilities

• Assist Head Chef in menu development.
• Create nutritious and flavoursome menus.
• Manage kitchen in Head Chef's absence.

Skills

Culinary skills

Understanding of nutrition

Engaging with residents

HACCP knowledge

Education

City & Guilds/NVQ/SVQ or equivalent

Job description

The job involves assisting the Head Chef in creating nutritious, flavoursome and well-balanced menus for residents in a care home setting. The successful candidate will have a personable and warm approach, good understanding of nutrition, and experience in working with fresh seasonal food to deliver high-quality and wholesome dishes.

Main duties of the job

As a Second Chef in a care home, you will have the opportunity to work with fresh seasonal food and enjoy a better work-life balance compared to a typical hotel or restaurant environment. You will assist the Head Chef in menu development, manage the kitchen in their absence, and create a warm and efficient environment for the team. The role requires excellent culinary skills, an understanding of HACCP, and the ability to engage with residents to tailor menus to their preferences.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading healthcare provider in the UK, operating 224 homes and hospitals across the country. The company is known for its commitment to quality of care, having achieved a two-star outstanding rating by Best Companies and being recognized as one of the top healthcare companies to work for in the UK.

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? Working as a Second Chef at Barchester, you will have the chance to deliver hotel/restaurant standards without the split shifts and long weeks. You will assist the Head Chef in 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. Here at Barchester, 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. 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.

NEED TO HAVE A personable and warm approach with a genuine interest in the wellbeing of residents Hold City & Guilds/NVQ/SVQ or equivalent 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 HACCPNEED TO DO Manage the kitchen in the Head Chef's absence Assist Head Chef in menu development 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 REWARDS PACKAGE Rewarding Excellence bonus, meaning you will be financially rewarded by up to £500* for a Good or Outstanding CQC inspection Unlimited access to our generous refer a friend scheme, earning up to £500* per referral Access to a wide range of retail and leisure discounts at big brands and supermarkets Free access to medical specialists, who are available for a second opinion if you need it to make a decision with confidence Confidential and free access to counselling and legal services Tax code review service, where we will check that you are on the right code and paying the right level of tax Option to join our monthly staff lottery alongside thousands of colleagues across the UK*Terms & conditions apply

If you are a passionate Chef who is keen to be part of a company that is driven by quality and who love to celebrate life, Barchester is the place to be.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• You will need to hold a City & Guilds/NVQ/SVQ or equivalent qualification, have a good understanding of nutrition, and demonstrate experience in working with fresh seasonal food.

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.