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Barchester Healthcare, a leading UK healthcare provider with over 224 locations, seeks chefs who are personable, passionate about quality and resident wellbeing, and knowledgeable in nutrition and kitchen management. Qualifications required include City & Guilds/NVQ/SVQ or equivalent, as well as experience in leading a culinary team. The position offers additional perks such as free learning and development, holiday discounts, and the chance to participate in the annual Barchester Hospitality Awards.
This is a temporary chef role at Barchester Healthcare, a leading healthcare provider in the UK with over 224 homes and hospitals across the country. The job involves delivering hotel/restaurant standards in a care home setting, with a focus on creating nutritious, flavoursome and well-balanced menus for residents. Barchester is a growing organization that offers long-term career growth and opportunities for ambitious chefs.
The Chef - Bank role at Barchester Healthcare involves assisting the Head Chef in creating nutritious, flavoursome and well-balanced menus for residents. You will be responsible for working with fresh, seasonal produce to deliver high-quality and wholesome dishes, while also managing the kitchen in the Head Chef's absence, working within budget, and leading and motivating a team. The role offers a good work-life balance with working days and alternate weekends, as well as opportunities for career growth and development.
About us
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 Bank 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.
Barchester is one of the UKs leading healthcare providers, with over 224 homes and hospitals across the country. We are consistently reinvesting and growing, with several more new build homes due 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.
We are also the only healthcare provider in the UK to be accredited as one of the best companies to work.
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 helping lead and inspire 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 Good understanding of HACCP
NEED TO DO
Help manage the kitchen in the Head Chef's absence Work fresh produce to deliver high quality and wholesome dishes cooked at the highest quality and standards Help create a warm, efficient and fun environment Work within budget Complete regular audits Manage stock control To assist in leading and motivating a team
REWARDS PACKAGE
Work life balance - working days with alternate weekends Free learning and development 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 love to celebre life, Barchester is the place to be
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