Regional Bank Chef

This temporary role as a Regional Bank Chef with Barchester Healthcare offers a great work-life balance, flexible hours, and the opportunity to deliver hotel/restaurant standards without the split shifts and long hours. You will have full autonomy in creating nutritious, flavoursome and well-balanced menus, while taking ownership of the kitchen and ongoing team development. Barchester is one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, with over 260 homes and hospitals across the country, offering long-term career growth and opportunities for ambitious chefs.

Barchester Healthcare is seeking a passionate and qualified Chef to join their team as a Regional Bank Chef. In this temporary role, you will support their care homes in and around the region, working days only with the chance to work flexible hours and at multiple locations. You will have the opportunity to deliver hotel/restaurant standards without the split shifts and long hours, with full autonomy in creating nutritious, flavoursome and well-balanced menus.

The role also involves taking ownership of the kitchen and ongoing team development. Barchester is consistently reinvesting and growing, with several more new build homes due to open, and can offer long-term career growth and opportunities for ambitious chefs.

Barchester Healthcare is one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, with over 260 homes and hospitals across the country. They are 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.

Are you a passionate and qualified Chef looking for a better work life balance? If you are keen to be part of a company that is driven by quality and high standards, Barchester is the place to be!

We have a Regional Bank Chef opportunity to support our care homes in and around the region.

Working days only with the chance to work flexible hours as well as multiple locations. You will also have the chance to deliver hotel/restaurant standards without the split shifts and long hours. Our chefs have full autonomy in creating nutritious, flavoursome and well balanced menus, whilst also taking ownership of their kitchen and ongoing team development.

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 and high standards.

Barchester is one of the UKs leading healthcare providers, with over 260 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.

Your Benefits and Rewards

Work life balance - working days only

Flexible hours and shifts

Bank encampments of 12.07%

Free learning and development

Opportunity to showcase your talent at the annual Barchester Hospitality Awards

Tax Code Review Service to check you're on the right code and paying the right level of tax

Option to join our monthly staff lottery alongside your colleagues nationwide

Unlimited access to our Refer a Friend' scheme, earning up to £500
* per referral

Great opportunity to internally apply for permanent positions across all Barchester homes

Your Experience and Qualifications

A personable and warm approach with a genuine interest in the wellbeing of residents

Hold City & Guilds/NVQ/SVQ or equivalent

Experience of working with fresh seasonal food with a good understanding of nutrition

The ability to create a warm and welcoming environment within our homes

Confidence engaging with residents

Experience working with a front of house team to ensure the restaurants are set up to a high standard

Good understanding of HACCP and COSHH

Knowledge around modified diets using the IDDSI framework (If new to care, we will train and develop chefs on these techniques)

We are exceptionally proud of our Barchester Chef Academy, where…