Regional Bank Chef

This is a Regional Bank Chef opportunity to support Barchester Healthcare's care homes in and around the region. The role offers a great work-life balance with working days only, flexible hours, and the chance to deliver hotel/restaurant standards without the long hours. Barchester is one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, with over 260 homes and hospitals across the country, and this role provides an opportunity for ambitious chefs to work at the highest standards and grow their career within the organization.

As a Regional Bank Chef, you will have full autonomy in creating nutritious, flavoursome, and well-balanced menus, while also taking ownership of your kitchen and ongoing team development. You will be part of a company driven by quality and high standards, where you can showcase your talent at the annual Barchester Hospitality Awards. The role offers excellent benefits, including a work-life balance, flexible hours, bank encampments, free learning and development, and the opportunity to apply for permanent positions across Barchester homes.

Barchester Healthcare is one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, with over 260 care homes and hospitals across the country. The organization is consistently reinvesting and growing, with several new build homes due to open and join the Barchester family. Barchester is driven by quality and high standards, and it offers long-term career growth and opportunities for ambitious chefs.

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.

• 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

• 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 chefs have the opportunity to learn new techniques and further develop their skills, whilst also sharing their knowledge to support the growth of others across the business. This fantastic academy experience is held throughout the year and is offered to all of our chefs.

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

• You will need to hold a City & Guilds/NVQ/SVQ or equivalent, have experience working with fresh seasonal food and a good understanding of nutrition, and the ability to create a warm and welcoming environment within the care homes. You should also have confidence engaging with residents and experience working with a front of house team to ensure the restaurants are set up to a high standard.
  
  Knowledge of HACCP, COSHH, and modified diets using the IDDSI framework is also required.

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