Head Chef - Care Home
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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 Head Chef at Barchester, you will
have the chance to deliver hotel/restaurant standards without the
split shifts and long weeks. Chefs have full autonomy in creating
nutritious, flavoursome and well balanced menus whilst liaise with
residents to tailor the 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 and high
standards.
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
Experience in leading, motivating and inspiring 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
Confidence engaging with residents to
create appetising and nutritious menus
Good understanding of
HACCP
NEED TO DO
Menu development- tailor menus around
residents and to ensure we deliver person centred hospitality
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
To lead, motivate,
inspire and develop a team
Recruitment and retention
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 celebre
life, Barchester is the place to be.
Head Chef - Care Home
Barchester Healthcare
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