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.
(phone number removed) #TJ