Chef - Healthcare Provider

1 day ago


Maidstone, Kent, United Kingdom Barchester Healthcare Full time
Job Summary

This is a permanent chef role at Barchester Healthcare, a leading healthcare provider in the UK. The job involves working with fresh seasonal food to create nutritious and flavorsome menus for residents, while maintaining high standards and a warm, welcoming environment. The role offers a good work-life balance with alternate weekends off.

Main Duties
  • Assist the Head Chef in creating nutritious, flavoursome and well-balanced menus whilst working with residents to tailor menus around them.
  • Deliver hotel/restaurant standards without the split shifts and long weeks.
  • 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.
  • Assist in leading and motivating a team.
About Us

Barchester Healthcare is one of the UK's 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 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.

Person Specification
  • 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.


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