Overview
This is a temporary Regional Bank Chef role with Barchester Healthcare, a leading healthcare provider in the UK. The role is based in the Ashington and Bedlington areas and offers a great work-life balance with day shifts and flexible hours. Barchester is committed to delivering high-quality, person-centred hospitality and is looking for passionate and qualified chefs to join their team.
Job responsibilities
As a Regional Bank Chef, you will have the opportunity to work across multiple Barchester care homes, delivering hotel/restaurant standards without the long hours and split shifts. 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 work across care homes in the Ashington and Bedlington areas, with working days and flexible hours across multiple locations.
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)
About us
Barchester Healthcare is one of the UK\'s leading healthcare providers, with over 260 homes and hospitals across the country. The company is consistently reinvesting and growing, with several new build homes due to open and join the Barchester family. Barchester is committed to delivering person-centred hospitality and is driven by quality and high standards.
Details
Date posted: 21 August 2025
Pay scheme: Other
Salary: £14.66 an hour
Contract: Bank
Working pattern: Flexible working
Reference number: 1366298045
Job locations: Barchester Healthcare, Ashington, NE63 9AN
Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details: Barchester Healthcare, Ashington, NE63 9AN
Employer's website: https://www.barchester.com/
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