Head Chef - Care Home
Barchester Healthcare
Portlethen, AB12 4UFView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£19.33
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
3 November 2026
54 days leftJob description
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 ...
This role is for a Head Chef at Barchester Healthcare, located in Portlethen. The position offers a permanent opportunity with competitive pay, allowing a better work-life balance. The role involves leading a team to deliver quality, nutritious meals, including menu development and cooking with fresh seasonal produce. Benefits include bonuses, referral schemes, access to discounts, medical specialists, confidential counselling and legal services, and a monthly staff lottery. It is a dynamic and rewarding environment that offers ongoing training and development. As part of Barchester Chef Academy, you can enhance your skills continuously.
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!
- Working days and alternate weekends only, across 4/5 days a week
- Rewarding Excellence' bonus where you will be financially rewarded up to £500* for a Good or Outstanding CQC inspection
- Unlimited access to our Refer a Friend' scheme, earning up to £500* per referral
- Access to a wide range of retail and leisure discounts with big brands, supermarkets and travel companies
- Free access to medical specialists, who are on hand for a second opinion if you need it
- Confidential and free access to counselling and legal services
- 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
- 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
- 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 to create appetising and nutritious menus
- 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)
- Lead, motivate and inspire a team, develop and upskill where required
- Menu development, tailoring around residents to ensure we deliver person-centred hospitality
- Work with fresh produce to deliver high quality and wholesome dishes cooked of the highest standards
- Bake fresh cakes, scones and breads from scratch
- Assist the front of house team with setting up of the dining areas
- Work within budget, complete regular audits and stock control
- Create a warm, efficient and fun environment
- Ongoing recruitment and retention
- Managing the performance of the kitchen team and front of house
As a Head Chef at Barchester, you will 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 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.
Our internal Learning and Development team also offer industry recognised apprenticeships and further qualifications to chefs and hospitality team members who are looking to build upon and/or develop their skills.
Interested? If you are a motivated and dedicated chef who is ready to be part of something special, apply today!
- Terms & conditions apply
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Barchester Healthcare is committed to high-quality care and high standards, providing services driven by quality. Their chef academy offers learning opportunities to acquire new techniques and further develop culinary skills. They endorse the growth and support of their staff and hold quality and resident wellbeing as central values. They provide various benefits, including discounts and bonuses, while ensuring a supportive work environment. Their service includes not just healthcare but a significant emphasis on hospitality, reflected in their nutritious and well-balanced meal offerings, making them exceptional within the industry.
Qualifications
Essential: - City & Guilds/NVQ/SVQ or equivalent
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
4 September 2026
Last checked
8 September 2026
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