Assistant Chef - Bank

Bupa UK; Portishead; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Paid induction

Free meals on shift

DBS check provided

Gym discounts

Job summary

Bupa UK is seeking an Assistant Chef to join the Bank team at Norwood Lodge in Portishead. This role offers a competitive hourly salary (£13.89–£15.40) and a bank contract, with full-time hours available. You will prepare nutritious meals for residents and support a cheerful dining experience in a care home setting.

Join our Kitchen Team to deliver high standards, train others, and ensure safe food handling while supporting residents to feel at home.

Qualifications

• A passion for cooking with experience in a fresh food kitchen.
• Relevant hygiene certificates are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Using your passion for cooking to create varied, nutritional menus.
• Suggest ideas to deliver an excellent dining experience for residents.
• Train and manage the kitchen team in prepping, cooking and serving food.
• Adhere to COSHH and HACCP guidelines, budgets, orders and deliveries.
• Cater for special events or seasonal activities as required.

Skills

Cooking skills

Fresh food kitchen

Hygiene certificates

Communication

Job description

Job Description

Assistant Chef - Bank

Norwood Lodge

72 Nore Rd, Portishead, Bristol BS20 8DU

CQC rating: Good

Carehome.co.uk rating: 9.3/10

Salary: £13.89 - £15.40 per hour depending on experience

Bank contract

We make health happen

Here at Bupa we support those when they need it the most. Our care homes are dedicated to delivering person-centred care, supporting independence and honouring choice to help our residents live their best lives.

Our fantastic Kitchen Team are the magic behind each delicious dish we serve our guests. They are passionate about all things food and take great pride in each dish we prepare. We are looking for an equally passionate Assistant Chef to join the team and help deliver an excellent dining experience for our residents.

You’ll Help Us Make Health Happen By

• Using your passion for cooking and fresh ingredients to create varied and nutritional menus in line with dietary needs and preferences of our residents
• Putting forward ideas to deliver an excellent dining experience, helping our residents to feel at home
• Training and managing the kitchen team in prepping, cooking and serving of food
• Adhering to COSHH and HACCP guidelines, company policies and procedures, budgets, managing orders and deliveries
• Catering for special events or seasonal activities, such as summer fetes, Christmas parties and birthdays (as required)

Key Skills / Qualifications Needed For This Role

A passion for cooking with previous experience working in a fresh food kitchen and relevant hygiene certificates. You want to create and deliver an excellent dining experience at each meal and make our residents feel at home. Open to new ideas, you’ll have an innovative approach to cooking whilst always adhering to high standards. You’ll enjoy communicating with others and you’ll cherish the little moments with our residents, sharing your love of food with them.

Benefits

• Flexible working patterns to fit around you
• Comprehensive induction (fully paid)
• Free meal on every shift
• DBS Check and Uniform provided and paid for by Bupa
• Access to discounts at a wide variety of gyms and fitness facilities across the UK

Why Bupa?

We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

• Please note, this role is not at or above RQF Level 3 and is not included under the UK's Points Based Immigration System for sponsorship by an employer.

Time Type

Full time

Job Area

Locations:

Norewood Lodge