Chef De Partie - Bank

Bupa; Wantage; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading health and care provider is looking for a Chef De Partie to join their team in a luxurious setting. This part-time position offers a bank contract with flexible hours, allowing you to work when it suits you. Ideal candidates will have experience in a professional kitchen and a passion for food, contributing to the health and well-being of residents by preparing nutritious meals. Competitive benefits include free meals on shifts and health assessments.

Benefits

Free meal on every shift

Paid breaks

Discount at selected Bupa Dental practices

Flu vaccinations and eye test contributions

Qualifications

• Experience working in a professional kitchen, ideally catering for customers with special dietary requirements.
• Understanding of health and safety procedures.
• Open to new ideas with an innovative yet organised approach to cooking.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook food in accordance with food hygiene regulations.
• Respond to dietary needs of residents, villagers, and clients.
• Help maintain a clean and hygienic working area.

Skills

Experience in professional kitchen

Understanding of health and safety procedures

Catering for special dietary requirements

Education

NVQ or equivalent City & Guilds

CIEH Level 2 Food Safety Award or equivalent

Job description

Job Description:

Job Title: Chef De Partie

Location: Richmond Village Letcombe Regis, South Street, Oxfordshire, OX12 9RG

Salary: From £13.65 per hour

Contract: Bank Contract - Flexible hours, only picking up days that suit your availability. Shifts between 07:00-20:00 – with no late nights, it offers an excellent work‑life balance, allowing you to dedicate time to both your professional growth and personal life.

We make health happen

At Bupa, we offer essential support when it matters most. Richmond Villages Letcombe Regis provides luxury retirement living with personalised care that promotes independence and honours individual choice, allowing our residents to live their best lives. We take pride in our carehome.co.uk review score of 9.6 out of 10.

We’re looking for a Chef de Partie to join our team working in our brand new kitchen with all new state‑of‑the‑art equipment. Our Chef de Parties are culinary artists who bring joy and comfort through food. They play a crucial role in enhancing the quality of life for residents by providing nutritious, delicious meals tailored to diverse dietary needs. With a passion for gastronomy and a heart for service, they create menus that excite the palate while ensuring each dish supports the health and well‑being of the residents. Their expertise is not just in cooking but in crafting experiences that honour the individuality and preferences of those they serve, making them an indispensable part of the care home team.

You’ll help us make health happen by

• Catering to residents across the Village which comprises of the care home, catering for serviced suites, villagers who have booked a meal in the Restaurant/Spa or for meals to be taken across to their apartments or for other specific events.

• Prepare and cook food in accordance with food hygiene regulations.

• Be aware of residents, villagers and Wellness Spa clients’ dietary needs – responding to their comments and requests in respect of the menu.

• Be involved in the preparation and serving of the meals on the hotplate, as required.

• Ensuring that all food is used within the prescribed period, with particular attention paid to perishable (high risk) goods.

• Ensuring a welcoming, safe and compliant environment for our residents to dine in.

• Helping to maintain a clean and hygienic working area.

Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:

Passionate about food, you’ll have experience working in a professional kitchen, ideally catering for customers with special dietary requirements. An understanding of health and safety procedures, ideally with an NVQ or equivalent City & Guilds and CIEH Level 2 Food Safety Award or equivalent. Open to new ideas, you’ll have an innovative yet organised approach to cooking, always adhering to high standards and remaining calm during a busy service. You’ll enjoy working with others, working together to create and deliver an excellent dining experience at each meal.

Benefits

• Free meal on every shift.

• Paid breaks.

• Personal Energy is Bupa’s own resilience and wellbeing programme focused on helping you take good care of the important things in your life to maintain your own personal wellbeing.

• Be Well health assessments. You and your family have access to a preferential rate on health assessments.

• Discount at selected Bupa Dental practices.

• RAC breakdown discount.

• Be You Network. At Bupa we celebrate diversity, welcoming everyone from all backgrounds.

• Flu vaccinations and eye test contributions.

• Menopause Plan: 10% discount on the Bupa Menopause Plan.

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.

Time Type: Part time

Job Area: Care Home – Facilities & Home Support

Locations: Richmond Letcombe Regis Village