Chef Manager

Bupa Global; Bath; On-site; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare is seeking a passionate Chef Manager to lead a kitchen team in delivering exceptional dining experiences. This role involves creating diverse menus tailored to residents' dietary needs while ensuring high standards of food safety and quality. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills and a commitment to person-centred care. Join a supportive team that values your contributions and offers numerous benefits, including healthcare support, generous holiday allowance, and a bonus structure. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a nurturing environment.

Benefits

Free Healthcare Access

Annual Healthcare Allowance

Wagestream for Early Wage Access

28 Days Holiday

Sick Pay Scheme

Long Service Rewards

Free Meals on Shift

Interest-Free Travel Loan

Pension Plans

Menopause Plan

Qualifications

• Experience in a fresh food kitchen is essential.
• Strong leadership skills to mentor the kitchen team.

Responsibilities

• Create a varied and nutritional menu for residents.
• Manage all mandatory paperwork and adhere to guidelines.
• Cater for special events and seasonal activities.

Skills

Cooking

Leadership

Menu Planning

Food Safety (COSHH, HACCP)

Education

Culinary Arts Certification

Tools

Kitchen Equipment

Job description

Job Description - Chef Manager (SHO00HE)

Requisition Title

Chef Manager

Job Number:

SHO00HE

Location: Somerset BA1 7LL

CQC rating: 9.8 / 10

Salary: Up to £17.23 per hour plus £2000 annual bonus

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 40 hours, 4 x days a week working 11 hour shifts - 7am - 6pm, working days to include alternate weekends

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.

Shockerwick House provides nursing and residential care for permanent and short term stays. With a real family feel, the team are passionate about providing person-centred care, championing dignity and independence - organising a wide variety of activities meaning there's no typical day here. As part of the team, you're supported from day one to learn, develop and encouraged to progress.

You’ll help us make health happen by:

• Using your passion for cooking and experience in a fresh food kitchen to create a varied and nutritional menu in line with the dietary needs and preferences of our residents.
• Using your natural leadership skills to train and mentor the kitchen team to deliver an excellent dining experience.
• Being innovative in your approach to cooking and maintaining high standards.
• Managing all mandatory paperwork including: 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).

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people.

• My Healthcare - Free access to 24/7 support, advice, and treatment for a variety of health-related issues, including remote GP appointments, physiotherapy, and mental health support.
• Annual allowance which you can redeem against a menu of Bupa healthcare products, all to the approximate value of £350.
• Wagestream - Have early access to up to 40% of your earned wages within minutes.
• 28 days holiday.
• We offer a sick pay scheme to our frontline teams, as an addition to statutory sick pay, to help provide some reassurance and financial support during longer absences.
• Long service - For every milestone at Bupa we will reward you with ecards, extra holidays, and money!
• Free meal on every shift.
• Interest-free annual travel loan to enable the purchase of public transport annual season tickets.
• We offer a range of Bupa pension plans – find out more on our career site.
• Parental leave - We have schemes for adoption, birth parents, and co-parents - find out more on our career site.
• Menopause Plan - Specifically designed to empower women to seek advice, choose their treatment, and take control of their health.
• 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.

If you require information regarding this role in an alternative format, please email: [e-mail]

* You will also be eligible to receive a bonus based on your performance. Chef Managers who achieve 6 KPIs will receive a quarterly incentive of £500, that’s £2000 per year (subject to usual tax & NI deductions).

** Your starter bonus will be paid to you in the next available pay run once you have completed four weeks’ service and will be subject to deductions for tax and NI.