Head Chef

Bupa UK; Wincanton; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free access to healthcare support

Annual allowance for Bupa healthcare products

Early pay access with Wagestream

28 days holiday

Sick pay scheme

Long service rewards

Free meals on shift

Interest-free travel loans

Pension plans

Parental leave schemes

Menopause Plan

Gym discounts

Job summary

Bupa UK is seeking a passionate Chef Manager to join The Bridles Care Home in Wincanton. In this full-time role, you will create a varied and nutritional menu while leading a dedicated kitchen team.

We are committed to providing person-centred care and excellent dining experiences. Benefits include free healthcare access, a welcome bonus, and a quarterly performance-based incentive. This opportunity requires your flexibility in a supportive environment where you can truly make a difference.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a fresh food kitchen is essential.
• Relevant hygiene certificates must be held.
• Natural leadership and mentoring skills required.

Responsibilities

• Create varied and nutritional menus for residents.
• Train and mentor kitchen team for excellent dining experience.
• Manage paperwork per COSHH and HACCP guidelines.
• Cater for special events like parties and celebrations.

Skills

Passion for cooking

Experience in fresh food kitchen

Hygiene certificates

Leadership skills

Innovative approach

Job description

The Bridles Care Home, Dykes Way, Wincanton, BA9 9FQ

Salary: £17.00 per hour plus excellent Bupa Benefits

Full Time, Permanent Contract. 40 hours per week, including some weekends

Flexibility required

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. We are looking for a Chef Manager to join our brand new state of the art care home.

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)

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. You're a natural leader, open to new ideas with an innovative approach to cooking, always maintaining high standards. You'll enjoy mentoring and supporting others and you'll cherish the little moments with our residents, sharing your love of food with them.

Benefits

• 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

* Your welcome 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.

** You'll also be eligible to receive a quarterly bonus based on performance. Chef Managers who achieve 6 Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) will receive a quarterly incentive of £500 (subject to usual tax & NI deductions)

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.