Head Chef

Healthcare Homes Holdings Limited; Selsey; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Holiday entitlement 5.6 weeks

Refer a Friend £1000 scheme

Employee assistance programme

Healthcare Homes Academy training

Level 3 in Food Production

Blue Light Card discounts

Recognition and long service awards

Job summary

Tenchley Manor in Selsey is seeking a Head Chef to lead the kitchen team and deliver home cooked meals for 33 residents. The role suits someone with professional kitchen experience and strong organisation, focusing on dietary needs and quality dishes.

The position offers a comprehensive benefits package and opportunities for training through the Healthcare Homes Academy, with a 38-hour week and a £16 per hour rate.

Qualifications

• Experience in a professional kitchen with strong organisation.
• Knowledge of food hygiene standards.
• City and Guilds or NVQ qualifications preferred but not essential.
• Ability to liaise with residents to prepare meals meeting dietary needs.

Responsibilities

• Liaising with residents to prepare a variety of home cooked meals in accordance with allergy/dietary requirements.
• Write and plan weekly menus, manage stock control and ordering, and minimise wastage.
• Use creativity for theme nights and world cuisines.
• Develop and manage the existing kitchen team.

Skills

Kitchen leadership

Professional kitchen experience

Food hygiene knowledge

Menu planning

Education

City and Guilds / NVQ

Job description

Head Chef

Tenchley Manor

£16 per hour

38 hours per week

7am - 5:30pm 4 days per week(includes alternate weekends)

Do you have a passion for preparing and cooking meals and want to help make a difference in people’s lives?

If you are kind, compassionate and committed, we would love for you to lead our kitchen team in our lovely nursing home, Tenchley Manor, catering for 33 residents.

In the heart of Selsey, just south of Chichester, Tenchley Manor stands as a warm and welcoming home offering nursing, respite, and end-of-life care. Picture well-maintained gardens, a wheelchair-friendly promenade, and the soothing sound of waves at your doorstep.

What would a typical day look like?

• Liaising with our residents to prepare a variety of home cooked meals in accordance with various allergy and dietary requirements.
• Writing and planning weekly menus, stock control and ordering as well as keeping wastage to a minimum.
• Using your creativity for our regular theme nights, where we prepare dishes from around the world.
• Developing and managing our existing kitchen team.

The successful candidate will have experience in working in a professional kitchen, have good organisational skills and knowledge of good kitchen practices and food hygiene standards. City and Guilds or NVQ qualifications are preferred but not essential as they can be provided through our Academy.

In return we offer a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Company Pension
• 5.6 weeks paid holiday pay
• Refer a Friend scheme worth up to £1000 per person
• Employee Assistance Programme to support your mental health and wellbeing
• Extensive training courses through our Healthcare Homes Academy
• Qualifications and Apprenticeship opportunities including Level 3 in Food Production
• Blue Light Card offering a number of discounts across retail and hospitality
• Recognition and Long Service awards

Established in 2005, Healthcare Homes Group has an existing portfolio comprising of 48 residential and nursing homes located across East Anglia and the South of England. We are a Top 20 provider within the care sector and our ethos is to deliver the best person-centred care to all our residents.