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Bupa; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive induction (fully paid)

Free meal on every shift

DBS Check and Uniform provided

Discounts at gyms across the UK

Job summary

Bupa's Lindsay Care Home in Poole is seeking an enthusiastic Assistant Chef to join our Kitchen Team. You'll use fresh ingredients to create varied, nutritious menus that meet residents' dietary needs and preferences, helping them feel at home with every meal.

You'll lead, train and support the kitchen team, ensure compliance with COSHH and HACCP, manage orders and deliveries, and contribute to special events and seasonal activities. A passion for cooking and hygiene certificates are essential.

Qualifications

• A passion for cooking with previous experience 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 and you’ll maintain high standards while communicating with others.

Responsibilities

• Using your passion for cooking and fresh ingredients to create varied and nutritious menus for residents.
• Putting forward ideas to deliver an excellent dining experience and help residents feel at home.
• Training and managing the kitchen team in prepping, cooking and serving food.
• Adhering to COSHH and HACCP guidelines, budgets, orders and deliveries.
• Catering for special events or seasonal activities as required.

Skills

Passion for cooking

Excellent communication

Hygiene certificates

Job description

The Lindsay Care Home, 47A Lindsay Road, Poole BH13 6AP

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 they 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.

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 they prepare. We are looking for an equally passionate Assistant Chef to join the team and help deliver an excellent dining experience for our residents.

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.