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Bupa; Northampton; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meal with every shift

28 days holiday

Pension plans

Viva wellbeing programme

Flexibility & family-friendly benefits

Job summary

Bupa's Richmond Village Northampton is seeking a proactive Sous Chef to support the Head Chef in delivering exceptional dining experiences for residents, guests, and spa visitors. You will lead with creativity and a passion for food in a dynamic kitchen, ensuring quality and consistency across all service periods.

This role focuses on menu adherence, dietary accommodations, and maintaining high hygiene standards in a collaborative team setting, with opportunities to advance in a people-centered

Qualifications

• Passionate about food with professional kitchen experience.
• NVQ or City & Guilds and CIEH Level 2 Food Safety Award or equivalent.
• Innovative, organised and able to stay calm during busy service.
• Team player able to work with others to deliver an excellent dining experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook food in accordance with health and safety regulations.
• Respond to residents' dietary needs and requests regarding the menu.
• Assist in preparation and serving on the hotplate as required.
• Ensure food is used within the prescribed period, pay attention to perishables.
• Maintain a welcoming, safe and hygienic dining environment for residents.

Skills

Passionate about food

Kitchen experience

Food safety knowledge

Education

NVQ or City & Guilds

CIEH Level 2 Food Safety Award

Job description

Shift: 45 hours per week, working across 5

days (5 x 9 hour shifts). Shifts fall between

07:00 and 20:00

NO SPLIT SHIFTS & NO LATE NIGHTS

This schedule provides an excellent work-life balance, giving you more time to focus on your personal commitments while developing your career in a rewarding and supportive environment.

We make health happen

At Bupa, we offer essential support when it matters most. Richmond Village Northampton provides luxury retirement living with personalized care that promotes independence and honours individual choice, allowing our residents to live their best lives.

We are excited to offer an outstanding opportunity for a talented and driven individual to step into the role of

Sous Chef within our dynamic kitchen team.

As Sous Chef, you will play a key role in supporting Head Chef in delivering exceptional culinary experiences. This is a fantastic chance for someone ready to take the next step in their career, bringing creativity, leadership, and a passion for food to a fast-paced and rewarding environment.

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.

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health - from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

• My Healthcare - Quick, easy access to support, advice, and treatment for a variety of health-related issues, including remote GP, physiotherapy, and mental health support - all available from one phone number 24/7.
• Annual allowance which you can redeem against a menu of Bupa healthcare products, all to the approximate value of £350
• Free meal with every shift.
• 28 days holiday.
• Long Service - For every milestone at Bupa we will reward you with ecards, extra holidays and money!
• Interest- free annual travel Loan to enable the purchase of public transport annual season tickets.
• Wagestream - Have early access up to 40% of your earned wages within minutes.
• Competitive Pension plans and Parental leave options as well as access to unique products such as our Menopause plan.
• My Bupa Extras - discounts at your favourite retailers, plus a huge range of tools, content and information to support you with your wellbeing.
• 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.

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.