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Bupa; Southampton; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully paid induction

Free meals on shifts

DBS and uniform provided

Gym discounts

Job summary

Bupa Northlands House in Southampton is seeking an Assistant Chef to join our kitchen team, delivering varied and nutritious menus for our residents, and ensuring meals meet dietary needs and preferences.

You will train and manage the kitchen staff, adhere to COSHH and HACCP, handle orders and deliveries, and contribute to special events, creating a home-from-home dining experience.

Qualifications

• Experience in a fresh food kitchen with hygiene certificates.
• Ability to create nutritious menus in line with dietary needs of residents.
• Open to new ideas and delivering high standards.

Responsibilities

• Create varied and nutritional menus in line with dietary needs and preferences of residents.
• Help residents feel at home by delivering an excellent dining experience.
• Train and manage kitchen team in prepping, cooking and serving food.
• Adhere to COSHH and HACCP guidelines, budgets, orders and deliveries.
• Cater for events and seasonal activities as required.

Skills

Cooking

Fresh food kitchen

Hygiene certificates

Job description

Northlands House, 6 Westrow Road, Southampton SO15 2LY

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.

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.

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.