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Bupa; Trowbridge; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working patterns

Free meal on every shift

DBS Check provided and Uniform

Job summary

Bupa is seeking a kitchen professional to create nutritious menus for residents, leading a fresh food team and ensuring high culinary standards. You will manage orders, costs and compliance while delivering a home-like dining experience.

The role emphasizes mentoring staff, kitchen innovation, and flexible event catering, with a focus on resident wellbeing and comfort.

Qualifications

• Experience in a fresh food kitchen delivering varied, nutritious menus.
• Ability to train and mentor kitchen staff.
• Knowledge of COSHH and HACCP guidelines and budgets.

Responsibilities

• Using your passion for cooking to create varied, nutritious menus aligned with residents’ dietary needs.
• Training and mentoring the kitchen team to deliver an excellent dining experience.
• Maintain high standards and drive innovative cooking approaches.
• Manage all mandatory paperwork, including COSHH/HACCP, policies, budgets, orders and deliveries.
• Cater for special events and seasonal activities as required.

Skills

Fresh food kitchen experience

Leadership and mentoring

Menu planning and dietary needs

Commitment to high standards

Education

Hygiene certificates

Job description

Salary £14.89 - £18.35 per hour depending on experience

Bank Contract

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.

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.

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:

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

• 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.