Regional Support Chef (NI) — Nutrition & Dysphagia Lead

Beaumont Care Homes; Bangor; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Beaumont Care Homes seeks a Regional Support Chef to cover multi-site operations across Northern Ireland. You will provide strategic and hands-on culinary support, ensuring nutritious, safe, and person-centred dining for residents.

You will work with the Operations Team, Home Managers, Head Chefs, Dietitians, and clinical colleagues to promote catering excellence, budget control, supplier management, and regulatory compliance, including dysphagia and IDDSI standards.

Qualifications

• Chef qualification required.
• 2 years' relevant experience as a Chef or Cook.
• Food Hygiene Certificate.
• HACCP documentation knowledge or certification.

Responsibilities

• Provide catering quality and operational support to all Beaumont homes.
• Promote consistency of food quality, presentation, and dining across the Group.
• Undertake regular kitchen quality reviews and audits.
• Support menu planning, seasonal menu implementation, and themed dining events.
• Monitor food expenditure and analyse costs to improve financial performance.
• Assist with food waste reduction through planning, portion control, stock rotation, and ordering practices.
• Lead dysphagia management and IDDSI compliance.

Skills

Culinary skills

Menu planning

Tools

HACCP documentation

Food Hygiene Certificate

Job description

Beaumont Care Homes seeks a Regional Support Chef to cover multi-site operations across Northern Ireland. You will provide strategic and hands-on culinary support, ensuring nutritious, safe, and person-centred dining for residents.

You will work with the Operations Team, Home Managers, Head Chefs, Dietitians, and clinical colleagues to promote catering excellence, budget control, supplier management, and regulatory compliance, including dysphagia and IDDSI standards.