Sous Chef

Bupa Occupational Health; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health service provider in the UK is looking for a Sous Chef for their luxury retirement village in East Midlands. The ideal candidate should have at least two years of experience in a supervisory role and possess culinary skills across various dining settings. The role offers a competitive salary and numerous benefits, ensuring a harmonious work-life balance while delivering exceptional dining experiences.

Benefits

1000 welcome bonus

Free meal with every shift

28 days holiday

Competitive pension plans

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years experience in a supervisory role within a care home or hospitality.
• Solid understanding of health and safety protocols.

Responsibilities

• Manage kitchen related duties including budgeting, ordering, and HACCP checks.
• Create and adapt menus for different food outlets.
• Maintain kitchen efficiency and ensure food quality.

Skills

Culinary Experience

Food Handling

Kitchen Management Experience

Food Preparation Experience

Labor Cost Analysis

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Catering

CIEH Level 2 Food Safety Award

Job description

Job Description

Richmond Villages Aston Aston-on -Trent Derby DE72 2EA

1000 welcome bonus

Permanent. Full time 48 hours a week across 4 or 5 days to include alternative weekends.

Application End Date : Sunday 28th September 2025

Interview Date : Thursday 2nd October 2025

With very sociable shifts and only an occasional late evening this post offers an excellent work‑life balance allowing you to dedicate time to both your professional passion and personal life.

Richmond Village

Richmond Village in Aston on Trent is looking to appoint a Sous Chef to join their role in this luxury retirement village – a unique blend of culinary skill and lifestyle balance. With a roster planned ahead and sociable shifts you will enjoy a harmonious work‑life rhythm while showcasing your talents across a variety of dining settings from the intimate care home to the bustling restaurant and club house.

Our Sous Chef plays a crucial role in our restaurants kitchen operations for maintaining kitchen efficiency and food safety, ensuring food quality, and supporting the Head Chef’s vision and responsibilities. This role also serves as a stepping stone for aspiring chefs aiming to become Head Chefs.

Passionate about food you bring experience working in a variety of high‑volume, multi‑service, and quality kitchens. With expertise in diverse cuisines and cooking techniques you possess a comprehensive understanding of the catering industry, including Care Homes and experience in hotels / conference centres, outside catering, or high‑quality pubs and restaurants.

You will be highly aware of and skilled at adapting to customer food allergen and healthy eating requirements and may also have experience providing modified foods to those in later life while maintaining food quality and presentation to that of a luxury experience.

You’ll help us make health happen by :

Catering to residents across the Village which comprises of a 60 bed care home catering for residents in our 49 serviced suites as well as providing excellent food to customers in our 80‑seat “hotel” restaurant and 40‑seat Café Bar.

Creating and adapting menus to suit our customers across varied food outlets whilst reviewing menus on at least a quarterly basis. You will be familiar with food specifications and food costings to accompany such menu planning.

Managing all kitchen related duties such as budgeting, ordering, stock control, HACCP checks, preparation of food and disposal of waste food.

Working with other members of the hospitality team to ensure smooth delivery of service and advising the team on aspects of food handling related to their work.

Maintaining appropriate systems for the kitchen ensuring a smooth and safe service delivery and processes and procedures are followed as well as equipment is managed and well maintained.

Ensuring all kitchen staff are trained, kitchen duties are delegated accordingly and supporting with the recruitment and onboarding of staff for the catering department as required.

Assisting during the head chef’s absence with tasks such as rotas, returns to work and supervising the kitchen team.

Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role

If you’re passionate about food and have a minimum of two years experience in a supervisory or leadership role within a care home or hospitality setting within a professional kitchen, preferably serving customers with special dietary needs, you may be the perfect fit.

A solid understanding of health and safety protocols is essential along with a minimum of NVQ Level 2 in Catering and a CIEH Level 2 Food Safety Award or an equivalent qualification or experience.

You should be open to innovation with a creative approach to cooking and the skill to craft nutritious, balanced and appealing menus with new food products. A collaborative spirit and a positive communication style is key as you’ll be part of a team dedicated to providing an outstanding dining experience at every meal.

Benefits

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 e‑cards, 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 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.

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Time Type

Full time

Job Area

Care Home – Facilities & Home Support

Locations

Richmond Aston Village

Key Skills

• Culinary Experience
• Food Handling
• Restaurant Experience
• Kitchen Management Experience
• Food Preparation Experience
• Kitchen Experience
• Labor Cost Analysis
• Catering
• Cooking
• Cost Control
• Sanitation
• Knife Skills