We are seeking an Assistant Chef to join our fantastic Kitchen Team at Abbotsleigh Mews Care Home. 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 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).

Here at Bupa, we support those when they need it the most. We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, championing diversity and understanding the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve.

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.

• My Healthcare - Quick access to health-related support, including remote GP appointments and mental health support.
• Annual allowance for Bupa healthcare products, approximately valued at £350.
• Sick pay scheme to provide financial support during longer absences.
• Long service rewards including ecards, extra holidays, and money for milestones.
• Wagestream - early access to up to 40% of earned wages.
• Range of Bupa pension plans.
• Parental leave schemes for adoption, birth parents, and co-parents.
• Access to discounts at various gyms and fitness facilities across the UK.
• Good work-life balance.

• Passion for cooking and using fresh ingredients.
• Experience in creating varied and nutritional menus.
• Ability to train and manage a kitchen team.
• Knowledge of COSHH and HACCP guidelines.
• Experience in managing orders and deliveries.