Posted 08 February, 2026 Bupa Care Homes logo

Assistant Chef - Bank

Bupa Care Homes East Sussex

Job details

  • Salary None
  • Role Cook / Chef
  • Hours Full Time
  • Location Brighton, East Sussex
  • Job Reference R1199673

Job summary

Job Description:

. 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.
  • 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.
    **Please note, this role is not at or above RQF Level 3 and is not included under the UK's Points Based Immigration System for sponsorship by an employer.

    Time Type:

    Full time

    Job Area:

    Locations:

    Dean Wood

    Skills / Qualifications:

    • Interpersonal skills
    • Cooking