Head Chef in Weymouth

Head Chef

£16.00 per hour | Full Time

is an exciting opportunity for a passionate Head Chef to lead the kitchen within a luxury nursing home where every meal is carefully crafted to enhance residents' wellbeing, independence, and enjoyment.

This beautifully designed home combines elegance and luxury living, offering superb facilities and an environment created with residents' comfort and wellbeing at its heart. Dining plays an important role in daily life, and you'll lead a dedicated kitchen team in delivering fresh, nutritious, restaurant-quality meals that cater to individual tastes, specialist dietary requirements, and nutritional needs.

As Head Chef, you'll have the opportunity to shape seasonal menus, manage the kitchen budget, inspire your team, and ensure every dining experience reflects the exceptional standards of the home.

What We're Looking For

• Previous experience as a Head Chef or an experienced Sous Chef ready to step up.
• Experience within a nursing home or care home.
• Strong knowledge of allergens, food safety, specialist diets, and nutrition.
• Understanding of hydration and nutritional needs for older adults.
• Experience with menu planning and kitchen budgeting.
• Proven ability to lead, motivate, and develop a kitchen team.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills.
• Passion for delivering high-quality, beautifully presented meals.

What You'll Receive

• Comprehensive induction and ongoing training
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Paid DBS check
• Enhanced pay for bank holidays
• Pension scheme
• Benefits portal
• Annual leave that increases with length of service
• Opportunity to lead the kitchen within a luxury care home that places hospitality and resident wellbeing at the centre of everything it does

Your Role

• Lead the day-to-day operation of the kitchen, ensuring exceptional food quality and service.
• Design and develop seasonal menus that provide choice, variety, and balanced nutrition.
• Prepare and oversee restaurant-quality meals that cater for allergies, specialist diets, and texture-modified meals.
• Manage food ordering, stock control, and kitchen budgets effectively.
• Lead, train, and support the kitchen team, promoting high standards and continuous development.
• Work closely with the wider care team to support residents' nutritional and hydration needs.
• Ensure full compliance with food hygiene regulations, health and safety, and kitchen procedures.
• Create a warm and enjoyable dining experience that contributes to residents' overall wellbeing.

All appointments are subject to satisfactory references, an enhanced DBS check, verification of the right to work in the UK, and any other pre-employment checks required for the role.

Reference: WILL248665/DB

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