Head Chef, (Health & Social Care)
- Location: Suffolk / Ipswich
- Grade: Chef
- Employment Type: Permanent / n/a
- Start Date: 15/12/2025 - 01/01/1970 | Ref: VAC-1227533
- Posted on: 25/11/2025
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Job Description
ROLE: HEAD CHEF (Nursing Home)
SALARY: £16.50 per/hour
LOCATION: Woodbridge, nr Ipswich, Suffolk
HOURS: circa 40 hrs/per week
REPORTS TO: HOME MANAGER
Coben Healthcare is delighted to support a fantastic Care Home looking to recruit a Head Chef to join their stunning Residential Nursing Home situated near Woodbridge, nr Ipswich, Suffolk, where an experienced team of careers offer a fantastic environment for nursing and residential long stay care.
About the role
As a Head Chef, you will play a crucial role in providing nutritious and well-balanced meals for residents while ensuring a high standard of culinary excellence. You will be responsible for managing the kitchen staff, overseeing food preparation, menu planning, and maintaining compliance with relevant health and safety regulations.
In addition to cultivating a positive dining atmosphere for residents and catering to their special dietary requirements, this role encompasses crucial responsibilities.
You will play a pivotal role in staff training, ensuring a commitment to health and safety standards, and upholding a pristine and well-organised kitchen environment.
What We’re Looking For
A skilled and creative Head Chef with a passion for creating homemade foods with great nutritional value for the elderly residents.
Excellent culinary, organisational and communication skills
Experience in a care setting is advantageous, but not essential
Education and Qualifications
NVQ Level 3 in Catering
Food Hygiene Certified
What Will You Gain?
£16.50 per hour
Flexible work schedule: including weekends as well as weekdays
Supportive, family work environment
You will have the satisfaction of working with, and being supported by, an enthusiastic and caring team that puts people at the heart of the business. We know the happiness of our staff improves the service we give our residents. You will have plenty of opportunities to learn and develop your skills, and we have the procedures and processes to help you at every step.
If this role isn’t ideal in its location, then please do get in touch for alternatives and remember, we also have a Fantastic Referral scheme available! If you are able to refer a friend.
For further information please contact Michael at Coben Healthcare or apply online michael@cobenhealthcare.com
Telephone – 01254 693067
- Start Date
- 15/12/2025
- Region
- Suffolk
- Location
- Ipswich
- Industry
- Discipline
- Chef
- Sub Discipline
- Employment Type
- Permanent
Job Description
ROLE: HEAD CHEF (Nursing Home)
SALARY: £16.50 per/hour
LOCATION: Woodbridge, nr Ipswich, Suffolk
HOURS: circa 40 hrs/per week
REPORTS TO: HOME MANAGER
Coben Healthcare is delighted to support a fantastic Care Home looking to recruit a Head Chef to join their stunning Residential Nursing Home situated near Woodbridge, nr Ipswich, Suffolk, where an experienced team of careers offer a fantastic environment for nursing and residential long stay care.
About the role
As a Head Chef, you will play a crucial role in providing nutritious and well-balanced meals for residents while ensuring a high standard of culinary excellence. You will be responsible for managing the kitchen staff, overseeing food preparation, menu planning, and maintaining compliance with relevant health and safety regulations.
In addition to cultivating a positive dining atmosphere for residents and catering to their special dietary requirements, this role encompasses crucial responsibilities.
You will play a pivotal role in staff training, ensuring a commitment to health and safety standards, and upholding a pristine and well-organised kitchen environment.
What We’re Looking For
A skilled and creative Head Chef with a passion for creating homemade foods with great nutritional value for the elderly residents.
Excellent culinary, organisational and communication skills
Experience in a care setting is advantageous, but not essential
Education and Qualifications
NVQ Level 3 in Catering
Food Hygiene Certified
What Will You Gain?
£16.50 per hour
Flexible work schedule: including weekends as well as weekdays
Supportive, family work environment
You will have the satisfaction of working with, and being supported by, an enthusiastic and caring team that puts people at the heart of the business. We know the happiness of our staff improves the service we give our residents. You will have plenty of opportunities to learn and develop your skills, and we have the procedures and processes to help you at every step.
If this role isn’t ideal in its location, then please do get in touch for alternatives and remember, we also have a Fantastic Referral scheme available! If you are able to refer a friend.
For further information please contact Michael at Coben Healthcare or apply online michael@cobenhealthcare.com
Telephone – 01254 693067