Executive Chef – Luxury Nursing Home

Salary: Up to £52,500

Luxury Nursing Home | Fine Dining | Leadership Opportunity

Exceptional food has the power to transform everyday moments, create lasting memories, and enhance quality of life. This is your opportunity to bring restaurant-quality dining to a luxury care environment where excellence is the standard.

We are looking for an experienced Executive Chef to lead the kitchen within a luxury nursing home. This is a unique opportunity for a talented culinary professional to combine the creativity and precision of fine dining with the reward of making a genuine difference to residents' lives.

We are particularly interested in candidates who have built their careers within high-end restaurants or luxury hospitality - You will bring a strong fine dining background, experience working to Rosette standards, and a proven ability to lead and develop a high-performing kitchen team. A stable career history and a genuine appreciation for working within a refined, resident-focused environment will be key to success in this role.

What We're Looking For

• Previous experience as an Executive Chef, Head Chef

• Rosette-level experience

• Fine dining background within high-end restaurants or luxury hospitality

• Proven experience leading and developing a professional kitchen team

• Strong leadership, organisational, and people management skills

• Excellent knowledge of food hygiene, food safety, and kitchen compliance

• Experience creating seasonal, high-quality menus using fresh ingredients

• Ability to maintain exceptional standards in a luxury environment

Highly Desirable

• Michelin-starred experience

What's On Offer

• Up to £52,500 per annum

• Full-time permanent position

• Opportunity to lead the kitchen within a luxury nursing home

• Pension scheme

• Paid DBS check

• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

• Benefits and rewards portal

• Uniform provided

• Life assurance

• Supportive leadership team

• Opportunity to create a truly exceptional dining experience

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the day-to-day operation of the kitchen

• Inspire, mentor, and develop the kitchen brigade

• Design and deliver restaurant-quality menus that balance luxury with nutrition

• Ensure meals are beautifully presented and tailored to residents' individual dietary needs

• Maintain the highest standards of food quality, consistency, and service

• Manage stock, ordering, budgets, and supplier relationships

• Ensure full compliance with food hygiene, health & safety, and environmental health regulations

• Drive continuous improvement across all areas of the kitchen operation

All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements, including an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, and verification of the right to work in the UK.

Reference: WILL243180/AP

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