Cook/ Supervisor

NHS Scotland; Cupar; On-site; CAD 43,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Uniform & PPE

Workplace pension

Family-friendly policies

Generous holidays

Job summary

NHS Scotland is seeking an experienced catering supervisor based at Stratheden Hospital in North East Fife. You will supervise catering staff, prepare and present menus for patients, staff and visitors, and help maintain a clean, safe working environment.

Flexibility to cover annual leave or sickness is required; up-to-date Food Hygiene certificates are essential, with NVQ 3 or City & Guilds qualifications preferred for progression. PVG clearance and weekend work may apply.

Qualifications

• Supervise catering staff and ensure high standards of service.
• Maintain food safety and hygiene across patient, staff and visitor meals.
• Coordinate with kitchen and service teams to deliver menus.
• Adapts to shift patterns and covers annual leave or sickness.

Responsibilities

• Supervise catering staff.
• Prepare, produce and present menu items for patients, staff and visitors.
• Maintain a clean, safe working environment for the service.

Skills

Catering supervision

Food service

Food hygiene

Communication skills

Education

City & Guilds 706/1 & 706/2

NVQ Level 3

Job description

An opportunity has arisen to join our dedicated team of Support Services staff within North East Fife catering department based at Stratheden Hospital.

Duties include supervision of all catering staff, preparing, producing and presenting the menu items required for the food service to patients, staff and visitors. Assisting with maintaining a clean safe working environment for the delivery of the catering service.

An up to date Food Hygiene Certificate is essential and an Intermediate Food Hygiene Certificate would be desirable. Relevant catering qualifications City and Guilds 706/1 & 706/2, NVQ Level 3 or equivalent, and previous experience of working within a large scale catering environment are essential.

A degree of flexibility is required to cover for annual leave or sickness within Stratheden & North East Fife. Uniform and PPE are supplied, inclusion to the workplace pension scheme, and family friendly policies apply. Enhanced rates of pay for working at weekends time +37% Saturday and time +74% Sunday. Generous holiday entitlement, on commencement 27days and 8 Public Holidays each year.

• Uniform and PPE are supplied, inclusion to the workplace pension scheme, and family friendly policies apply.
• Enhanced rates of pay for working at weekends time +37% Saturday and time +74% Sunday.
• Generous holiday entitlement, on commencement 27days and 8 Public Holidays each year.

To cover the needs of the service a range of shifts are as follows, earliest start 6.30am, latest finish 6pm.

For more information please contact Andrea Fearon on 01334 696309 between the hours of 9am to 4pm Monday to Friday.

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A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior To appointment.

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.

As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK websitehere.

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsoredBEFORE submitting your application form.

We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.