Catering Manager

NHS Scotland; Dunfermline; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Scotland in West Fife is seeking a Catering Manager to lead, develop, implement and maintain a high quality, cost-effective catering service across West Fife patient services and Cameron Hospital.

You will drive the Catering Service, develop staff, and ensure a patient-focused approach to service delivery while upholding PVG safeguarding and UK work eligibility requirements.

This role requires 3 years managerial experience or an Intermediate Food Hygiene certificate or Degree in Hospitality.

Qualifications

• Intermediate Food Hygiene certificate or Degree in Hospitality preferred.
• 3 years managerial experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop, implement and maintain effective management of the catering service.
• Lead and drive the Catering Service within West Fife patient services and Cameron Hospital.
• Staff development is an essential part of the role.
• Ensure a patient-focused approach to service delivery with high quality services.

Skills

Managerial experience

Staff development

Patient-focused service

Education

Intermediate Food Hygiene

Degree in Hospitality

Job description

The Catering Manager will lead, develop implement and maintain effective management of an efficient, high quality -cost-effective service within West Fife patient services and retail services as well as supporting the patient and retail service within Cameron Hospital meeting the needs of the service users.

You will lead and drive the Catering Service within these areas.

Staff development is also a essential part of the role.

A patient focused approach to service delivery is essential whilst the delivery of high quality services throughout the catering service.

The post Holder should hold Intermediate Food Hygiene/Degree in Hospitality preferred/Managerial experience for a period of 3 years.

For informal enquiries please contact Yvonne Batehup, Catering Lead on 01334696349

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 sponsored

• 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 welcomes applications from all sections of society.