Catering Services Lead - Patient & Retail (NHS)

NHS; Ashford; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Catering Manager to lead high-quality patient and retail catering services. The role involves managing preparation and serving of nutritious food, ensuring compliance with food safety legislation, and overseeing a team. The ideal candidate will have significant supervisory experience in catering, relevant food safety qualifications, and effective communication skills. A full-time position offering competitive salary and NHS benefits is available.

Benefits

Excellent pension scheme

On-site nurseries

On-site staff cafes

On-site parking

Support in career development

Salary sacrifice schemes

Qualifications

• Significant experience of supervising Catering staff.
• Manage a small budget of consumables or cleaning materials.
• Health safety (risk assessment, SSW, COSHH, HACCP).
• Extensive experience as a Senior Chef.

Responsibilities

• Manage patient catering and retail services.
• Ensure production of high-quality food.
• Implement Food Safety and Health and Safety legislation.
• Lead and train the catering team.

Skills

Effective communication skills

Customer Service Focus

Ability to work full time

Education

Food & Safety Hygiene Level 3

Educated to A Level or equivalent

Job description

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Catering Manager to lead high-quality patient and retail catering services. The role involves managing preparation and serving of nutritious food, ensuring compliance with food safety legislation, and overseeing a team. The ideal candidate will have significant supervisory experience in catering, relevant food safety qualifications, and effective communication skills. A full-time position offering competitive salary and NHS benefits is available.