Catering Supervisor

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Nhs Trust Charity; West Midlands Combined Authority; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated Catering Supervisor to join their dynamic team at The Princess Royal Hospital. This role involves supervising catering operations, ensuring food safety compliance, and providing excellent service to patients and staff. With a focus on teamwork and operational excellence, you will play a crucial role in enhancing the dining experience for patients. The position offers a competitive salary and the opportunity to work in a supportive environment that values diversity and inclusion. If you are passionate about food service and have supervisory experience, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Generous annual leave allowance

Child care voucher scheme

Flexible working

Competitive Pension

Weekend Enhancements

Full uniform provided

Qualifications

• Experience in supervising catering operations and understanding of food safety legislation.
• NVQ Level 3 in supervisory management or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Supervise day-to-day operations of the Patient Catering Service.
• Liaise with departments to ensure efficient catering services.

Skills

Food Safety Management

Supervisory Experience

Catering Operations

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Supervisory Management

Level 3 Award in Food Safety

Tools

HACCP

IT Qualification

Job description

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

About

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust is the main provider of district general hospital services for nearly half a million people in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales. . Our main service locations are The Princess Royal Hospital in Telford and The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital in Shrewsbury, which together provide 99% of our activit ty. Both hospitals provide a wide range of acute h tal services including accident & emergency, outpatients, diagnostics, inpatient medical care and critical care. During 2012/13 the Princess Royal Hospital became our main specialist centre for inpatient head and neck surgery with the establishment of a new Head and Neck ward and enhanced outpatient facilities. It also became our main centre for inpatient Women and Children’s services following the opening of the Shropshire Women and Children’s Centre in September 2014. During 2012/13, The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital became our main specialist centre for acute surgery with a new Surgical Assessment Unit, Surgical Short Stay Unit and Ambulatory Care facilities. Together the hospitals have just over 700 beds and assessment & treatment trolleys. Alongside our services at The Princess Royal and Royal Shrewsbury, we also provide community and outreach services such as: Consultant-led outreach clinics (including the Wrekin Community Clinic at Euston House in Telford); Midwife-led units at Ludlow, Bridgnorth and Oswestry; Renal dialysis outreach services at Ludlow Hospital; Community services including Midwifery, Audiology and Therapies.ospi

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Key details

Location

SitePrincess Royal HospitalAddressApleyTownTelfordPostcodeTF1 6TFMajor / Minor RegionShropshire

Contract type & working pattern

ContractFixed term: 12 months (1 post to cover maternity and 1 post to cover secondment)Hours37.5 hours per week (1 full time and 1 part time 30 hour post available)

• Full time
• Part time

Salary

Salary£24,071 - £25,674 per annum/pro rataSalary periodYearlyGrade(Band 3)

Specialty

Main areaCatering Supervisor

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for 1 x Temporary full time Catering Supervisor 37.5 hours per week and 1 x Temporary Part Time Catering Supervisor 30 hours per week for a 12 month contract to join our friendly, busy & dynamic Catering Team based at The Princess Royal Hospital, Telford.

The post holder will be required to work as part of the food service team in the Catering Department and at ward level at The Princess Royal Hospital, to provide and maintain an efficient catering service for both patient services and commercial services. This will also include supporting the assistant catering manager in all operational duties that are required on a day to day basis, and also liaise with other departments as and when necessary.

You will be required to possess an NVQ level 3 in supervisory or have previous team leader experience, Diploma in supervisory Management or equivalent or relevant experience.

If this sounds of interest to you we would welcome your application.

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The post holder will be responsible for supervising the day to day operations of the Patient Catering Service and all retail units at The Princess Royal Hospital Telford and to contribute to the development of strategic plans and to assist in the development of operational plans for the services in conjunction with the Catering Operations Manager and Catering Operations Manager.

Working for our organisation

Our patient catering service is a cook/chill system, and we have a variety of menu options on each menu service, we use an external supplier for our cook chill food.

Working for the NHS has great benefits:

• Generous annual leave allowance
• child care voucher scheme
• flexible working
• Competitive Pension available
• Weekend Enhancements
• Full uniform provide

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.

By submitting your application to Trac, you are giving your consent for parts of your application data to be transferred to the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and other secure, internal NHS Workforce systems. This is to support and manage your recruitment and employment within your employing organisation.

If successful, by completing your application form you authorise the Trust to obtain any previous NHS service details including all electronically held sickness information, via the Inter Authority Transfer process on the national ESR.

If the role requires a qualification/professional registration, you will need to provide proof during the recruitment process. By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider. Please note that a sample of all applicant’s qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider.

If you require the application form in an alternative format, please contact the Recruitment Team on 01743 492402.

In the event of a high response to this advertisement, this post will be closed. Early applications are advised. Unfortunately we do not accept CVs or keep them on file. If you are unable to apply online please contact the person named in the advertisement for the post you are interested in.

We commit to removing barriers for people with disabilities or long-term health conditions in recruitment, training, and career progression. We will offer an interview to all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the above position and will support reasonable adjustments wherever possible. In addition, whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from candidates who are male, from black and minority ethnic backgrounds or who have a disability, as these are currently under-represented in our workforce.

We are committed to offering an interview to applicants from the Armed Forces community who meet the minimum criteria for the position. In addition, for those who are successfully appointed from the Armed Forces community, the Trust are committed to recognising previous service and rank in terms of pay, annual leave and other terms and conditions.

We are committed to equal opportunities in employment. The policies and practices of the Trust aim to promote an environment that is free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of all people. At the heart of our policy, we seek to treat people fairly, flexibly and with dignity and respect.

We are committed to making the Trust a great place to work, where all staff can reach their full potential and bring their whole self to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and welcome and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people from an Ethnic minority background are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

We aim to create a trusting, flexible workplace, that attracts talent and enables everyone to be their best working self. Many of our colleagues work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise a fair and equitable process that balances your needs, the needs of our patients and service delivery.

Thank you for your interest in The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, we look forward to receiving your application for employment.

Applicant requirements

info This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Level 3 award in food safety or equivalent
• NVQ level 3 in supervisory / team leader / NEBBS certificate / Diploma in supervisory Management or Equivalent or relevant experience.

Desirable criteria

• IT Qualification
• IOSH Certificate
• Customer Care Qualification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria

• Understanding of Food Hygiene HACCP food safety management and food safety legislation
• Supervisory experience in a catering environment
• Experience of supervising Health & Safety within a catering environment

Desirable criteria

• Previous NHS catering experience within commercial and patient feeding & understanding of special diets

Documents

• Job pack (, 835.2)PDFKB

Further details / informal visits contact

Namekate TeeceJob titleCatering ManagerEmail address [email protected]Telephone number01952 641222Additional information

To contact directly please call 01952 641222 Ext 2832