Catering Supervisor

Integrated Care System; Winchester; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Winchester seeks a Catering Supervisor to ensure high standards of food service and customer service. The role involves supervising staff, ensuring compliance with food safety regulations, and maintaining a profitable catering operation. Ideal candidates will have a recognised catering qualification and experience in supervising a team in a kitchen environment.

Qualifications

• Experience of supervising and managing staff.
• Knowledge of COSHH, Health and Safety.
• In-depth knowledge of food safety and allergens.
• Experience in a kitchen/restaurant environment.

Responsibilities

• Supervise Catering Assistants/ Kitchen Porters.
• Ensure high standards of customer service.
• Work with head chef and kitchen manager.

Skills

Teamwork

Effective organisational skills

Ability to manage time

Customer service

Education

Recognised Catering Qualification

Level 3 food safety or willingness to undertake

L2 English and Maths

Job description

Go back Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Catering Supervisor

The closing date is 04 August 2025

A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen in the Catering Services Department at the Royal Hampshire Country Hospital (Winchester).

The successful candidate will work as part of a team to ensure high standards of food service alongside outstanding customer service.

The post holder will ensure staff are trained and equipped to complete all aspects of their role, and together with Deputy Head of Catering Services, Kitchen Manager and Head Chefs ensure that the restaurant operates as a profitable business enterprise. A flexible approach to work and active supporting of staff through hands-on working is a key requirement of the role.

Main duties of the job

The post holder is responsible for the supervision of Catering Assistants/ Kitchen Porters. The post holder must work as part of a team to ensure high standards of customer service; food safety and cleaning are achieved and maintained. The post holder will ensure staff are trained and equipped to complete all aspects of their role, and work with the head chef, kitchen manager, Admin team and Deputy Head of Catering to ensure that the patient meal service & kitchen porter service function as a profitable business enterprise. The post holder will have a flexible approach to work and actively support staff through hands-on working.

The post holder will work as part of the catering supervisor team, covering early and late shifts as required by the needs of the service.

About us

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

Person Specification

Education

• Recognised Catering Qualification
• Level 3 food safety or willingness to undertake
• L2 English and Maths

Experience

• Experience of supervising and managing staff
• Knowledge of COSHH, Health and Safety or willingness to learn and undertake supplementary training.
• In depth knowledge of food safety and allergens or a willingness to learn.
• oExperience in working in a customer facing role, delivering a high level of customer service.
• Experience in working in a kitchen/restaurant environment particularly a large scale food production environment.
• Experience in working in an NHS environment.

Skills and Ability

• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Effective organisational skills and ability to manage time and prioritise work.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage challenging conversations and situations
• Supervisory Qualification

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£24,973 to £26,598 a yearper annum pro rata