Catering Supervisor Penrith Hospital

Ncic; Penrith; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33

NHS Discounts

Salary Sacrifice schemes

Vivup confidential counselling

Job summary

NCIC is seeking a Catering Supervisor for Penrith Hospital. You will oversee the catering service, manage daily operations, and work with the Community Catering Manager to devise menus, ensuring high-quality service across shifts.

The role emphasizes exceptional customer service, teamwork, and maintaining food safety standards in a busy hospital catering environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in a Catering Supervisory role.
• Food ordering.
• NHS Experience.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the day to day operation of the Catering Service within a café & Ward.
• Prepare food and work with Community Catering Manager to devise menus.
• Ensure food and hygiene standards are met, ensuring adherence to Food Safety Regulations and Legislation.
• Following HACCP and COSHH.
• Stock management and ordering of stock from approved suppliers.

Skills

Customer service

Team leadership

Education

Supervisory Qualification ILM 3

Level 2 Food Hygiene

Maths and English qualifications

Level 3 Qualification in Food/Cooking

Level 3 Food Safety

Job description

Would you like to join a centre of excellence in rural and remote healthcare?

Main area 208715 Penrith Catering Grade NHS AfC: Band 3 Contract Permanent: 4 Week rolling rota 23.5 hours a week Hours Part time - 23.5 hours per week (Working 4 week rolling rota shifts M-F 7.30-3.00/11.00-6.30 S&S 7.30-13.30/12.30/6.30)

Site Penrith Hospital Town Penrith Salary £25,760 - £27,476 Per Annum Pro Rata Salary period Yearly Closing 08/10/2026 23:59

Job overview

We are looking for a Catering Supervisor to work in the busy and friendly catering team at Penrith Hospital.

The working hours are between 7.30am and 6.30pm working shifts Monday to Sunday

We are looking for someone with exceptional customer service, who will work as part of a small team, providing and maintaining an efficient catering service, as the Supervisor you would be responsible for ensuring the service runs smoothly from devising the menu to ordering the food.

Main duties of the job

The main responsibilities of the job include:

• Responsible for the day to day operation of the Catering Service within a café & Ward
• Prepare food and work with Community Catering Manager to devise menus.
• Ensure food and hygiene standards are met ensuring a dherance to all Food Safety Regulations and Legislation.
• Following HACCP and COSHH
• Reporting faults and hazards to the appropriate person.
• Keeping records for traceability.
• Train staff and ensuring mandatory training is complete.
• Dealing with any issues arising within the catering department.
• Cashing up at the end of the day.
• Ordering food and work with the Community Catering Manager to devise menu's
• Stock management and ordering of stock from approved suppliers

Working for our organisation

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':

• Being a clinically led organisation
• Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
• A positive patient experience every time
• A great place to work
• Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

CERTIFICATE OF SPONSORSHIP

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment.Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Disclosure and Barring Service:

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.

The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £6.50 = £28.00 Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £6.50 = £56.00 Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:

• 27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
• NHS Discounts*
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*
• Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems
• *Subject to eligibility

Person specification

Experience

• Experience in a Catering Supervisory role
• Food ordering
• NHS Experience

Qualifications

• Supervisory Qualification (ILM 3 level 3) or equivalent
• Level 2 Food Hygiene
• Maths and English qualifications
• Level 3 Qualification in Food/Cooking
• Level 3 Food Safety

Knowledge

• Food Safety Regulations
• Equality issues
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to multi-task

Personal Circumstances

• Flexibility in working hours.
• Ability to work alone or as part of a team
• Able to deal with complaints or queries

Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.