Chef Manager

Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Ashford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Ashford is seeking a Catering Manager to oversee the delivery of patient and retail catering services. The role involves managing catering teams and ensuring compliance with food safety and health regulations. Ideal candidates will demonstrate strong leadership in providing high-quality food services and have a commitment to staff well-being. Benefits include an excellent pension scheme, on-site facilities, and support for career development.

Benefits

Excellent pension scheme

On-site nurseries

On-site staff cafes

On-site parking

Support in career development

Salary Sacrifice schemes

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of high-quality patient and retail catering services.
• Manage catering teams and oversee patient catering services.
• Ensure Food Safety and Health and Safety legislation compliance.

Job description

Overview

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond. Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey. We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities. Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of high‑quality patient and retail catering services.
• Manage the Ashford retail and patient catering teams.
• Assist planning, procurement, production and service of high‑quality, freshly made, nutritious and well‑presented food and refreshments for patients, staff and visitors in a safe and well‑managed environment.
• Work as part of a rota to provide food services from 7 am to 7 pm, 365 days per year – flexibility and short‑notice cover may be required.
• Oversee day‑to‑day management of patient catering and retail services, lead, motivate and train the team to deliver a quality service.
• Produce high‑quality food and drink that meets the Trust’s staff well‑being objectives.
• Manage the production and development of all retail food items, including menu creation and costings.
• Implement Food Safety and all Health and Safety legislation as outlined in the Trust Health and Safety Manual (COSHH, Safety Systems of Work, Risk Assessments, procedures for cleaning chemicals and manual handling).
• Oversee patient catering and retail payroll, handle payroll queries, review leave and sickness records, and ensure all staff records are up to date.
• Lead training on special diets and allergens, support housekeeping ward staffing with portion controls, food hygiene levels, and refreshment of HACCP procedures as needed.
• Support the supervisor by ensuring the team reports for duty on time, maintains clean and tidy uniforms, upholds high personal grooming standards, and leads by example.

Benefits

• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• On‑site nurseries
• On‑site staff cafes
• On‑site parking
• Support in career development
• Salary Sacrifice schemes, including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics