Patient Catering Supervisor

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals; Ewell; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Job summary

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals is seeking a dedicated Patient Catering Services Manager to lead day-to-day operations across Trust catering, with a focus on quality, safety and cost effectiveness.

You will supervise back-of-house functions, work closely with clinical teams and dieticians, and help develop strategic plans and policies to ensure delivery of high standard patient catering across sites.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day running and delivery of high quality Patient catering service across the Trust.
• Supervise/manage all aspects of back of house departments.
• Ensure effective communication between clinical team and catering department.

Job description

To be responsible for the day to day running and delivery of high quality Patient catering service across the Trust including all aspects of human and some financial resource management.

To assist the Patient Catering Manager in the development of strategic operational plans, and policies whilst ensuring the delivery of a safe, quality, cost effective Patient Catering Service.

To be responsible for the day to day supervising/management of all aspects of back of house departments

To manage the day to day effective communication between the clinical team and catering department

To work with Dieticians to ensure nutritional requirements are fulfilled., Ensure that an appropriate structure is in place to support the delivery of Patient catering services provision

Ensure that subordinate staff responsibilities and objectives are clearly defined and that managers are developed and supported to make an effective contribution to the Trust objectives.

Develop and maintain effective channels of communication to ensure all staff are kept informed in a timely and appropriate manner

To ensure service delivery meets changing patient, visitor and staff requirements.

To monitor and evaluate the performance of the Patient catering provision, against its agreed objectives, and be responsible for taking and implementing corrective action where necessary.

To assist with the development of the service in collaboration with appropriate members of staff and to ensure that service provision matches agreed standards.

To ensure the most effective use of resources, taking into account competing priorities and agreed performance targets

To develop and review policies and procedures relating to all services under the scope of this role., At gesh we are committed to supporting flexible working arrangements. Applicants are encouraged to discuss any flexibility they may need during the recruitment process.

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.