Restaurant Supervisor | Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Winchester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Winchester is seeking a Catering Services Supervisor to oversee food service operations. The successful candidate will ensure high standards of food safety and customer service while training and supporting staff. A flexible work approach and hands-on leadership are essential. This role offers an opportunity to contribute significantly to patient care through quality catering services.

Qualifications

• Experience in catering or food service management.
• Strong leadership and supervisory skills.
• Flexible approach to work and hands-on support of staff.

Responsibilities

• Supervise Catering Assistants/Kitchen Porters.
• Ensure high standards of customer service and food safety.
• Train staff effectively and manage meal services.

Job description

Role Overview

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 the 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 support of staff through hands‑on working is a key requirement of the role.

Responsibilities

• Supervise Catering Assistants/Kitchen Porters.
• Ensure high standards of customer service, food safety and cleaning are achieved and maintained.
• Train and equip staff to complete all aspects of their role.
• Work with the head chef, kitchen manager, admin team and Deputy Head of Catering to ensure that the patient meal service and kitchen porter service function as a profitable business enterprise.
• Provide a flexible approach to work and actively support staff through hands‑on working.
• Cover early and late shifts as required by the needs of the service.

Organisational Context

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.

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

This advert closes on Monday 1 Dec 2025.