Job overview

Facilities Catering Manager - Band 6 - 37.5 hours - Permanent 

The Catering Manager will work with the Facilities Manager of Catering to provide the leadership required to ensure an efficient and effective catering service for inpatients, outpatients, staff and visitors to the Trust. The role will be responsible of all food production for the catering service and will have direct operational responsibility for the catering team including budgetary responsibility. This role requires the incumbent to have a strong understanding of the technical nature of food production, as well as quality checks and people management As a key member of the Catering management team, the post holder will contribute to all catering matters, ensuring a quality service that ensures that catering provision is appropriate, effective, and responsive.

this is a full time position working Monday to Friday although a level of flexibility will be required due to operational pressures.

The catering department offers a 7 days service for 600 inpatients and visitors to the Trust.

Main duties of the job

To be part of the Estate and Facilities directorate management team responsible for the safe and efficient provision of services. As a key member of the Catering management team, the post holder will contribute to all catering matters, ensuring a quality service that ensures that catering provision is appropriate, effective, and responsive to the needs of the patients, staff and visitors to the Trust.

The post holder will provide leadership and be responsible for all food production and will have direct operational responsibility for the catering team including budgetary responsibility.

The post holder must have a strong understanding of the technical nature of food production, as well as quality checks and people management, and achieved within the agreed budget parameters

The post holder will have a flexible approach to work and actively support staff through hands-on working. The post holder will also need to have a friendly and helpful manner and have a sensitive approach when dealing with patients and their families.

Working for our organisation

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners. 

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate: 

• Safety 
• Care 
• Respect 
• Communication 
• Learning 

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population. 

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people. 

Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.