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Job summary

Main area
Catering
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 3
Contract
Permanent: 5 Days Over 7
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (5 Days Over 7)
Job ref
394-Corp-6005597DT-B
Employer
The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Hillingdon
Town
Uxbridge
Salary
£27,129 - £28,649 per annum inc
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
31/07/2024 23:59

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The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Catering Supervisor

NHS AfC: Band 3

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The Trust only accepts applications made through this site, please register when you click APPLY at the end of this advertisement. The Trust is able to offer hospital accommodation, pension scheme, on-site nursery (through third party provider), together with salary sacrifice schemes (including child care vouchers, ride to work) and a range of national and local staff discounts (subject to availability).

 

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Job overview

Catering Supervisor Band 3

Full time permanent position 37.5 hours per week

Rolling roster 5 over 7 days various late and early shifts.

At Hillingdon Hospital, our purpose is to provide high quality, safe and compassionate care, improving the health and wellbeing of the people that we serve. Our Facilities department provides a range of important support services across the hospital one of which is catering.

We are recruiting for catering Supervisors to be part of our retail and patient meal service team. The successful candidates will work with the catering management team to plan, organise, co-ordinate and motivate the catering staff to achieve agreed performance objectives.

Catering Supervisors will work across all catering areas to include staff and visitor restaurants, cafes and patient meal provision and service on the wards, with responsibility for supervision of catering staff in the delivery of high and consistent standards.
Previous experience of supervising staff in a catering setting is required.
Be able to demonstrate a full understanding of food safety requirements along with a current food hygiene certificate commensurate to the role.

Details of the role requirements are provided in the job description and person specification.

We offer flexible hours, a full range of benefits, on-site nursery facilities (5% discount for staff) and restaurant as well as a wide range of training and career development opportunities.

 

 

Main duties of the job

  • This list covers all the main duties required of catering supervisors.
    To ensure completion of hygiene records and documents as per HACCP.(Hazards 
    Analysis critical control)
  • To ensure staff maintain high standards of cleanliness and tidiness of all catering areas.T
  • To support and assist as required in preparation and service of food and beverages for 
    staff, patient’s visitors and hospitality functions.
  • To ensure food regeneration and service to patients and staff is carried out to the required standard.
  • Assist with the management of stock; ordering, receipt, rotation, storage, stocking up 
    and stock taking as required.
  • Assist with the monitoring of cash handling, undertake till duties and follow cash handling procedures as required.
  • Supporting staff in the operational use of all catering equipment.
  • Ensure processes are followed for wash-up of all equipment, machinery, crockery and cutlery associated with the catering service.
  • To monitor and support staff with appropriate disposal of refuse.
  • Report maintenance issues, machinery breakdown and pest sightings immediately
  • Carry out risk assessments and ensure safe systems of work are adhered to.
  • To support with the creation of work schedules and standard operation procedures as 
    required.
  • To carry out service audits, patient and customer surveys in all areas periodically.

Working for our organisation

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services, including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics, and maternity services. The Trust’s services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery, delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit, and outpatient clinics.

The safety and well-being of our patients and staff is paramount and we are making urgent improvements to address this – particularly in infection prevention and control. We are making progress by working in partnership with local GPs, charities, community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighbouring hospitals, and the wider North West London Integrated care system, and ensuring that we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are focused on ensuring that our hospitals provide high quality, safe, and compassionate care, while we drive forward with the building of the new Hillingdon Hospital.

We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic partnerships, transforming services, to provide the best care where needed

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

1. Complete trust mandatory training and other compliance training
2. Supporting the catering department to achieve maximum Sores on EHO (Environmental 
Health Officer) audit.
3. Report any compliments, complaints or incidents and take such remedial action as is 
necessary or practical and escalate to management as appropriate.
4. Support with the productivity, efficiency and developments within the catering 
department. 
5. To Support catering management with meeting budgetary controls and targets across all catering services

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification

Person specification

Person Spec

Essential criteria
  • Good level of general education
  • A good level of English language and ability to communicate via face-to face contact, telephone, and email
  • PC based skills including word processing, spreadsheets, emails and maintaining a PC based diary.
  • To have experience of completing staff roster’s and to allocate available resource effectively to cover for sickness and annual leave
  • Able to Supervise and train a multi-disciplinary team
  • Ability to remain calm under pressure.
  • Ability to complete paperwork in a concise, accurate and clear manner
  • To demonstrate previous experience of staff management
  • Ability to prioritise own workload and work without direct supervision.
  • Ability to always comply with service requirements in line with client policies.
  • Ability to identify relevant Health and Safety regulations in the workplace
Desirable criteria
  • Supervisory or management qualification or equivalent, NVQ level 2 -3 or equivalent experience
  • Food Hygiene certificate or equivalent
  • Knowledge and experience use of catering equipment
  • Knowledge and experience of catering stock Items.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
David Blackman
Job title
Catering Operations Manager Catering
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01895279407
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