Catering Supervisor

NHS; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job description

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

A position has now become available for a Catering Supervisor, Band 4 at Trafford Hospital Division working as part of the Estates and Facilities Team. The job entails working within a very busy department where no day is ever the same. If you are an organised, self-motivated, pro-active, problem-solving individual then this is the post perfect for you. You will be responsible for the efficient day-to-day operation of the Catering Department and Catering Team for the Trafford Division in liaison with the wider Clinical Teams. You will be responsible for the first line management of the Catering team within the department. You will be responsible for delivering high-quality services in a cost-effective manner, implementing best practice solutions to inform and support continuous service improvement models: monitoring service provision; ensuring a prompt effective response to any service failures; ensuring a high-quality environment is maintained for our patients, staff and visitors. The post holder must hold a Catering Diploma in Hotel Services Supervision, and Intermediate and Advanced Food Hygiene as well as an excellent working knowledge of Food safety especially HACCP.

Main duties of the job

To oversee the day-to-day running of the kitchen. Allocate staff and resources to ensure food is provided safely and of the required quality, quantity and standard. Accept deliveries, store, prepare, cook, regenerate and present all food (including special and ethnic diets) following HACCP procedures in line with the service specification. Assist in the planning of menus and ordering of supplies in conjunction with the Assistant Facilities Manager. Provide supervision, instruction and guidance to all catering staff. Liaise with the Assistant Facilities Manager regularly about all aspects of the catering service and also clients and customers regarding food quality.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn and is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health and social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals and community services from across Manchester, Trafford and beyond, we champion collaborative working and transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient and staff experience, operational effectiveness and driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre and Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description and Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you'll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Level 3 in Literacy and Numeracy
• Holds or be willing to work towards a level 3 in food safety
• Knowledge of HACCP and Food Safety
• Able to complete quality control documentation accurately and to a schedule
• Responsible for day-to-day supervision or co-ordination of staff within a section/function of a department/service
• Able to plan staff deployment, including managing rotas and allocating leave, ensuring continuous cover, within budget restraints
• Ability to manage the ordering, receipt, storage and distribution of stock with allocated resource
• Experience of working within the NHS
• Understanding of acute hospitals
• Flexible to the demands of the service.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

£26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum, pro rata