Catering Supervisor

Job summary

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.(HazardsAnalysis 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 forstaff, 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 upand 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 asrequired.
• To carry out service audits, patient and customer surveys in all areas periodically.

About us

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