About this role
Job summary
We are looking for a highly motivated, experienced and reliable Catering Team leader to join our friendly team.
You will help lead day-to-day cateing operation support staff, maintain high standards of food hygine and safety, and provide excellent patient and customer service.
We are are looking for someone who:
Has experience within the Catering industry. Can confidently lead and support a team Has excellent customer care skills Works well under pressure Understands food hygiene and health and safety Is reliable and oranised and enthuiastic
Main duties of the job
To mainitain 5* star standards
Maintain all operational procedures Maintain all computerised records as appropriate Auditing wards and departments in line with food safety legislation Involvement in the review of departmental work instructions and procedures Enforce compliance with Waste Management Policy to meet the changing requirements as segregation requirements increase Ensure all catering staff are fully aware and comply with Hygiene and Food Safety Legislation
About us
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
Our services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018 Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal) National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme.
Job description Job responsibilities
Lead and supervise the catering team on a day-to-day basis Allocate duties and organise rosters to ensure adequate cover Ensure food is prepared presented and served to a high standard Maintain excellent customer service for patients, staff and visitors. Ensure all Food Hygiene and allergen procedures are followed Monitor food schedules, cleaning schedules and relevant catering records. Support sock control ordering and storage of food and catering supplies Minimise food waste and help meaintain effective cost control Train, support and motivate catering teams Work closley with managers and departments to ensure efficeint Catering service Lead by example promiting Trust vallues and a supportative team enviroment.
Person Specification
Our Values Essential
We are Kind We are Open We are Inclusive
Qualifications Essential
Supervisory Experience Advanced Food Hygiene Level 4 City & Guilds level 7061 and 2 or equivalent Basic computer skills HACCP Training ECDL or equivalent
Knowledge and Experience Essential
Working with quality systems and hygiene monitoring Large scale food production Team working Retail Experience
Desirable
NHS Experience
Skills Essential
Ability to lead change Ability to work under pressure Provision of a patient/customer focussed service Principles of Risk Management Communication Ability to motivate a team
Other Essential
Professional and hygiene awareness/appearance Varied shifts working in hot humid environment Weekend and Bank Holiday Working Cross site cover Physically demanding role Varied deadlines and ad hoc pressures, concentration required when entering data Varied deadlines and ad hoc pressures Dealing with staff issues
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 details Employer name Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Address Southport Hospital
Town Lane
Southport
PR8 6PN
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)