Job summary
- Main area
- facilities
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday)
- Job ref
- GH-FHQAL-37.5
- Employer
- Summerhill Services Limited
- Employer type
- Private Sector
- Site
- SSL Hub & Barberry
- Town
- Barberry
- Salary
- £38,445.53 - £46,309.93 £38445.53-£46309.93 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Food and Hygiene Quality Assurance Lead
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
Food and Hygiene Quality Assurance Lead
Based at: Barberry Centre & SSL Hub
Post: 37.5hrs per week
Salary: £38445.53-£46309.93 per annum
The Food and Hygiene Quality Assurance Lead will report to the Senior Food Safety and Quality Assurance Manager and be responsible for the research; design and delivery of the department’s training and quality assurance programmes, leading on delivery of work streams across Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, ensuring objectives are managed and delivered to National Standards.
Ensure that local advice and support provided to FM departments include the development and delivery of bespoke programmes that are clearly aligned to the overarching Facilities training and development programme and the corporate Learning and Development agenda
Main duties of the job
Job Summary
· The Food and Hygiene Quality Assurance Lead will build effective, positive and collaborative working relationships with clinical and non-clinical operational managers, professional leads and teams to embed and promote a learning culture to support the service and the Service Users experience.
· The Post Holder to support the Facilities Team in quality assurance assessments of the services and quality monitoring systems.
· Support the wider Estates and Facilities team by actively contributing to the development, implementation, and on-going review of appropriate quality monitoring and audit processes including databases and other systems to ensure training is recorded accurately and in a timely manner.
· The Post Holder will support kitchen inspections, Food Safety and Quality Audits for all Trust food entities and submit evidence based findings.
Working for our organisation
At SSL, we work in partnership with Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust (BSMHFT), to deliver facilities management, transport and other support services to over 50 sites across the West Midlands.
Our team keeps expanding and since our establishment, in 2012, we have grown rapidly though the acquisition of new sites and services.
At SSL we take pride in our focus to support and contribute to the Trust’s aim which is to help people get better and challenge the stigma associated with mental illness.
The health and safety of our staff is our top priority. We partner with our occupational health provider to check/offer vaccinations for Hepatitis B, Tetanus, Polio, Diphtheria, Measles, Mumps, and rubella (MMR) Varicella, Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) in line with recommended best practices for healthcare settings.
Sustainability
All staff are expected to support the Trust in meeting its Green objectives, being responsible and considerate with regards to all ‘resources’ used and acting to minimise waste (e.g. products purchased, miles travelled, or power used). The Trust is mandated to meet national carbon net zero targets and is being performance managed towards that achievement. Every member of staff wishing to work for BSMHFT is expected to contribute to a greener and more sustainable Trust.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for in depth details of role expectations
Person specification
Qualifications Formal & Vocational
Essential criteria
- • Post graduate certification or equivalent experience, knowledge and skills gained through any combination of alternative study or employment in learning and development or quality assurance field.
Desirable criteria
- • BICSc Licence to Practice* or equivalent. • Quality Auditing Assessor qualification. • Train the trainer qualifications.
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- • Understanding the CQC and its role in the NHS. • Experience of facilitating multi-disciplinary teams. • Knowledge of principles of auditing. • Knowledge and understanding of the principle of infection prevention and control. • Experience of conducting quality audits in line with KPI’s, creating and implementing improvement plans. • Experience of managing multiple complex programmes/projects. • Experience of continuous improvement culture. • Knowledge of relevant Health and Safety Regulations, COSHH, Waste Handling • Regulations, Pest Control, Infection Control. • Ability to undertake Training Needs Analysis (TNA) and identify/demonstrate return on investment (ROI) to organisation.
Desirable criteria
- • Knowledge of NHS Standards of healthcare food and drink. • Knowledge of NHS National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness • Experience of working in a Mental Health environment or NHS Hospital. • Ability to design and deliver training programmes to all levels of staff and ensure robust evaluation/review. - Knowledge and experience of range of training and development methods and theories to deliver blended learning.
Skills and personal qualities
Essential criteria
- • Be able to provide and receive complex and detailed information in a confidential and professional manner • Self-managing and acting under own initiative, the post holder will be able to develop and implement work programmers of significant importance. • Excellent and proven interpersonal, negotiating and influencing skills with all levels of staff both internally and externally. • Proven ability to be analytical – able to extract, analyse and present complex information to a wide range of audiences. • Ability to produce clear, concise and well-structured documents e.g. reports and policies. • Strong ability to manage multiple programmes of varying requirements at any one time. • Strong problem solving skills with ability to work with colleagues to resolve issues. • Ability to work under pressure to ensure set timetables are met. • Accuracy and attention to detail. • Assertive, self-confident and self-motivated. • Excellent time management skills. • Pro-active and good inter-personal skills. • Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team. • Effective leadership skills. • Motivates teams, creating a positive environment which encourages open discussion and innovation, supports performance, builds capability and empowers staff • Successfully builds and maintains effective relationships with senior colleagues, external agencies, employees demonstrating effective interpersonal skills in dealing with people at all levels from a wide range of backgrounds. • Empathy with service users and an understanding of links between service developments and staff and the subsequent impact changes on service user experience.
Desirable criteria
- • Excellent IT skills, ability to use all Microsoft packages
Other
Essential criteria
- • Holds a current driving licence.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Gemma Harvey
- Job title
- Senior Food Safety and Quality Assurance Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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