Job summary
- Main area
- Catering Teamleader
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 28.75 hours per week (Monday to Friday 14.45pm - 20.30pm)
- Job ref
- 381-CO-6249487
- Employer
- Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- SWB NHS Trust-City Hospital
- Town
- Birmingham
- Salary
- £22,816 - £24,336 pro rota per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Catering Team Leader
NHS AfC: Band 3
Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust is a friendly, integrated healthcare provider focused on improving the life chances and health outcomes of our diverse population.
We have three strategic objectives:
People: To cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff;
Patients: To be good or outstanding at everything we do;
Population: To work seamlessly with partners to improve lives;
We run services from Sandwell, City and Rowley Regis Hospitals, Birmingham & Midland Eye Centre, Birmingham Treatment Centre, the Lyng and Leasowes Intermediate Care Centre. Our GP practices and community teams provide care in schools, healthcare centres and at home.
Our next milestone is opening the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), a once in a career opportunity to shape care transformation within and beyond the hospital walls.
Developing and caring for our People is fundamental. We were one of the first Trusts to provide the Real Living Wage, as well as a Live and Work scheme to support people at risk of homelessness into paid work and training. We offer a range of staff benefits, health & wellbeing support and will help you to bring your ambition to life through our bespoke training and development programmes. As “People” is one of our three strategic objectives, we make a continued commitment to prioritise support for all our colleagues.
Healthcare services have a significant impact on the environment. We are committed to embedding sustainable practices. We expect all colleagues to support the delivery of our Green Strategic Plan and to drive positive changes in their department.
Job overview
The catering department is looking to recruit a part time experienced Catering Teamleader to work within retail, initially at City Hospital, Birmingham or Sandwell Hospital in West Bromwich and then at our new hospital Midland Metropolitan University Hospital in Smethwick in our Level 5 Restaurant.
Applicants must have previous supervisor catering experience with high standards of work, be an outgoing, hard-working and enthusiastic individual that is able to work on their own initiative.
Hours 28.75 hours per week
Shift pattern
Monday to Friday 14.45pm - 20.30pm
Applicants are required to be flexible in their approach to hours and duties and able to work additional shifts as and when required.
Candidates who have been shortlisted will be invited to an informal open day and if successful will then be invited to a formal interview.
Main duties of the job
To be responsible for the supervision of staff employed to carry out a wide
range of duties to meet the needs and expectations of all patient and
customer groups, providing a high quality, efficient and effective service at all times.
To promote and maintain best practice in all areas of the department ensuring catering services are provided in strict compliance with all food Safety Legislation and HACCP
To make a positive contribution in the work undertaken by the Catering
Management Team and to provide cover for senior colleagues as required.
Duties include cash handling, basic food preparation, general cleaning and completing control paperwork and working a barista coffee machine also to be responsible for the day to day supervision and cost effective deployment of catering staff ensuring maximum efficiency of resources along with maintenance of food safety standards and HACCP.
Working for our organisation
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated care organisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.
Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens in 2024 and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises. As a result, the base of this role may change to MMUH from 2024 (or beyond). If this is applicable to your role, you will be informed during the recruitment process and continuing your application with this understanding. The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.
We have three newly emerging strategic objectives:
- Our People – to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
- Our Patients – to be good or outstanding in everything we do
- Our Population – to work seamlessly with our partners to improve live
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details about this job please see the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ 2 Customer service (or equivalent skills and experience
- GCSE grade C or above English and Ma
- Level 3 Food Safety Certificate
- NVQ level 3 in supervisory, Team Leader, NEBBS certificate (or equivalent skills/experience)
- COSHH Training
Desirable criteria
- To be willing to undertake and achieve the level 3 Food Safety Certificate
- Diploma in supervisory management or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous Supervisory Catering experience in a similar role
- Experience in high volume catering operations and procedures
- Have a working knowledge and understanding of relevant statutory work place legislation and regulations including Food Safety, Hygiene (kitchen/personal), Health & Safety H.A.C.C.P and Allergens.
- Experience in implementing food safety controls and stock control
- Experience of supervising Health & Safety within a catering environment
Desirable criteria
- Experience of a computerised catering management system eg POS/Menumark
- Previous NHS catering experience within commercial and patient feeding and understanding of special diets
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- David Calder
- Job title
- Catering Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01215075436
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