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Job summary

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Production/ Kitchen Manager
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
419-7207510-PK-FM
Employer
York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management’
Employer type
NHS
Site
Scarborough General Hospital
Town
Scarborough
Salary
£29,970 - £36,483 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
03/06/2025 23:59

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York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management’ logo

Production/ Kitchen Manager

Band 5

Please note that contact with applicants will usually be by email, and so please check all of your mail folders regularly (unfortunately some providers filter our messages into junk mail folders).

Our Values

  •  We are KIND
  •  We are OPEN
  •  We pursue EXCELLENCE

 We are looking for applications from people who share our values to help make us a valued and trusted partner within our care system, that delivers safe effective care to our local population.

People for Patients. Our People, our Patients, our Priority

Job overview

Contract Type -- permanent

Hours 37.5

Base Scarborough

The role will support the Catering Manager in providing a safe, professional, and high-quality service to patients, customers and other service users; they will work with the Estates & Facilities Management Team and other Trust Senior Managers to ensure a patient/customer centred and safety focused service.

The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that a high quality, customer focused, and safe food service is provided to the Trust and external customers. The highest technical and professional standards will be employed to meet the requirements of the Trust and Food Safety Act.

 

     

Main duties of the job

·         The role will ensure that all Food Safety and Health & Safety legislations are adhered to at all times

·         The role will enhance the links between team members, supervisors and Catering management team and will be responsible for the implementation and monitoring of all agreed catering policies.

·         Assist the Catering Manager in providing professional advice/support to staff and customers regarding YTHFM’s catering policy & procedures and food safety matters.

Ensure that the patient related catering activities support clinical service delivery within the agreed parameters and support nutritional care and patient safety

Working for our organisation

Our benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

  • Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
  • 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
  • A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
  • Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
  • NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
  • An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
  • Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description. 

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity. 

Working for the Trust 

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence. 

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities.  We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds.  If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.[email protected]

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment.  It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can.  We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have. 

YTHFM are currently funding level 1 membership of a Tailored Healthcare Cash Plan for all substantive Band 2 and 3 staff, on a trial basis and as a gesture of goodwill.  This provides employees with access to a range of benefits, including refunding the costs of optical and dental services, physiotherapy, and wellbeing treatments, up to defined limits.  This does not form part of our terms and conditions of employment and could be withdrawn at any time.   We also offer discounted membership of Westfield Health’s standard Plan for staff on bank contracts or employed in Band 4 or above. 

Armed Forces Friendly Employer 

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers.  This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment. 

Person specification

Experience and Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • In depth knowledge of HACCP.
  • Minimum of 5 years kitchen management experience
  • Experience of high-volume food production experience.

Qualifications and Training

Essential criteria
  • Professional cooking City & Guilds or equivalent demonstrable experience.
  • Higher education: degree, HND or similar level of education or equivalent demonstrable experience
  • Advanced/Level 3 Food Safety Certificate.
  • Management qualification or equivalent demonstrable experience.
  • Qualification in supervising Health & Safety
Desirable criteria
  • Certificate in Health & Safety, e.g., IOSH.
  • ECDL or equivalent IT certificate Commercial /retail management

Skills and Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Ability to organise and prioritise
  • Analytical skills.
  • Communication skills – electronic, written & verbal.
  • Good interpersonal skills

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Good Business CharterVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employer

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Michael Sewell
Job title
Catering Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01723 385320
Additional information

Please call Michael between 09.00-16.00

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