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Job summary

Main area
Catering
Grade
Grade D
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
423-7301007
Employer
AGH Solutions Ltd
Employer type
NHS
Site
Airedale General Hospital
Town
Steeton
Salary
£38,180 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
08/07/2025 23:59

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Assistant Catering Services Manager (Grade D)

Grade D

AGH Solutions is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Airedale NHS Foundation Trust. We are proud of our NHS heritage, and proud to be supporting Airedale’s clinical services.

We provide a wide range of services from traditional facilities management and estate maintenance, to sterile services, wheelchair engineering and procurement, to clients both within and beyond the NHS.

Job overview

AGH Solutions Catering – Serving Up More Than Just Meals

Are you ready to take your catering career to the next level—with a side of retail flair? If you’re passionate about food, people, and creating standout service experiences, we’ve got just the role for you!

We’re looking for an Assistant Catering Services Manager to join our vibrant and evolving Catering Team. This isn’t just about patient meals (though they’re important too!)—you’ll also play a key role in shaping and transforming our retail catering services, bringing fresh ideas and energy to our restaurant, mobile shop, and grab-and-go offerings.

From managing a diverse team of catering colleagues to delivering top-notch training and ensuring mealtime excellence, you’ll be right at the heart of our service. And with retail innovation high on the menu, you’ll help us create spaces that are as welcoming and nourishing as the food we serve.

Curious to see what’s cooking? We warmly welcome informal visits—come meet the team, explore our retail spaces, and see how you could make your mark.

Main duties of the job

Responsibility for the provision of Catering Services across Airedale Hospital and Castleberg Hospital, this includes; Retail Operations, Patient Meal Services, and Ward based Hostess & Housekeepers. To ensure the standard of food and production throughout the services is maintained for staff, visitors, patients & customers. Emphasis will be based on food quality and deployment of catering staff at patient level.   Retail service developments, and enhancements. Responsible for managing and achieving labour budgets and increasing sales in retail operations. Responsible for the implementation and management of all the companies’ policies and procedures in your areas of responsibility. Ensuring all staff are trained to the required level to carry out their roles successfully.

 

Working for our organisation

We are always looking for enterprising and innovative approaches to the way we provide our services. We are a national centre for telemedicine and introduced telehealth to the UK offender healthcare sector and also provide the service to patients in their care homes. Community matters to us and we are supported by 400 dedicated volunteers and have strong links with Bradford University, Craven College and Leeds City College to ensure we inspire the workforce of the future.

We want to attract staff who embrace our behaviours of compassion, a commitment to quality of care and working together for patients – we want to make these part of our DNA.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details of this job vacancy, please see attached full job description and person specification. 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Relevant qualifications and or equivalent experience – Catering, Customer Service
  • Level 3 in Food Safety
Desirable criteria
  • IOSH
  • Previous experience within an NHS setting
  • Previous experience in a specialist hospital
  • Food Safety Level IIII
  • Train the Trainer

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Previous experience working with the public\ customers
  • Previous supervisory experience
  • Previous catering experience
  • Previous Retail Experience
  • Good knowledge and understanding of allergen management
Desirable criteria
  • Previous experience of working in a hospital/healthcare/care home environment
  • Previous experience of complying with Health and Safety regulations
  • Previous Service Development initiatives

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Gareth Williams
Job title
Head of Catering
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01535 294063
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