Food Service Team Leader

Job overview

Working Full Time: 37.5 Hours Per Week                                                                  Monday to Friday - Various shifts between 07:00 and 20:00

Enhanced pay on weekends

We are looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual to join the Catering Services Team for the role of Food Service Team Leader.

You will be actively involved in supporting the Catering Department in the day to day management of the food and beverage service areas within the Staff Restaurant, the Patient Conveyor Belt Service and the Hospitality Service, to ensure the team is always achieving excellence.

You will further support the Head Chef  in the management of patient’s ward beverage trollies and on site vending facilities.

Main duties of the job

• Allocate work, arrange duty rotas and cover for annual leave and sickness
• Assist in ‘on job’ training of staff and ensure compliance with mandatory training.
• To be responsible for ensuring correct cleaning methods are adhered to.
• Ensure temperature monitoring of hot and cold food is carried out and recorded for due diligence records, ensuring HACCP principles are in place.
• Ensure temperatures of fridges and freezers are recorded for due diligence.
• Ordering and receiving of stock. Checking for quality and quantity
• Report defective equipment to maintenance and record.
• To undertake quality and monitoring checks in all areas according to agreed frequencies and ensure that all rectifications are carried out in a timely manner.
• Ensure staff observe highest standard of personal hygiene at all time
• Requisitioning and control of provisions .
• Liaise with catering management to discuss any changes or occurrences affecting service.
• Ensure strict observance of all fire, health and safety policy regulations.
• Must be trained to intermediate Food Hygiene Level, and support local training of basic food safety measures (Fridge temperatures / Probe calibrations.
• Knowledge of dietary requirements specifically Halal / Kosher / Texture Modified meals /Vegan and understanding of known allergens.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

See Job Description for further details.

Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £27.50 (standard) or £55.50 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Good luck with your application.