Hotel Services Catering Team Leader

Band 3

Hotel Services Catering Team Leader / Head Chef

Hours Per Week : 37.5

Shift pattern : 2 week rota (includes every other weekend).

Please note : Shift pattern is subject to change

Week 1 : Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday 7am-3pm, Saturday & Sunday 9am-5pm

Week 2 : Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday 9am-5pm, Thursday & Friday 7am-3pm

Job Type : Permanent

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Hotel Services Team Leader to work at Berrywood Hospital.

The post involves the hands on supervision and leadership of a team within the Berrywood catering Department. You will enjoy plenty of variety in your work, additionally, you will have responsibility for Stores, Delivery service, completing menus, record keeping, staff development and training and running the caf vie.

As the ideal candidate you will have :

• Must be customer focussed and be proactive in delivering continued improvements to the current service.
• Have a good working knowledge and awareness of a broad range of catering practices and principles, including ordering, menu planning and costing along with having a real passion for food and service.
• Preparation and serving of meals.
• Financial acumen to manage budgets, forecasts and deliver reports.
• Have proven experience of working in the food industry with supervisory skills.
• Have a relevant vocational qualification at level 2 or above in hospitality and food production.
• Ensure kitchen environment is clean, tidy & hazard free. Ensuring schedules for cleaning of equipment and kitchen are prepared, displayed and implemented.
• Hold a current nationally recognised food hygiene certificate.
• Enjoy learning and helping others to learn, supporting staff and students.
• Be able to meet tight deadlines and have the ability to see tasks through to a successful conclusion.
• Enjoy working as a member of a team and demonstrate a willingness to support others in the successful completion of tasks.
• Be organised and have administration skills.
• Supervise kitchen assistants.
• Complete staffing rotas for kitchen ensuring adequate levels of staff are rostered on duty as needed to provide level of service required.
• Ensure compliance with statutory and company requirements of food hygiene, storage and temperature control by following guidance in Food Safety Management System and maintain all necessary records in a legible manner.

Berrywood Hospital has 120 inpatient beds delivering high standards of care requiring freshly cooked food for patients 7 days a week, 365 days per year.

Berrywood Hospital also has a cafeteria for patients, staff and visitors, and is committed to providing consistently high quality food and service to staff and visitors.

We are looking for a friendly individual that has flair and can provide a good service to our patients and customers.

Hotel Services supports Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust through a wide department consisting of Domestic / Cleaning, Laundry services, Catering, Portering, Reception and front of house services.

This vacancy will close once sufficient applications are received .

Applicant requirements

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

Please note that from January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route.

Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship . It is vital that you provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form.

Overseas applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years.

Guidance can be found . Not everyone needs a Skilled Worker visa. If you are applying for a vacancy in health or adult social care, check if youre eligible to apply for the Health and Care Worker visa instead.

Its cheaper to apply for and you do not need to pay the annual immigration health surcharge

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.

NameSandra YatesJob titleHotel Services Area ManagerAdditional informationSandra Yates

Berrywood Hospital,

Berrywood Drive,

Northampton, NN5 6UD

Last updated : 2024-05-14