• Job Description

  Req#: C9210-25-0305?language=en&page=375&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  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.

  About us

  The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:

  • The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds
  • Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility
  • Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.

  The Trust employs over 5916 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 411,000. This includes 361,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.

  The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.

  Details

  Date posted

  01 July 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 3

  Salary

  £24,625 to £25,674 a year pa pro rata

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  210-2025-365-A

  Job locations

  Countess of Chester Hospital

  Liverpool Road

  Chester

  CH2 1UL

  
  

  Job description

  Job 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 will be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.

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

  Job description

  Job 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 will be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.

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

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Level 3 Food Hygiene Certificate
  • IOSH Working Safely certificate

  Desirable

  • Intermediate Food Hygiene Certificate or willingness to complete training
  • Customer Service Training or willingness to undertake training

  Knowledge and Experience

  Essential

  • Relevant experience in a supervisor's role

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Level 3 Food Hygiene Certificate
  • IOSH Working Safely certificate

  Desirable

  • Intermediate Food Hygiene Certificate or willingness to complete training
  • Customer Service Training or willingness to undertake training

  Knowledge and Experience

  Essential

  • Relevant experience in a supervisor's role

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  Additional information

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Countess of Chester Hospital

  Liverpool Road

  Chester

  CH2 1UL

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.coch.nhs.uk/working-with-us.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Countess of Chester Hospital

  Liverpool Road

  Chester

  CH2 1UL

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.coch.nhs.uk/working-with-us.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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