• Job Description

  Req#: E0314-25-2667?language=en&page=1096&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

  + MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR EVERY PATIENT

  Are you a confident and experienced catering professional with a passion for delivering excellent food services in a healthcare setting? Were looking for a Hospital Catering Services Manager to lead our catering operations, ensuring a safe, efficient, and high-quality service for patients, visitors, and staff.

  This is a fantastic opportunity to lead a team that makes a real difference to the patient experience every day. Youll take ownership of all aspects of catering service provisionensuring compliance with food safety regulations and delivering meals that meet dietary and nutritional needs, all within a caring and professional hospital environment.

  This is a full-time position working, 37.5 hours a week with a combination of shifts, Monday to Sunday when the kitchen is open.

  To have a virtual tour of our hospital please watch the video below:

  Main duties of the job

  As our Hospital Catering Services Manager, you will be:

  • Leading the delivery of catering services across the site, ensuring consistent standards of hygiene, safety, and customer satisfaction.
  • Managing a team of catering staff, overseeing training, rotas, performance, and day-to-day supervision.
  • Ensuring compliance with food hygiene and health & safety legislation, including HACCP and Natashas Law.
  • Working closely with the Dietetics and Clinical teams to ensure meals meet the individual dietary requirements of patients.
  • Overseeing kitchen operations, food production, and meal distribution with a focus on continuous improvement.
  • Managing stock control, ordering, and supplier relationships to maintain cost-effectiveness and service quality.
  • Supporting the delivery of audits, inspections, and quality assurance frameworks including PLACE and CQC.
  • Maintaining accurate records and documentation for compliance and governance.
  • Promoting a culture of professionalism, respect, and care throughout the team.

  About us

  With your previous experience in a supervisory or managerial catering role, ideally within a healthcare or regulated setting, you will also have:

  • Sound knowledge of food hygiene and safety regulations, including HACCP and COSHH.
  • Strong leadership and people management skills, with experience in training and developing teams.
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate with clinical and non-clinical teams.
  • High level of organisational and problem-solving ability in a fast-paced environment.
  • Proficiency in stock control, kitchen operations, and food service delivery.
  • Commitment to delivering safe, nutritious, and high-quality meals for patients and staff.
  • Formal qualifications in Food Safety and/or Hospitality Management desirable
  • Experience supporting external inspections or audits (e.g., CQC, EHO, PLACE) - desirable

  What you can expect in return:

  • A competitive salary based on experience
  • Work 37.5 hours a week with a combination of shifts, Monday to Sunday
  • An extensive range of wellbeing and lifestyle benefits
  • 25 days holiday increasing with service up to a maximum of 29 days plus bank holidays
  • Mandatory training through our excellent in-house education programme
  • Be part of a supportive, collaborative team dedicated to excellence in patient care.
  • The support you need to grow in your role and continue your professional development

  If you have any questions, contact dale.leer@practiceplusgroup.com or call 07971030100 Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

  Details

  Date posted

  29 May 2025

  Pay scheme

  Other

  Salary

  Depending on experience

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  11757

  Job locations

  Old Wells Road

  Shepton Mallet

  Somerset

  BA4 4LP

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  For more information, please request a copy of the full job description from dale.leer@practiceplusgroup.com

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  For more information, please request a copy of the full job description from dale.leer@practiceplusgroup.com

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Previous experience in a supervisory or managerial catering role
  • Sound knowledge of food hygiene and safety regulations, including HACCP and COSHH.
  • Strong leadership and people management skills, with experience in training and developing teams.
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate with clinical and non-clinical teams.
  • High level of organisational and problem-solving ability in a fast-paced environment.
  • Proficiency in stock control, kitchen operations, and food service delivery.
  • Commitment to delivering safe, nutritious, and high-quality meals for patients and staff.

  Desirable

  • Previous experience in a supervisory or managerial catering role, ideally within a healthcare or regulated setting
  • Formal qualifications in Food Safety and/or Hospitality Management
  • Experience supporting external inspections or audits (e.g., CQC, EHO, PLACE)

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Previous experience in a supervisory or managerial catering role
  • Sound knowledge of food hygiene and safety regulations, including HACCP and COSHH.
  • Strong leadership and people management skills, with experience in training and developing teams.
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate with clinical and non-clinical teams.
  • High level of organisational and problem-solving ability in a fast-paced environment.
  • Proficiency in stock control, kitchen operations, and food service delivery.
  • Commitment to delivering safe, nutritious, and high-quality meals for patients and staff.

  Desirable

  • Previous experience in a supervisory or managerial catering role, ideally within a healthcare or regulated setting
  • Formal qualifications in Food Safety and/or Hospitality Management
  • Experience supporting external inspections or audits (e.g., CQC, EHO, PLACE)

  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.

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Practice Plus Group

  Address

  Old Wells Road

  Shepton Mallet

  Somerset

  BA4 4LP

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://practiceplusgroup.com/our-jobs/join-our-team/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Practice Plus Group

  Address

  Old Wells Road

  Shepton Mallet

  Somerset

  BA4 4LP

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://practiceplusgroup.com/our-jobs/join-our-team/ (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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