Job Title: Catering Supervisor
Location: The Wellington Hospital, London
Full Time : 37.5 hours per week
Shifts: Flexible shift patterns, between Monday and Sunday, 6:30am to 10 pm
Salary: Competitive + excellent benefits (pension, health cover, flexible benefits package plus career development)
Right to work in UK is essential. No sponsorship provided
We’re looking for a Catering Supervisor to join our Hotel Services team based at The Wellington Hospital.
From enjoy creating exceptional food experiences. From managing a team, producing weekly rotas and ordering supplies, to creating a positive and energised working environment, you’ll use your catering or hospitality experience to ensure we deliver an outstanding culinary service for our patients, visitors and staff. You’ll help us create and serve meals that are every bit as fresh, eye-opening and enticing as those served by the best hotels and restaurants.
This is a chance to get great kitchen experience while enjoying the kind of benefits few commercial restaurants are able to provide.
The big difference between this role and a more standard Catering Supervisor is that the work you do will be a vital part of the total care package we offer, helping as many patients as possible to return to full health quicker. Whether it’s high quality nutrition to help them recover, comfort food for when they’re feeling vulnerable, or something that looks and tastes amazing to take their minds off their worries – you’ll have a huge impact on patient care.
As a Catering Supervisor you’ll be both professional and friendly – someone who’s completely focused on customer service, with a can-do attitude.
Above all else, we’re committed to the care and improvement of human life. It’s this guiding vision that influences everything we do at HCA UK. From the CEO to the colleagues on the floor we all have a part to play in delivering exceptional care to our patients. Other’s may think this is just a role in Catering but to us, you’ll be part of a wider team with a unique sense of purpose, one that helps improve lives on a daily basis.
Who we’re looking for
We’re looking for professional and friendly people – someone who’s completely focused on customer service, with a can-do attitude. As well as this you’ll:
1. have experience leading frontline teams within a similar environment
2. be great with people, able to communicate clearly with team members and customers
3. hold a Level 3 Food Hygiene and Safety certificate in catering (or similar)
4. have a clear understanding of the importance of legislation and regulations – including food safety and hygiene, health and safety, uniform and others
5. be completely focused on customer service, with a can-do attitude
6. be comfortable working under pressure while maintaining a positive attitude
7. have the ability to work on your own initiative, and think outside the box to solve problems and create opportunities
Why HCA UK?
Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has gone on to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers. In the UK, we’re one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication and facilities. Being part of a large multisite, established healthcare group we can offer you unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing.
By caring for our employees, we empower them to provide exceptional care for our patients. That’s why we offer a host of flexible benefits that reflect the invaluable contribution they make every day. As a Catering Supervisor you’ll be eligible for:
8. 25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you
9. Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals
10. Private pension contribution which increases with length of service
11. Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme
12. Group Life Assurance from day one
13. Critical illness cover
14. Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
15. Corporate staff discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Portland
16. Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you
17. Discounts with over 800 major retailers
Culture and values
At HCA UK we believe exceptional care starts with our people. We celebrate the unique perspectives and different experiences each of us bring as we know that when you feel seen, heard and supported you can be at your best for our patients, and each other.
Our mission is simple, above all else we’re committed to the care and improvement of human life, a clear statement that extends to both our patients and colleagues. To achieve this, we live and breathe four core values:
18. Unique and Individual: We recognise and value everyone as unique and individual
19. Kindness and compassion: We treat people with kindness and compassion
20. Honesty, integrity and fairness: - We act with absolute honesty, integrity and fairness
21. Loyalty, respect and dignity: We trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family with loyalty, respect and dignity
Reasonable adjustments
We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation, we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them.
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