Patient Catering Supervisor

Patient Meals Catering Supervisor

The closing date is 17 March 2026

An exciting opportunity to join Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust as a Ward Catering Supervisor. The post will cover Castle Hill Hospital (CHH).

The successful candidates will have planned daily shifts, but these are subject to change; changes would be verbally agreed by line managers during roster planning.

Enhanced pay for weekends.

Post 1 - 32.25 hours over a 2‑week rolling roster pattern.

Week 1:
Monday 07:30‑13:30 & 14:30‑18:30, Tuesday 07:30‑13:30 & 14:30‑18:30, Thursday 07:30‑13:30 & 14:30‑18:30, Saturday 14:30‑18:30, Sunday 10:30‑18:30.

Week 2:
Monday 07:30‑13:30 & 14:30‑18:30, Tuesday 07:30‑13:30 & 14:30‑18:30, Thursday 07:30‑13:30 & 14:30‑18:30.

The successful post holder will work at Castle Hill Hospital supporting the Patient Meals Services teams.

The successful post holder will be required to work in an environment with varying temperatures including freezers and a physical demand of standing and walking for frequent periods of time during the working day.

The department operates between the hours of 07:30 am and 06:30 pm seven days a week and slight variations to working hours will be discussed with the successful candidates at interview.

Please note:

This position covers both sites. Flexibility with working hours is essential and shifts will be agreed in advance and are subject to change.

All applicants are asked to read the job description and personal specification for the post; applicants need to meet the essential criteria set out within the personal specification section.

Responsible for the supervision of catering staff employed in the provision of high‑quality, Patient Meals Catering Services which meet the needs of all patient groups and fulfil the objectives of the Trust. To promote and maintain best practice in all areas of the Patient Meals Catering Services, including the ordering, production, storage and service of patient meals.

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion. Made up of two Trusts – Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) – our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world‑class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH. As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas – biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

We reserve the right to close the advert early in the event of high levels of interest. Therefore early applications are encouraged.

Please note that, in line with UKVI regulations, this vacancy does not meet the eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Visa route. As a result, we are unable to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this position.

We remain committed to fair and equal recruitment practices and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates who have the right to work in the UK.

• Level 2 Food Safety qualification
• NVQ level 2 in relevant subject or equivalent
• Level 3 Food safety qualification

• Experience of high volume catering operations
• Experience with in a supervisory role (minimum 2 years)
• Experience with…