Retail Catering Supervisor

This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated, hardworking and committed individual, with previous supervisory experience of working within a busy catering environment to join the catering team at our main hospital site in Truro. You will be responsible for the supervision of our retail department. To promote and maintain best practice in all areas including food preparation, meal service, customer service and storage.

This position involves flexibility and hands on approach. You will be required to work in all areas of the retail catering department.

To provide effective leadership to the retail catering team and to be responsible for co-ordination of duties within the department. You must be willing to cover any area of work when required.

To be instrumental in the development of quality initiatives and in ensuring the effectiveness of your team.

To ensure the Trust's high standards are reflected in practice.

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with

visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.

We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.

The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.

Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is a research active organisation.

It's established South West Clinical School in Cornwall exists to promote clinical academic career opportunities for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals interested in research and evidence-based activities. Read their research paper to find out more.

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We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview.

• Good level of education
• Supervisory or Management experience

• Level 2 Food Safety Certificate
• Level 3 Food Safety Certificate
• Level 2 HACCP

• Previous supervisory catering experience
• Awareness of waste and portion control systems

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.