Grantham catering operates a Catering Unit providing meals to Grantham hospital patient services and the Restaurant providing over 85,000 meals a year. We have a retail service to patients, staff and visitors. The premise operates with an approved HACCP and safe working procedures.
We have a vacancy in the catering department for a Kitchen supervisor to work in the Main Kitchen. The candidate will work as part of a very experienced team producing high volumes of meals for patients, staff and visitors. The hours are flexible to suit the needs of service, this will be any 5 from 7 including weekends and bank holidays as required. The job purpose will be to provide a safe, efficient catering service to patients, staff and visitors, and external contracts, to include weighing ingredients, preparation, cooking, chilling and service of food, and cleaning of equipment and work areas to the specified standard. This role also has supervisory requirements to help support the running of this department.
We are looking for a motivated individual with initiative to work in a busy department as part of a team, with good communications skills and be able to follow written and verbal instructions and follow strict hygiene regulations. We will be looking for a minimum basic food hygiene certificate and cooking qualifications City and Guilds 706 1& 2 or NVQ level 2. The successful candidate will have high personal standards, be able to complete simple records, be able to operate machinery after training, and be capable of working without direct supervision. The position supports the team leader and Catering Manager with the day to day kitchen management.
Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment. From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
Pilgrim Hospital is situated in beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.
Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.
This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.
The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Adrian Barnett Job title: Catering Manager Email address:
[email protected] Telephone number: 01205 445616
David Nicholls _ Team leader Grantham Catering
[email protected]01476 464406
Adrian Barnett - Food service coordinator
01205 445616
[email protected]
