Catering Supervisor

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NHS Ayrshire and Arran is one of 14 territorial NHS Boards within NHS Scotland.

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Position:

An opportunity has arisen for a permanent Catering Supervisor based at University Hospital Crosshouse.

What you will do:

You will be responsible for the daily preparation and production of food for patients, staff, visitors, Adhoc functions in a manner that reflects high standards of culinary practice. You will oversee economic use of catering provisions, materials and all resources. Responsible for the direct supervision of all catering staff.

For further information on the role please click the link below to view the job description

Knowledge, training and/or experience required to do the job:

Good Communication is essential as you will communicate at various levels on a daily basis relating to service requirements e.g. staff issues, nursing staff, clinicians, managers, public visitors.

You must be numerate / literate for the daily checking and completion of all relevant department records for compliance.

You must have the ability to use their own initiative to make basic decisions regarding workload priorities

A Degree of flexibility is essential as the catering department operates between the hours of 0630 until 2100 daily.

For further information on the requirements for the role please click the link below to view the person specification

Hours: 27.7 per week, working four days over seven.

If you want to find out more about the role, please contact Scott Gemmell, Interim Deputy Catering Manager on 01563 826434 / scott.gemmell3@aapct.scot.nhs.uk

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