Job vacancy: Senior Supervisor, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, Blackburn

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Senior Supervisor

NHS AfC: Band 4

Main area: Catering
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 4
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 435-E009-23

Site: RBTH
Town: Blackburn
Salary: £23,949 - £26,282 Pro Rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 06/02/2023 23:59

At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Organise and prioritise and adjust own workload to maintain and promote quality.
· Ensure departmental policies and procedures are implemented and followed by all staff and monitor staff performance. Assist with the management of performance issues.
· Provide advice and support as required and give feedback in a manner likely to maintain and improve performance.
· Ensure consistent use of standardised recipes and equipment is used safely and economically by chefs and all staff.
· Report mechanical and structural defects and make out requisitions for their repair to the Estates Department or other relevant parties.
· Responsible for carrying out daily audits and maintaining departmental records/ information for investigations.
· Manage day to day HR management of discipline and sickness absence, ensuring supervisors complete regular reviews with their staff; escalating issues above their delegation levels and ensuring that the Catering Management team are kept fully informed of actions taken.
· Act as line manager for Supervisors and chefs throughout all the areas within the catering department.
· Participate in the recruitment process for catering staff up to and including chefs and all supervisory levels.
· Liaise with HR and Finance to ensure staffing levels are maintained as per establishment.
· Assist in monitoring revenue and expenditure ensuring the service provided continues to meet customer requirements.
· Participate in the PLACE process and be an active member of the team assisting in carrying out audits when required.
· To step down to support the duties of a supervisor when there is a short-term absence.

Person specification

Essential criteria

Food safety level 3
NVQ Level -3 In professional cookery or Equivalent chef qualification
Experience in setting staff rota to meet the demands of the service
Good educational background to be able to deal with the requirements of the post
Experience in supervising and coordinating staff

Desirable criteria

Food Hygiene trainer/assessor qualified
ILM certificate NVQ 3 in catering subject
Knowledge of computerised catering systems
Recent experience in public sector catering services

Dear Potential Applicant,

It is important you are made aware of the following as regards your application to East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

Please note that the salary advertised is for full time hours. If this post is less than 37.5 hours per week, the salary will be pro-rata. For posts on Agenda for Change pay-scales, new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.
This vacancy may close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.
Please note that shortlisting is completed anonymously with candidates being assessed against the essential criteria for the post. Therefore only applicants, who can clearly demonstrate how they meet our person specification criteria in their application, will be short-listed.

Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS)

If the role you are applying for is identified as either controlled or regulated activity as defined in in the Safeguarding vulnerable Groups Act (2006) any offer of employment is provisional upon a satisfactory DBS check being obtained.

The healthcare sector is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

In line with other NHS organisations in the North West Region, the Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Candidates can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months as a deduction from the monthly salary. However, if you are applying for a post as a BANK worker, the payment must be made in full at the time of employment checks. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed.

The cost of an Enhanced Disclosure will be £44.00 and for a Standard Disclosure £27.00 which includes a small handling fee.

This cost is not applicable for a Volunteer post

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The Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to improving the working lives of our staff and operates a 'Zero Tolerance' policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment. In addition, our aim is to help protect children and vulnerable adults by providing a first-class service to the recruitment of people into positions of trust.

We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve.

We welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, disability or social background.

We especially welcome applications from members of our black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, as we have identified that ELHT has an under-representation of BAME employees. Appointments will be made on merit.

Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be interviewed if you indicate you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme.

If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible. By telephone 01254 732075 or email admin.recruitment@elht.nhs.uk or write to Employment Services, Parkview Offices, Haslingden Road, Blackburn, BB2 3HH

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.