Restaurant Supervisor

at  Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen at the St Catherine’s Restaurant at the Royal Hampshire Country Hospital.
The successful candidate will work as part of a team to ensure high standards of food service alongside outstanding customer service.
The post holder will ensure staff are trained and equipped to complete all aspects of their role, and together with Deputy Head of Catering Services, Kitchen Manager and Head Chefs ensure that the restaurant operates as a profitable business enterprise. A flexible approach to work and active supporting of staff through hands-on working is a key requirement of the role.
Ensure the day to day smooth, consistent and efficient running of the restaurant team as part of the wider catering service through the supervision and training of staff.
Supporting the wider catering team and supervisory team in ensuring the efficient running of the service.
Ensuring that all areas within the restaurant are hygienic and high standards of cleaning and deep cleaning are taking place and being recorded in accordance with the Food Safety Management System (FSMS) and ensure that the restaurant staff are aware of their obligations, expectations and best practices.
Ensuring items on sale are replenished in a timely manner and that customers have access to the daily menu and allergen information promptly.
Assist with the planning of new menus, and new items and lines of sale.
Maintain the required standards of cleanliness, food hygiene and customer satisfaction.
Monitor the quality of work activities undertaken by the designated team using written and IT based system through audits and working with FOH and admin staff in accordance with target timescales/KPI’s.
Organise, plan, record and ensure completion of daily tasks, function service, vending service, cash handling procedures, deep and daily cleaning, stock control and rotation and wastage and breakage recording.
Manage staff rotas to ensure adequate cover is provided at all times.
Take part in the recruitment of catering staff when necessary.
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached

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