Catering Supervisor

Job summary

An exciting new opportunity has arisen within the Catering Service Delivery team for a new band 3 Supervisor to work as part of the team of catering service delivery experts in assisting to deliver service excellence to the Leeds Teaching Hospitals patients.

The patient catering service at Leeds is about to enter a period of exciting change and development in the delivery of excellence in patient catering services. This is a very unique role and will be highly rewarding for the successful candidate

Expected Shortlisting Date

18/03/2026

Planned Interview Date

25/03/2026

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for the day to day supervision of a team of staff in the completion of their duties in line with local & Trust policies and procedures. A significant proportion of the role will involve the coaching & development of the catering and customer service skills of front line Ward Housekeeping staff - including other Team Leaders and Managers - to ensure that all ward level Patient food services are delivered in a professional manner, in line with the department expectations and to the appropriate legislative and nationally required standards. Other areas of focus of the role are the completion of product development evaluations & trials; assisting in new service roll outs and the delivery of training & briefing sessions.

Supervisory experience, Food Safety Level 3, and Hygiene in Health & Social Care Level 2, are all desirable, but training will be provided to the success candidate if required. Skills and abilities required are included below

Ability to communicate to a wide cross section of the Trust staff and Patients

Ability to carry out administrative tasks

IT skills (MS Excel & Word essential, PowerPoint desirable).

Good Numeracy & Literacy skills

Ability to adapt to change and lead team through change processes

Highly motivated

Excellent organisational skills and ability to manage own work load

Able to pass on relevant information to the team, in a timely manner

Ability to encourage and support their staff in the ser

About us

The post holder will be responsible for the day to day supervision of a team of staff in the completion of their duties in line with local & Trust policies and procedures. A significant proportion of the role will involve the coaching & development of the catering and customer service skills of front line Ward Housekeeping staff - including other Supervisors and Managers - to ensure that all ward level patient food services are delivered in a professional manner, in line with the department expectations and to the appropriate legislative and nationally required standards. Key aspects of the role are also product development, evaluations and trials of patient food items and development of new service methods.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is one of the largest trust in the UK and the Operational Facilities team is one of the largest and most diverse staffing groups within the trust. The Facilities team within the patient catering department p

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Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF

Employer's website

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF

Employer's website

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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