Retail Catering Team Leader - LRI
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 28/08/2026
- Closes
- 10/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This role involves supervising the retail catering team to ensure a professional service is delivered. The post holder will be hands-on, undertaking various duties within the team. Responsibilities include maintaining high standards of hygiene, food safety, and customer service. The role requires flexibility and adherence to Trust policies and procedures.
Key responsibilities
- Provide effective supervision within the retail catering team.
- Work hands-on within the team, undertaking required duties.
- Ensure cleaning is carried out to required frequencies and standards.
- Segregate waste correctly and store/remove according to Trust policy.
- Report mechanical defects, faulty or broken equipment.
- Observe and monitor the team to ensure safe working practices.
Essential criteria
- Able to carry out instructions and duties as detailed in the job description.
- Previous experience with working within a catering environment.
- Willingness to work towards and achieving CIEH Level 3 in Food safety.
- Effective communication skills with all levels of staff and patients.
- Able to work in a busy environment.
- Flexibility to cover colleagues when required and or be able to work unsociable hours.
- Flexible approach to working practices
- Able to demonstrate a commitment to and understanding of the importance of treating all individuals with dignity and respect appropriate to their individual needs.
- Must be able to attend Trust induction and any relevant training that is required for this position.
- Working to deadlines safely in a care environment. Good level of fitness
- Have a good standard of the English language both written and oral communication skills
- Ability to work as a team member or on own initiative.
- Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's Values and Behaviours
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of working within a healthcare environment. Catering experience CIEH Level 3 in Food Hygiene Supervisory experience
- Undertaken Staff Appraisals PDP's (Personal Development Plans)
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £25,760 – £27,476 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job summary
To provide effective supervision within the retail catering team ensuring a continued professional and a professional retail catering service is delivered to meet the needs of the service.
This post requires you to be hands on working within the team undertaking duties that may be required within the retail catering team.
Full time and Part time positions available.
Main duties of the job
KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
Work Colleagues throughout the trust
Facilities Team Leaders/Supervisors
Facilities Managers
Ward and Department Clinical teams
Patients and General Public
KEY RESULT AREAS
Display a high standard of personal hygiene and presentation and demonstrate good hygiene practices.
Observe confidentiality of patients and employing trusts business at all times.
Food Safety checks, processes and policies are adhered to within the department.
Communicate and liaise effectively within work colleagues, Managers and clinical teams in accordance with Trust values.
HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points) temperature control, correct storage etc is adhered to.
Patient/Customer Service
Ensuring that consistently a high standard of customer service is delivered at all times
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