Deputy Kitchen Manager at St Thomas' Hospital

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Main area

Deputy Kitchen Manager

Grade

NHS AfC: Band 5

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full time - 37.5 hours per week (5 / 7)

Job ref

196-ESS1632-S

Employer

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Employer type

NHS

Site

St Thomas' Hospital

Town

Westminster

Salary

£37,259 - £45,356 p.a. inclusive of HCA

Salary period

Yearly

Closing

02/09/2025 23:59

Interview date

09/09/2025

Guy's and St Thomas' is among the UK's busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.

Guy's is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas' has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children's Hospital.

Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions. 

Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.

In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.

We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King's Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King's College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.

Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good'. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding'.

The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.

We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.

5-7 Days variable shifts with variable rosters. The post holder will be expected to have knowledge of the requirements in relation to preparation, cooking of nutritionally balanced meals as laid out in standard recipes to the highest possible level for both large and small numbers of customers. The post holder should also understand the application of cooking processes, temperatures, in accordance to the Food safety Policy. Compliance with all financial requirements. Management of an efficient and motivated workforce.

Guys & St Thomas provides Catering that is produced in house from the Central Production Unit, it prepares and produces over 3500 meals per day for both staff, patient and visitors. The catering department is focused on providing healthy nutritionally balanced meals. The area is managed with a dedicated team striving to provide a high standard of service. The post holder will join a dynamic and skilled team, with the ability to build on the strengths of the current catering services, yet flexible to adapt to future changes to ensure the needs and objectives of both the service and the Trust are met.

Essentia is part of Guy's and St Thomas' and is responsible for all non-clinical healthcare services. Essentia designs, builds and maintains healthcare infrastructure, which is vital to the smooth running of healthcare services. This encompasses everything from construction projects and healthcare planning, to waste management, housekeeping, transport and security.

Essentia employs around 1,800 people. It combines exceptionally high standards and public sector values with commercial focus, innovative thinking and modern technology to create the best possible patient experience.

To help manage food safety across the Catering Department and the wider Trust, providing systems, monitoring and training at all levels to ensure the highest standards of hygiene and food safety.

Will assist with the development of  robust systems, workflows and procedures with monitoring across the hospital food chain from deliveries to patients.

           Preparation, cooking and appearance of all food to a recognised and acceptable standard.

Preparation and cooking of modified diets

           Preparation and cooking of meals for functions as may be required on an ad-hoc basis

           Plan work of kitchen, adjusts work schedules as necessary

           To be responsible for the safe and correct supply & delivery and collection of meals to between Guy's & St Thomas.

To plan and implement new menus whilst keeping within strict financial controls. 

           Observing correct and safe working procedures in accordance with the provisions of the Health and Safety at Work Act.

           To maintain all ‘due-diligence' processes relating to cook-chill cooking procedures as stated in the food safety policy.

           Ensure all food stored in fridges/freezers have correct labelling

           Ensuring economical and correct use of all materials and equipment.

           Observing standards of hygiene and cleanliness at all times.

           Monitoring of provisions cost, payroll and other expenditure levels against budget. Achievement of cost improvements and saving targets as delegated.

Responsibility for staff training, with particular regard to health and safety

and use of equipment.

Use of computerised systems as appropriate. Input daily figures of the foods sent to all restaurants.

Responsibility for catering for special functions and special events as delegated.

Carry out visits, taking ward audit checks, receiving customer feedback, taking food temperatures and quality control audits.

Involvement with and awareness of current market trends and technical advances in food, menu, production and service techniques, IT, equipment and training methods.

Placing of provisions and other orders according to standing financial instructions.

Management of full “due diligence” food hygiene control system, and compliance with all relevant legislation. Responsibility for local pest control.

Full control of all catering stock, supply issues and storerooms. Observance of stock levels (minimum, maximum) and control of perishables.

Management of stock taking of all provisions and non-provision stocks.

Full responsibility for maintaining all equipment and fittings in good state of repair. Timely reporting of all defects.

Full responsibility for the delivery of an efferent, high quality service of Food to our hospitality functions, according to agreed standards of performance as detailed in the Service Level Agreement.

Assure a high level of staff morale and motivation by personal leadership, and communication and appropriate procedures.

Deal with patient feed back and complaints

Control of all staff rotas. Observance of all relevant Trust processes.

Strict control of staff absence and sickness levels.

Cover Kitchen Manager Duties as and when required.

Cover any section of the Kitchen as and when required.

Answer any questions concerning allergies etc,

To undertake training and development courses as deemed appropriate by catering management.

           Maintaining a tidy place of work including undertaking light cleaning duties.

          Maintaining a neat appearance at all times consistent with the Catering dress code.

           Ensuring adequate menu items are available in service areas and assisting in meal service where applicable.

           To report any accident immediately as per the accident procedure.

           Attend training courses where necessary.

           Local flexibility in terms of task and location.

           Carry out the department's self appraisal scheme.

           To promote the service and reputation of the department at all times.

           Any other duties commensurate with the grade for the efficient running of the department.

           Undertake surveys as when required.

Guy's and St Thomas' celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study's at the Trust,  or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity , gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.  

Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy.

As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.

Flexible working

We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual's personal circumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process.

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Name Corrinne Habbershaw Job title Catering Services Manager Email address ***************@nhs.net Telephone number 07557448742 Additional information 020 7188 7188 x 52472

Job Info:

• Company: St Thomas' Hospital
• Position: Deputy Kitchen Manager
• Work Location: City of Westminster, Greater London
• Country: GB

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