# Catering Team Leader

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Archived / closed
- **Employer:** Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** St Mary's Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Estates and facilities
- **Grade:** Band 3
- **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 P/A pro rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 7.00am - 3.00pm)
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-11T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-28T00:04:08.522Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Northamptonshire/Kettering/Northamptonshire_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Catering/Catering-v8315263
- **Employer website:** https://www.nhft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Hours Per Week: 37.5

Shift Pattern: Monday to Friday 07.00 - 15.00 with a 30 Minute unpaid break each day. Please note: Shift pattern is subject to change

Job Type: Permanent

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Hotel Services Team Leader to work at St Mary's Hospital, Kettering.

The post involves the “hands on” supervision and leadership of a team within the catering Department. You will enjoy plenty of variety in your work, additionally, you will have responsibility for Stores, Delivery service, completing menus, record keeping, staff development and training and running the café vie.

### Main duties of the job

- Communicate with others in a prompt, polite and friendly manner.
- Preparation, cooking and service in the Café retail outlet as required. Must be computer literate, have a good eye for detail and be able to lead, develop and motivate staff and students.
- Must be customer focussed and be proactive in delivering continued improvements to the current service.
- Have a good working knowledge and awareness of a broad range of catering practices and principles, including ordering, menu planning and costing along with having a real passion for food and service.
- Have proven experience of working in the food industry with supervisory skills.
- Have a relevant vocational qualification at level 2 or above in hospitality and food production. Hold a current nationally recognised food hygiene certificate.
- Ensure kitchen environment is clean, tidy & hazard free. Ensuring schedules for cleaning of equipment and kitchen are prepared, displayed and implemented.
- Be able to meet tight deadlines and have the ability to see tasks through to a successful conclusion.
- Be organised and have administration skills.
- Complete staffing rotas for kitchen ensuring adequate levels of staff are rostered on duty as needed to provide level of service required.
- Ensure compliance with statutory and company requirements of food hygiene, storage, and temperature control by following guidance in Food Safety Management System and maintain all necessary records in a legible manner.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document.

### 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.

## Person Specification

### Skills

**Essential**

- To be able to carry out written and verbal instructions
- Experience in a similar role or industry
- An understanding of the importance of hygiene
- An understanding of the importance of health and safety

**Desirable**

- Use, experience and knowledge of computer technologies

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience in food preparation or in similar environment

**Desirable**

- Knowledge of COSHH & Allergens

## Documents

- [your guide to nhft (pdf, 1.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3047)
- [catering team leader job description (pdf, 528.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10636304)

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