# Retail Catering Team Leader - LRI > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/retail-catering-team-leader-lri/20000b83-08b5-41fd-a9bb-6815436f2b33 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/retail-catering-team-leader-lri/20000b83-08b5-41fd-a9bb-6815436f2b33.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust - **Town:** Leicester - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Estates and facilities - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent: Weekend shifts - **Employment type:** Part time - 30 hours per week (Shifts as rostered) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-11T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-28T09:31:15.482Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Leicestershire/Leicester/University_Hospitals_Leicester_NHS_Trust/Estates_Facilities/Estates_Facilities-v7965275 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7965275?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The Retail Catering Department are looking to recruit an enthusiastic person to join us as a Team Leader. A good knowledge of Team Management within a Retail/ Hospital Catering environment including:- Ability to lead, train and develop team members. Good  IT skills to manage general day to day information inputting moving towards paperless system. ### Main duties of the job - Roster planning to ensuring the correct number of staff available to cover shifts  cover annual leave / sickness. - Conducting Appraisals and Sickness Reviews - Have knowledge of special dietary requirements. - The ability to maintain controls as required in our Food Safety Management system. - Excellent Customer Service Skills, liaising with colleagues, patients and their relatives within the Hospital environment. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - Competent after training, in the use of industrial mechanical and manual catering and cleaning equipment and in the processes and able to train members of the team - To have a good knowledge and understanding of the requirements of the service prior to and following training - Maintaining the necessary skills and undertaking the relevant training to fulfil your role and your personal development. - Planning and carrying out staff appraisals - Responsible for; recording/reporting staff sickness and absences - Planning and approving Annual Leave. - Working flexibly within the Catering Team - Ensuring that cleaning is carried out to the required frequencies and standards, in line with the Food safety and UHL policies and processes. - Ensuring that waste is correctly segregated as required and that waste is stored/removed as Trust Waste Policy. - Ensure that any mechanical defects, faulty or broken equipment identified is recorded and reported and taken out of use and labelled do not use. ## Job Details The Retail Catering Department are looking to recruit an enthusiastic person to join us as a Team Leader. A good knowledge of Team Management within a Retail/ Hospital Catering environment including:- Ability to lead, train and develop team members. Good IT skills to manage general day to day information inputting moving towards paperless system. ## Job Description Roster planning to ensuring the correct number of staff available to cover shifts cover annual leave / sickness. Conducting Appraisals and Sickness Reviews Have knowledge of special dietary requirements. The ability to maintain controls as required in our Food Safety Management system. Excellent Customer Service Skills, liaising with colleagues, patients and their relatives within the Hospital environment. ## Responsibilities Competent after training, in the use of industrial mechanical and manual catering and cleaning equipment and in the processes and able to train members of the team To have a good knowledge and understanding of the requirements of the service prior to and following training Maintaining the necessary skills and undertaking the relevant training to fulfil your role and your personal development. Planning and carrying out staff appraisals Responsible for; recording/reporting staff sickness and absences Planning and approving Annual Leave. Working flexibly within the Catering Team Ensuring that cleaning is carried out to the required frequencies and standards, in line with the Food safety and UHL policies and processes. Ensuring that waste is correctly segregated as required and that waste is stored/removed as Trust Waste Policy. Ensure that any mechanical defects, faulty or broken equipment identified is recorded and reported and taken out of use and labelled do not use. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - 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 ### Experience **Essential** - 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. **Desirable** - Previous experience of working within a healthcare environment. Catering experience CIEH Level 3 in Food Hygiene Supervisory experience ### Flexibility **Essential** - Flexibility to cover colleagues when required and or be able to work unsociable hours. Flexible approach to working practices ### Physical Skills **Essential** - Working to deadlines safely in a care environment. Good level of fitness ### Interpersonal skills **Essential** - Effective communication skills with all levels of staff and patients. Able to work in a busy environment ### Equality and Diversity **Essential** - Able to demonstrate a commitment to and understanding of the importance of treating all individuals with dignity and respect appropriate to their individual needs ### Trust induction and Training **Essential** - Must be able to attend Trust induction and any relevant training that is required for this position. ### Other requirements specific to the role **Desirable** - Undertaken Staff Appraisals PDP’s (Personal Development Plans) ### Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours **Essential** - Candidate must be able to demonstrate / give evidence of Behaviors Consistent with Trusts Values and Behaviors ## Documents - [jd (pdf, 255.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10313063) - [employee benefits (pdf, 578.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2350) - [understanding your right to work in the uk (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2349) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.