Job summary
- Main area
- Catering
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent: This will be a 5 days a week Sunday to Thursday
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week (This will be a 5 days a week Sunday to Thursday 7.5 hours a day)
- Job ref
- 153-CO05650
- Employer
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Poole hospital
- Town
- Poole
- Salary
- £24,937 - £26,598 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/02/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Cold Room supervisor
NHS AfC: Band 3
As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £500m transformation programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support the preparation of their application. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of your own experience and suitability. Personal integrity is an important part of the recruitment process.
Job overview
A vacancy has arisen for a motivated Supervisor to join the “Cold Prep Section” in the Catering department at University Hospitals Dorset.
This is a very demanding job and requires a good level of physical fitness, flexibility, and good organisational skills.
You should be able to work with minimal supervision on your own initiative in this busy location.
Duties include, making sandwiches, salads, baguettes, Panini’s and salad bar preparation. In addition, some general cleaning is required and a possibility of helping on the patient production line.
Due to working in the cold room, cold weather clothing will be provided including:
Boots , socks, thermal garments, snoods and sweatshirts as required.
Base Location: Poole Hospital
Interview Date: 5th March 2026
Main duties of the job
- Work flexibly across the Catering Department when required, undertaking duties appropriate to the grade
- Maintain a clean, safe and hygienic working environment at all times
- Comply with Trust policies, procedures and standard operating instructions
- Ensure strict security of eqpt and premises.
- Involved in the implementation and any updates within the catering dept.
- Ensure wastage levels are kept to a minimum
- You will be expected to have the ability to prioritise the day’s task, show initiative in solving problems as they arise, whilst operating with frequent interruptions.
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To ensure that set standards, procedures, and processes to produce high-quality food are adhered too and comply with all internal and external food production regulations and legislation.
To supervise and support members of your team.
Working for our organisation
UHD are investing, developing and transforming Trust services in line with the New Hospital Programme. As part of this, some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or permanently. Recruiting Managers will be happy to answer any service-specific questions at interview.
If a role or service relocates as part of a planned move, excess mileage will not be reimbursed. Travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute. Any other changes will be managed under Trust or national terms and conditions.
UHD has active networks including Women’s, BAME, Pride, EU, Pro Ability, and Armed Forces. We support Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant interview schemes.
AI tools may be used, but applications must honestly reflect your own skills and experience. Integrity is key to our recruitment process.
Please note we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Person specification
a
Essential criteria
- Good standard of GCSE
- Basic food hygiene
- good understanding of food safety
- The ability to motivate others
Desirable criteria
- High standard of GCSE
- level 3 food hygiene
- Working understanding of food safety
- • Ability to identify opportunities for improvements within your area of responsibility
b
Essential criteria
- • Good standard of Numeracy and Literacy
- • Willingness to be flexible in your working hours and able to work on weekends.
Desirable criteria
- Reliability
- Previous NHS Experience
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Chris Bacon
- Job title
- Production Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 019 2666
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