Job summary
- Main area
- Catering
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent: Flexible working patterns, including weekends.
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 356-25-7153396
- Employer
- Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hull royal Infirmary
- Town
- Hull
- Salary
- £24,625 - £25,674 PRO RATA
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/05/2025 08:00
Employer heading

Chef Supervisor
Band 3
Job overview
This trust is looking to recruit a skilled and passionate chef to join our catering team, predominantly based at Hull Royal Infirmary.
The successful candidate will work various shifts to cover the service delivery requirements. The department(s) operate from 0600 through to 2000 7days a week including public holidays.
Hull University Teaching Hospitals Trust Catering department are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and highly motivated Chef Supervisor, passionate about fresh food, to manage the day to day operations of the kitchens, hospitality services and food production for retail outlets.
Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated. To view a full job description and person specification please see attachments on this advert.
Please note that this advertised vacancy does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa and therefore HUTH would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.
Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated.
Main duties of the job
You will be joining a team of supervisors and catering assistants that provide a retail and hospitality service throughout the hospital sites.
The successful applicant will support the Trust Retail Catering Management team and lead the back of house operations, including fresh food cookery to a high standard, leading a team of catering assistants to ensure efficient operations and being responsbile for stock and ordering in line with budgetary targets.
The hospitals (Castle Hill Hospital & Hull Royal Infirmary) have 2 restaurants & 5 cafes
A brand new restaurant has recently been created at the Hull Royal Infirmary site to meet the ever growing demands of the HUTH Trust.
The service operating hours meet the needs of the fluctuating services and are a mixture of Monday to Friday or 7 day service including public holidays.
The successful applicants must be flexible and able to work between both sites, it would be advantageous to have access to transport for travel but not essential.
Working for our organisation
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details with regards to this vacancy opportunity, please see the job description and person specification.
Person specification
experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience working in a supervisory/management role in Catering
- Previous experience with food safety compliance
Desirable criteria
- Expereince in sales/tele-sales roles
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Level 3 food safety
- NVQ level 2 customer service/support
- UK driving licence
Desirable criteria
- Level 4 food safety
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good oral and written communication skills.
- Self-motivated with the ability to manage own and others workload
- Ability to prioritise competing tasks effectively.
- Ability to remain calm and professional.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Sound knowledge of food safety, health & safety, moving and handling and HACCP
- Sound knowledge of personal and kitchen hygiene.
- Knowledge and use of IT systems and software – e.g. word and excel.
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- David Greenley
- Job title
- Retail Catering Assistant Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01482 311399
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