Senior Food Safety and Quality Assurance Manager

Responsible for developing and managing the Food Safety management System for catering and hospitality food services across all sites at Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust. This includes service delivery at SSL and Trust managed Production kitchen sites, PFI catered sites, Trust managed food services including community inpatient sites, OT shops, ADL kitchens, visitor food and drink and service user own food provision i.e. takeaways.
Designated as the management representative and will have the operational responsibility for managing all relevant documentation / policies in relation to food safety standards ensuring compliance is maintained.
Responsible for the research and design of the Facilities department's training and quality assurance programmes, with delivery via Training & Quality Assurance Manager. Leading on delivery of work streams across Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, ensuring objectives are managed and delivered to all NHS National Standards.
Work with facilities / catering managers / clinical teams to ensure ongoing compliance and be involved in both internal and external audits. Responsible for catering audit reporting, delivery of bespoke food safety and hygiene training. updating Food Safety Management systems and HACCP.

At SSL, we work in partnership with Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust (BSMHFT), to deliver facilities management, transport and other support services to over 50 sites across the West Midlands. Our team keeps expanding and since our establishment, in 2012, we have grown rapidly though the acquisition of new sites and services. At SSL we take pride in our focus to support and contribute to the Trust's aim which is to help people get better and challenge the stigma associated with mental illness.

Sustainability - All staff are expected to support SSL in meeting our 'Green' objectives, being responsible and considerate with regards to all 'resources' used and acting to minimise waste (e.g., products purchased, miles travelled, or power used).
The health and safety of our staff is our top priority. We partner with our occupational health provider to check/offer vaccinations for Hepatitis B, Tetanus, Polio, Diphtheria, Measles, Mumps, and rubella (MMR) Varicella, Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) in line with recommended best practices for healthcare settings.