Group Manager Food Services FSFHG

Job Description

This is where jobs become careers, passion finds its purpose, and your voice finds its place. Are you ready to dive headfirst into the community taking excellent healthcare where it's needed? Then South Metropolitan Health Service is the perfect place to start! Our vision is Excellent healthcare, every time. You can read more about SMHS in our Strategic Plan here. Our Values guide our work in every action, and that includes recruitment and employment! SMHS encourages Aboriginal people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds or LGBTI communities, and people with disability to work with us. Whatever your age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, and family/carer responsibilities are, we ask that you consider bringing your expertise to our workforce. Fiona Stanley Hospital (FSH) is the state’s major tertiary/quaternary hospital in the southern metropolitan region, offering a range of health services including the State Rehabilitation Service, a comprehensive cancer centre, purpose-built mental health unit, maternity, paediatric and neonatal services, and the State Adult Burns Service. FSH also delivers specialised services such as heart and lung transplantations and hyperbaric medicine. We provide over 71,000 meals a month to our patients at this site. Fremantle Hospital (FH) is a 336-bed specialist hospital focused on providing high-quality care of the elderly as well as mental health, rehabilitation, surgical and medical services. There are plans to grow the hospital soon, increasing the capacity of its mental health services by another 40 beds. Fiona Stanley Cockburn Health (FSHCH) is a new 75-bed facility focusing on women’s mental health. We are seeking a dynamic and innovative Group Manager Food Services FSFHG to join our team and take our services to new levels of quality and excellence. The Group Manager Food Services (GMFS) is to provide an enhanced level of expertise and support to Fiona Stanley Fremantle Hospitals Group (FSFHG) sites with a focus on strategic development and leadership of the Food Services to deliver an improved patient experience. The position is responsible for ensuring the delivery of safe and high-quality Food Services in accordance with relevant legislative and regulatory requirements and developing the Food Services Leadership Team through coaching and mentoring. The GMFS will create, implement and review FSFHG Food Services policies, procedures and guidelines at the operational level to ensure required objectives are achieved. If you are ready to partner with us, see the application instructions below: Your application should include: A copy of your current CV A statement addressing the selection criteria in no more than 2-3 pages The names and contact details of two (2) current referees who can attest to your suitability for this role. These documents should be complete and ready to attach prior to applying online. Please ensure you allow enough time to complete the online application process as you will be required to answer various questions and attach your documentation. If you experience difficulties while applying online, please contact Employee Services on 13 44 77 for immediate assistance during business hours. Our employees enjoy a range of benefits which may include (in line with operational requirements): Professional Development Opportunities and Study leave/assistance Flexible working arrangements Flexible leave arrangements Other professional and location-based allowances Are you eligible? To be eligible for appointment, applicants must have a valid working visa (for fixed term appointments) or be an Australian citizen, permanent resident, or have a visa to live and work indefinitely in Australia (for permanent appointments). WA Health embraces diversity and is committed to eliminating all forms of discrimination in the provision of our service. We are committed to growing the Aboriginal workforce as a part of WA Health’s Aboriginal Workforce Policy and as a measure to achieve equality, Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to this position. Aboriginal people are encouraged to apply. WA Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to undertake criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process. Referees may also be asked to comment on an applicant’s integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour. Whilst this selection process will initially be used to fill the above vacancy, it may also be used to fill other "similar" vacancies throughout the health service. In addition to this, should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised vacancy, then the next most suitable applicant may also be selected from this process. Both of these options remain valid for a period of twelve (12) months from when the authorised delegate endorses the recruitment decision. Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm on the closing date will not be accepted. LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. #J-18808-Ljbffr