Unit Manager

Compass Group – Healthcare

We’re looking for an inspirational Patient Dining Manager/ Unit Manager to lead the delivery of outstanding food and service at the heart of the hospital experience.

You’ll take full ownership of patient dining and staff feeding services, ensuring exceptional food quality, service standards and patient experience every single day. Leading from the front, you’ll motivate and develop your team, build strong client partnerships, and drive continuous improvement — always putting patients first.

What you’ll do

• Champion exceptional patient dining, delivering nutritious, high‑quality meals for patients, staff and visitors
• Lead, coach and inspire your team to consistently deliver outstanding food and service
• Proactively monitor standards, implement improvements and exceed contract expectations
• Build strong relationships with hospital stakeholders and act on patient feedback and PX insights
• Manage budgets, stock, waste, KPIs and SLAs to achieve strong commercial results
• Ensure full compliance with food safety, hygiene, health & safety and audit requirements

Who you are

• An experienced catering manager with a passion for patient and customer experience
• A confident leader who sets the standard, develops others and leads with integrity
• Commercially astute, organised and comfortable managing cost controls and performance
• Calm under pressure, adaptable and solutions‑focused
• A strong communicator who enjoys working in partnership with clients and clinical teams

What you’ll bring

• 1+ year’s management experience in a catering or hospitality environment
• Strong culinary knowledge with the ability to train and coach
• Excellent people management and stakeholder engagement skills
• A positive, can‑do attitude with a genuine desire to make a difference

At Compass, you’ll be empowered to lead, supported to grow, and trusted to make a real impact — delivering food that truly matters.

We ensure you're rewarded for all your hard work, which is why we offer a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:

• Contributory pension scheme
• Grow your career with our Career Pathways and MyLearning programmes
• Quick access for you and your immediate family to a Digital GP, and wider healthcare benefits
• Exclusive travel discounts with TUI, Expedia, Booking.com and many more
• Save money on your food shop with discounts on Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons and many more
• Up to 44% off cinema tickets to enjoy your favourite blockbuster
• Receive cash rewards every time you spend and use them on a wide range of brands
• Un-wind with us with free wellness, mindfulness and exercise classes
• You can share all discounts and offers with your friends and families

About Us

As part of Compass you'll help to feed people, fuel progress and forge connections in around 6,000 venues. Join us to grow your career with the industry leader, and get competitive pay, great perks and unrivalled opportunities for learning and development, at one of the UK's biggest businesses.

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Compass Group UK&I is committed to fostering an environment where every individual can truly be themselves at work and has equal opportunities to advance in their careers. We strive to build a culture that respects and celebrates the unique talents, beliefs, backgrounds, and abilities of all our team members. We want our colleagues to feel valued, empowered to reach their full potential, and to thrive - because diversity is our strength!