About this role
Job summary
We are looking for a Catering Supervisor to lead the day-to-day teams in the provision of food service to both patient wards and retail outlets.
The role oversees retail and patient catering across Rochdale Infirmary, Tudor Court, and the Floyd Unit, ensuring services meet Food Safety Act standards and Trust policies.
You will be able to work without supervision at the stated place of work and ancillary units but may be asked to work within any of the Trust Kitchens.
Responsibilities include supervising daily food service, leading staff briefings, maintaining cleaning and service standards, and ensuring food is prepared to standardised recipes with correct portion control.
Main duties of the job
Cash handling, analysing EPOS data to adjust menus, and completing monthly BVA reports. Recording of food temperatures, monitoring HACCP compliance, and adapting procedures as needed. Stock duties include checking, rotating, and ordering supplies, recording wastage, and receiving deliveries. Administrative tasks cover HACCP filing, patient numbers, and updating spreadsheets. The role supports domestic tasks such as dishwasher use, tray clearing, and maintaining high cleanliness standards. Leadership duties include supervising catering assistants, allocating tasks, managing rotas within budget, ensuring correct PPE, and maintaining positive team relations. Training staff, ensures mandatory training is completed, and communicates effectively with managers. Working under pressure, using initiative, and maintaining good relationships across departments. Physical demands include lifting, handling, prolonged standing, and extensive walking. Use of the Electronic Menu Ordering Software to take patient orders and generate reports.
About us
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Learn more about us in our Candidate Information Pack (opens in existing window)
Job description Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Level 2 Food Safety Level 2 Allergen Awareness NVQ 3 or equivalent catering qualification and willingness to work towards an NVQ Level 3 if required
Desirable
Level 3 Food Hygiene Level 3 Allergen awareness
Knowledge Essential
Knowledge of HACCP Systems Knowledge of Cleaning Schedules
Experience Essential
Job experience within the food industry Experience in a catering production supervisory role
Desirable
**describe prior supervisor experience**
Skills Essential
Computer literate
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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Employer details Employer name Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Address Rochdale Infirmary
Whitehall Street
Rochdale
OL12 0NB
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)