Catering Supervisor

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust; Rochdale; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Catering Supervisor to lead day-to-day catering services for patient wards and retail outlets across Rochdale Infirmary and associated units. The role emphasizes adherence to Food Safety Act standards and Trust policies while managing stock, EPOS reporting, and staff supervision.

The ideal candidate will have experience in supervisory roles, strong leadership, and knowledge of HACCP.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising catering teams in NHS or healthcare settings.
• Ability to work under pressure and maintain high cleanliness standards.
• Knowledge of HACCP and Food Safety regulations.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Supervise day-to-day catering to patient wards and retail outlets.
• Lead staff briefings and allocate tasks within budget.
• Maintain cleaning and service standards and ensure portion control.

Skills

Leadership

Food safety

Communication

Tools

EPOS system

Job description

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.

• 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.

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,appreciateandinspire- 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.