Chef

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust; Oldham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a full-time Chef to join their Catering Department at the Oldham Care Organisation. You will create nutritious meals for patients and staff, ensuring compliance with food safety standards including HACCP. Ideal candidates will possess experience in large production kitchens and hold relevant food safety qualifications. This role offers a chance to contribute to high-quality service within a dynamic team, with attractive working conditions and benefits.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

Generous annual leave allowance

Flexible working opportunities

Hours protected for health and wellbeing activities

Qualifications

• Proven experience in large production kitchen is essential.
• Must comply with food hygiene standards (HACCP) as a part of the role.

Responsibilities

• Produce high quality nutritious meals for staff, visitors, and patients.
• Ensure compliance with food hygiene standards including HACCP.
• Work collaboratively within the Catering Team to deliver a professional service.

Skills

Experience in large production

Knowledge in HACCP food management systems

Good level of spoken English

Education

Level 2 Food Safety

City & Guilds 706/1 706/2 or NVQ Level 3 equivalent

Level 3 Food Safety

Good level of Education

Job description

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Chef

The closing date is 01 February 2026

A great opportunity for an enthusiastic forward thinking Team member to join the Catering Department at Oldham Care Organisation (Royal Oldham Hospital).

This post is full time, 37.5 hours per week, Monday - Sunday and will include Bank holiday working on a rota basis which attract additional enhanced pay.

Being flexible to the needs of the service and previous experience of large scale catering would be an advantage.

Main duties of the job

• The successful candidate will work as part of a team producing high quality nutritious meals for staff, visitors and patients.
• Compliance with food hygiene standards and regulations including HACCP monitoring system will form a large part of this role.
• As part of the Catering Team you will play an important role in the production of a high quality professional service

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.

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

Experience

• Experience in large production
• Must have proven experience in large production kitchen

Qualifications

• Good level of Education
• Good level of spoken English
• Level 2 Food Safety
• City & Guilds 706/1 706/2 or NVQ Level 3 equivalent
• Level 3 Food Safety

Knowledge

• Must have knowledge in HACCP food management systems

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.

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust