Director of Catering & Patient Nutrition

Northern Care Alliance; Salford; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an ambitious Head of Catering to lead and transform catering services across our organisation, shaping high-quality food services that support patient recovery, staff wellbeing and visitor experience across hospital and community sites.

You will lead large multidisciplinary teams, manage significant budgets and contracts, and play a key role in delivering the Trust’s wider estates and facilities ambitions while upholding NHS standards.

Qualifications

• Must have degree-level education or equivalent management experience.
• Senior level catering management experience and leadership.
• Evidence of continuous professional development (CPD).
• Up-to-date knowledge of NHS catering standards and food safety practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for all catering services.
• Ensure safe, nutritious, cost-effective and sustainable food services.
• Lead large multidisciplinary teams, manage budgets and contracts.
• Deliver the Trust’s estates and facilities ambitions.
• Drive service improvements and innovation across sites.

Skills

Leadership skills

Change management

Food production knowledge

Stakeholder liaison

Time management

Data analysis

Communication skills

Crisis management

Innovative solutions

Education

Degree or equivalent

Management qualification

CPD

Food Safety Level 4

Postgraduate qualification in catering/facilities

Job description

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an ambitious Head of Catering to lead and transform catering services across our organisation, shaping high-quality food services that support patient recovery, staff wellbeing and visitor experience across hospital and community sites.

You will lead large multidisciplinary teams, manage significant budgets and contracts, and play a key role in delivering the Trust’s wider estates and facilities ambitions while upholding NHS standards.