Head of Catering

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust; Salford; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 65,000; 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, including hospital and community sites. This is a permanent, full-time role offering strategic and operational leadership for safe, nutritious, cost-effective and sustainable food services that meet high standards of quality and patient satisfaction.

You will manage large multidisciplinary teams and budgets, align with the Trust's estates and

Job description

Head of Catering | Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

CAPTION:

• Company: Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
• Salary: £57,528 - £64,750 per annum
• Hours: Full-time
• Location: Salford, M8 6HD
• Job type: Permanent
• Posting date: 7 Oct 2026
• Closing date: 6 Nov 2026

Summary

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) is seeking an ambitious, innovative and values-driven Head of Catering to lead and transform catering services across our organisation.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced catering professional to shape high-quality food services that support patient recovery, staff wellbeing and excellent visitor experience across our hospital and community sites.

As Head of Catering, you will provide strategic and operational leadership for all catering services, ensuring delivery of safe, nutritious, cost-effective and sustainable food services that meet the highest standards of quality, compliance and patient satisfaction.

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.

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.

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

This advert closes on Wednesday 4 Nov 2026