Restaurant Manager

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Greater Manchester seeks a Restaurant Manager responsible for ensuring high-quality meal service for staff and patients. The role includes managing food safety procedures, planning menus based on data analysis, and overseeing recruitment and staff welfare. This position offers flexibility and a competitive benefits package, fostering a balanced work-life experience.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

Generous annual leave allowance

Flexible working opportunities

Protected hours for health and wellbeing activities

Responsibilities

• Analyse till data (EPOS) to plan and adjust menus based on customer trends.
• Ensure compliance with Food Safety Regulations and Trust Hygiene Policies.
• Manage the weekly rota, allocate overtime, and maintain staffing levels.
• Ensure accurate completion and authorisation of timesheets and annual leave.
• Assist in recruitment, training, and appraisals of new staff.

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Restaurant Manager to join us and be responsible for the supervision and organisation of all aspects of production, distribution and service of meals to staff, visitors and patients in the restaurant, functions and hospitality throughout the site and any associated duties.

Responsibilities

• Analyse till data (EPOS) to effectively plan and adjust menus in relation to service requirements, customer trends and needs.
• Ensure compliance with Food Safety Regulations, HACCP, and Trust Hygiene Policies; maintain and adapt records to new regulations and ensure new staff follow said policies.
• Manage the production and day‑to‑day maintenance of the weekly rota, allocate overtime, and use agency/bank staff to maintain adequate staffing levels within budgetary limits.
• Ensure correct completion and authorisation of timesheets, allocation and recording of annual leave and bank holidays.
• Assist and support recruitment and selection of new staff, and ensure discipline, training, welfare of staff including appraisals and return‑to‑work interviews.

Benefits

We offer a role with purpose and flexibility, access to a competitive benefits package, a generous annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, supporting a better work‑life balance.

About the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

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.

Equal Opportunities & Diversity

The NCA is proud to serve a diverse population and is committed to delivering inclusive, accessible care. We value individuality and aim to build a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. Applications are welcomed from individuals of all backgrounds, identities and beliefs. We also warmly welcome interest from serving and ex‑personnel and their relatives. Please identify that you are a member of the armed forces community on your application form to be entitled to a guaranteed interview (subject to essential criteria being met). As a Disability Confidence Employer, guaranteed interviews are also available to disabled applicants when essential role requirements have been met.

Application Information

If you require any reasonable adjustments to the application process, please contact [email protected]. Vacancies may close early if sufficient applications are received or an internal redeployment has been identified. For fixed‑term roles, current NHS staff will be considered for secondments; fixed‑term contracts will be offered to external (non‑NHS) applicants. The NCA does not accept unsolicited CVs from agencies.