Restaurant Manager | Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester is seeking a Restaurant Manager to oversee all aspects of meal production and service for staff, visitors, and patients. Key responsibilities include ensuring compliance with food safety regulations, managing staffing levels and rotas, and supporting recruitment and training processes. This role offers opportunities for career growth within a supportive environment and access to a competitive benefits package.

Benefits

Competitive annual leave allowance

Flexible working opportunities

Protected hours for health and wellbeing activities

Qualifications

• Experience in food service management.
• Strong understanding of Food Safety Regulations and HACCP.
• Ability to analyze data for planning menus based on customer trends.

Responsibilities

• Supervise production and distribution of meals.
• Maintain weekly rotas and manage staffing levels.
• Assist in recruitment, training, and staff welfare.

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 through-out the site and any associated duties.

You will need to analyse till data (Epos) to effectively plan and adjust menus in relation to service requirements, customer trends and needs.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance within Food Safety Regulations, HACCP and Trust Hygiene Policies, keeping records in accordance with and adapting to any new regulations, ensuring staff in lower bands follow said policies and practices.
• Be responsible for the production and day‑to‑day maintenance of the weekly rota’s, allocation of overtime and the correct use of agency/bank staff to ensure adequate staffing levels are always maintained within budgetary limits and respond to rota pressures. Ensure the correct completion, authorisation of timesheets, allocation & recording of annual leave and Bank Holidays.
• Assist and support in the recruitment & selection of new staff, ensuring the discipline, training and welfare of staff including staff appraisals and return‑to‑work interviews.

About the 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.

Values and Benefits

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 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.

Application Details

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.

Closing Date

This advert closes on Monday 22 Dec 2025.