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Catering Supervisor

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Rochdale, OL12 0NB

Salary

£25,760 to £27,476

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

2 September 2026

2 days left

Job description

We are looking for a Catering Supervisor to lead the day-to-day teams in the provision of food service to both patient wards and retail outlets. The r...

  • Cash handling, analysing EPOS data to adjust menus, and completing monthly BVA reports.
  • Recording of food temperatures, monitoring HACCP compliance, and adapting procedures as needed.
  • Stock duties include checking, rotating, and ordering supplies, recording wastage, and receiving deliveries.
  • Administrative tasks cover HACCP filing, patient numbers, and updating spreadsheets.
  • The role supports domestic tasks such as dishwasher use, tray clearing, and maintaining high cleanliness standards.
  • Leadership duties include supervising catering assistants, allocating tasks, managing rotas within budget, ensuring correct PPE, and maintaining positive team relations.
  • Training staff, ensures mandatory training is completed, and communicates effectively with managers.
  • Working under pressure, using initiative, and maintaining good relationships across departments.
  • Physical demands include lifting, handling, prolonged standing, and extensive walking.
  • Use of the Electronic Menu Ordering Software to take patient orders and generate reports.

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

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 (opens in existing window)

Qualifications

Essential

  • Level 2 Food Safety
  • Level 2 Allergen Awareness
  • NVQ 3 or equivalent catering qualification and willingness to work towards an NVQ Level 3 if required

Desirable

  • Level 3 Food Hygiene
  • Level 3 Allergen awareness

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of HACCP Systems
  • Knowledge of Cleaning Schedules

Experience

Essential

  • Job experience within the food industry
  • Experience in a catering production supervisory role

Desirable

  • **describe prior supervisor experience**

Skills

Essential

  • Computer literate

How to apply

Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.

Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

19 August 2026

Last checked

21 August 2026

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About the employer

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Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

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