Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Food Operations Manager

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Deputy Catering Manager
The Deputy Catering Manager will work closely with the Catering Services Manager on the operational management of the Catering Service at Oldham Care Organisations.
Working in prescribed budgetary limits the Deputy Catering Manager will assist in providing a comprehensive, high quality, cost effective service to patients, staff and visitors.
Previous applicants need not apply
Responsibilities
- Responsible for the recruitment, selection, welfare, and disciplinary procedures relating to staff.
- Ensuring the highest standards of food hygiene, safety, food quality, and nutrition.
- Show leadership in achieving and maintaining the highest standards of health & safety, through the development of monitoring systems, policies, procedures, whilst carrying out risk assessments and action planning.
- Responsible for responding to and monitoring complaints regarding the department.
- Assist in Trust-wide strategic catering developments and take a lead on activities and projects where delegated by the Catering Services Manager, making assessments, providing written reports, and implementing new ways of working within the catering department.
- Manage change to working practices, manage conflict, and culture change in own and other areas. Such developments have to be evidenced-based, comply with health and safety legislation, have clear benefits for the Trust-wide organization, staff, and public, be cost-effective, and make best use of existing resources and take into account the priorities and plans of the employing Trust.
- Assist in the management of all retail outlets, producing monthly trading accounts. They will continue to make improvements and drive sales in all retail outlets whilst catering for the needs of staff, visitors, and patients.
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About Us
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.


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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.
What We Offer
- A job role with purpose and flexibility.
- 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.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Tracey Leech
- Job title: Catering Services Manager
- Email address: tracey.leech@nca.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 07540546351
- Tel: 0161 627 8766 (internal: 78766)
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