Catering Supervisor/Cook Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Catering Supervisor/Cook Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Employer:

Wrightington, Wigan & Leigh NHS Foundation Trust

Location:

Leigh, WN7 1HS

Pay:

Contract Type:

Permanent

Hours:

Disability Confident:

No

Closing Date:

02/07/2026

About this job

Dynamic Catering Supervisor/Cook required to prepare and supervise meal service to patients, staff, and visitors. Working pattern Monday to Friday, 7 hours per day between 6am and 7:30pm.

Must demonstrate a passion for food, excellent customer care skills, strong leadership, and ability to maintain high standards of care with compassion.

Responsibilities

Work under the direction of the Assistant Catering Manager to ensure meals are produced to the highest standards, following food safety legislation and protocols.

Complete and manage paperwork and documents associated with service delivery; support and assist the Assistant Catering Manager as required.

Plan and organise kitchen operations, allocate work to catering assistants, supervise food production and service, ensuring compliance with timetables and monitoring forms.

Ensure meals conform to correct recipe, quantity, quality and appearance. Forecast menu requirements, check monitoring/audit forms, and address remedial actions.

Adhere to Food Safety legislation and local codes; handle major incidents or critical failures following correct procedures.

Assist management in menu and recipe planning, and in producing food safety protocols including critical control points.

Understand and accommodate special therapeutic and cultural dietary requirements, and communicate relevant information to patients and staff.

Attend relevant meetings; liaise with suppliers, external agencies, and across wards and departments. Visit wards frequently to discuss meal services, advise on allergens, choose menus, and provide dysphagia descriptors.

Monitor waste, and propose actions to managers. Maintain professional attitude, personal hygiene, and appearance codes.

Handle finance responsibilities: adhere to Trust standing financial instructions, cash handling, vending machine management, and material/equipment use.

Secure department at end of shift, control overtime, issue stock per financial procedures.

Handle human resources duties: train new starters, manage sickness/absence, perform disciplinary and grievance first line, complete team briefs.

Maintain health & safety responsibilities: ensure own safety, enforce safety procedures, comply with Trust policies, Datix reporting, and Health & Safety at Work Act 1974.

Take proactive role in risk management: assess risks, take appropriate actions, and report incidents, near misses and hazards.

Qualifications

Strong leadership skills and ability to work unsocial hours; experience in catering or culinary roles; knowledge of food safety legislation and NHS catering standards; training in dysphagia and therapeutic nutrition desirable.

Benefits

Permanent contract, salary details available on request. Disability confident status - no.