Patient Catering Manager

Patient Catering Manager

Tooting, London Salary: £44,000 40 Hours per Week 5 Days over 7

Join Our Team

We are looking for an experienced Patient Catering Manager to lead the delivery of high-quality patient meal services within a busy hospital environment in Tooting.

This is an exciting opportunity for a catering professional with strong healthcare, food safety, and people management experience. Working closely with NHS stakeholders, you will ensure patients receive safe, nutritious, and high-quality meals while maintaining the highest standards of compliance and service delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day operation of patient catering services.
• Ensure compliance with HACCP, food safety legislation, allergen management, and NHS food standards.
• Monitor food quality, temperature controls, cleanliness, and hygiene standards.
• Drive excellent patient satisfaction through efficient and consistent meal service delivery.
• Recruit, train, develop, and motivate catering teams.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with NHS clients and key stakeholders.
• Manage staffing levels, resources, and rotas to support service delivery.
• Control food, labour, and operational costs to achieve financial targets.
• Ensure all health & safety, infection prevention, and company compliance standards are met.

About You

• Previous management experience within healthcare, hospital catering, or large-scale catering operations.
• Strong knowledge of HACCP, food hygiene regulations, allergen management, and compliance requirements.
• Excellent leadership and team development skills.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Commercially aware with experience managing budgets and KPIs.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and general IT systems.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary of £44,000
• Contributory pension scheme
• Career development and training opportunities
• Digital GP and healthcare benefits
• Retail, travel, and leisure discounts
• Supermarket savings and employee rewards
• Cinema discounts
• Health, wellbeing, and fitness programmes