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Apprentice Catering Supervisor
The closing date is 28 July 2025
An opportunity has arisen for a Apprentice Catering Supervisor to join picking & packing team at CGH. Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Catering Supervisor position available at WUTH.
This vacancy is being advertised as an apprenticeship and as such the salary for the role if reflective of this. Those who currently hold and can evidence the essential qualifications need not apply. Your application will not be shortlisted if you hold the essential qualification(s).Although English and Maths at level 2 is not required for the role, it is a requirement to complete the apprenticeship and need to be in place by the end of the apprenticeship. If you do not hold or cannot evidence English and Maths at level 2 then support will be provided for the successful applicant(s) as part of the Trust's apprenticeship offer. ***
Main duties of the job
To perform supervisory duties, provide training and departmental information and a link between Managers, departmental staff, patients and clients over Arrowe Park and Clatterbridge sites
Plan, co-ordinate, present, deliver or action results (with Management agreement) form surveys, questionnaires or research undertaken from Management instructions or information
About us
All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.
We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.
We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.
The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Apprentice Catering Supervisor position available at WUTH.
Person Specification
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
* Minimum of 5 GCSE's at Grade A*-C, including Maths and English
* Customer service NVQ level 3 or equivalent experience
* Knowledge of catering services supervision
* Supervisory and management introductory course or equivalent experience
* Knowledge of Code of Conduct Hospital Staff
Knowledge and Skills
* Cash handling and reconciliation and banking procedures
* Basic knowledge in computer operating and systems
* Knowledge of handling sickness and absence
* Knowledge of dietary needs for patients
* Intermediate food hygiene required
* A good knowledge of department Hazard Analysis Critical Control Path (HACCP) system
* Knowledge of NHS policies and procedures - to comply with all recommendations applicable that are set out in the following publications: Hygiene - Good Practice Guide, Hospital Catering (Delivering a quality service), Reducing Waste in the NHS, Food Safety, First Principles & Industry Guide to good hygiene practices: catering guide and all references from the National Health Service Better Hospital Food implementation support book.
Personal Attributes
* Ability to communicate with users at all levels Using tact and diplomacy when dealing with others
* Good interpersonal skills
* Ability to work to deadlines
* Confident and capable of making decisions
Other Requirements
* Willingness to cover for absences at short notice
* Willing to learn new process
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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