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Job Summary
To manage the Catering Services across the Trust; to lead, develop and manage the catering resources and to promote a cost effective, efficient, quality service to the patients, staff and visitors of the Trust. The Catering Manager is also a key member of the Hotel Services management team and will be expected to fully contribute to the overall performance and development of Hotel Services.
Candidates must hold food safety certificates and be experienced, ideally with a Management Qualification.
Main duties
* Ensure that Food Services are effectively provided on a day to day basis by monitoring and active operational management.
* Monitor service levels for efficiency and make recommendations to the Head of Hotel Services on service change.
* Take specific responsibility for communications ensuring catering staff are regularly and accurately briefed regarding service developments.
About Us
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as 'Good' by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.
Details
Date posted: 21 October 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band 6
Salary: £38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 225-EST-7519805
Job location: New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton, WV10 0QP
Person Specification
* Management Qualification to Diploma Level or equivalent knowledge
* Advanced Food Hygiene Certificate
* Experience of working in a large organisation, preferably NHS
* Ability to communicate on a range of complex and conflicting issues
* Basic IT skills for recording and extracting data & delivering presentations
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
Employer details
Employer name: The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
Address: New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton, WV10 0QP
Website: https://www.royalwolverhampton.nhs.uk/
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