Job overview

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 of the job

To ensure that Food Services are effectively provided on a day to day basis by monitoring and active operational management. 

To monitor service levels for efficiency and make recommendations to the Head of Hotel Services on service change.

To take specific responsibility for communications ensuring catering staff are regularly and accurately briefed regarding service developments

Working for our organisation

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.