The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

Catering Manager

The closing date is 28 October 2025

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 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

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

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

225-EST-7519805

Job locations

New Cross Hospital

Wolverhampton

WV10 0QP


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for full list of duties and responsibilities

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for full list of duties and responsibilities

Person Specification

Application Form

Essential

  • Management Qualification to Diploma Level or the 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 & able to deliver presentations
Person Specification

Application Form

Essential

  • Management Qualification to Diploma Level or the 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 & able to deliver 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 (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

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 (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

Address

New Cross Hospital

Wolverhampton

WV10 0QP


Employer's website

https://www.royalwolverhampton.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

Address

New Cross Hospital

Wolverhampton

WV10 0QP


Employer's website

https://www.royalwolverhampton.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Catering Manager (head of catering)

Mr Gene Owen Downes

g.downes@nhs.net

07825272772

Details

Date posted

21 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

225-EST-7519805

Job locations

New Cross Hospital

Wolverhampton

WV10 0QP


Supporting documents

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