To discover why you should consider applying for a role at Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, please watch our video and hear directly from our staff about what it's truly like to work at WUTH and its surrounding areas: https://youtu.be/Z5oMaNXprn8 Job overview Manage day to day operation and supply of catering services to Arrowe Park and Clatterbridge sites. Support Head / Deputy Head of Catering services in supply of food services to patients, staff and visitors of Wirral Hospital NHS Trust. To assist in the day to day management and the safe, efficient running of the catering department, services and people, in accordance with legal requirements, departmental and Trust policies & procedures. Plan and Motivate staff to continuously produce high quality patient and retail catering services. Main duties of the job Please see Job overview & attached Job description for further information about the Catering Site Manager position available with WUTH. Working for our organisation 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. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see Job overview & attached Job description for further information about the Catering Site Manager position available with WUTH. Person specification Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training Essential criteria 5 years' experience or equivalent degree level of knowledge with catering or kitchen management supervision Desirable criteria Understanding of hospital catering procedures Knowledge and Skills Essential criteria Computer literate and reasonable use of Microsoft Office Desirable criteria Food hygiene Level 3 and relevant HSE qualifications Experience of accounts and managing finances according to set budgets Knowledge of therapeutic diets Personal Attributes Essential criteria Ability to work to tight deadlines and prioritise workloads Ability to use own judgement, initiative and common sense Good organisational skills, able to negotiate at all levels Good leadership skills Good communicator at all levels Other Requirements Essential criteria Willingness to undertake training and personal development as required Desirable criteria Able to demonstrate continuous personal development Apprenticeship Eligibility Criteria Should this vacancy be recruited as an apprenticeship, the following criteria will apply: UK nationals or other persons with a right of abode have an eligible residency status if they have been ordinarily resident in the UK or the British Overseas Territories, or the Crown Dependencies (Channel Islands and Isle of Man) for at least the previous 3 years on the first day of the apprenticeship. You are required to apply for this role via apps.trac.jobs and this is where you will be able to track the progress of your application. This will ensure we deal with your application quickly and efficiently. Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application throughout the process. By applying for this post you are agreeing to Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust viewing and managing the information contained in the application. Please note; that if you are offered a position, your personal details will automatically be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system (ESR). The Trust reserves the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum amount of applications from which to make a shortlist. To prevent this happening please complete and submit your application without delay. Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing a DBS application is met by the successful applicant/s. DBS costs are recovered via salary deduction following starting in post. If the post you are applying for requires a DBS - Inline with Trust policy the cost of submitting and processing a DBS for successful applications would be met by the individual themselves. The amount would vary depending on the level required: Standard Disclosure £21.50£6.50 or Enhanced Disclosure £49.50£6.50 (please be aware the additional sum is an administration fee and may increase due to inflation). This will be deducted from your salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment. The Trust would encourage all post holders who require a DBS for their role to registered with the DBS Update Service. You can find out more information and guidance on how to do this at https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service. The Department of Health and Social Care has released a new publication to support overseas candidates looking to work in health and care in the UK. The new guidance provides information on the recruitment process that candidates should expect when applying for work in the UK. Please follow the below link: New guidance for overseas applicants | NHS Employers The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all unborn babies, children and adults and is signed up to both the Wirral Safeguarding Childrens Partnership and the Wirral Safeguarding Adults Partnership Board associated policies and procedures. All Trust staff must be familiar with, and adhere to these procedures. It is the post holders responsibility to attended the Trusts mandatory training Protecting Vulnerable People training, and to follow the relevant Trusts polices and practice guidance. Employer certification / accreditation badges Applicant requirements The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions. Documents to download Job Description & Person Specification (PDF, 524.5KB) OH Risk ID Form (PDF, 148.5KB) Guidance Notes for Applicants (PDF, 734.3KB) Vision Values Behaviours (PDF, 515.6KB) WUTH GDPR Privacy Notice for applicants DBS - May 2022 (PDF, 290.4KB)