Patient Facing Ward Based Catering Supervisor - Royal Liverpool

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Liverpool

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AUD 46 000 - 58 000

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Il y a 2 jours

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Résumé du poste

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Ward Based Catering Supervisor to oversee ward kitchen teams and ensure high-quality patient meals at Royal Liverpool Hospital. You will coordinate meal service, temperatures, and equipment checks, while maintaining NHS standards.

Ideal candidates will have strong communication skills, experience supervising catering staff, and a commitment to patient care within a hospital setting.

Qualifications

Experience supervising ward-based catering teams.
Knowledge of health and safety standards.
Able to record temperatures and maintain logs.
Excellent communication with patients and staff.
Commitment to NHS values.

Responsabilités

Supervise ward kitchen team and oversee meal service to patients.
Regenerate chilled/frozen foods and sauces.
Record temperatures and monitor equipment temps.
Plating and service of meals and condiments to patients.
Take patient orders and relay to catering department.
Ensure rosters and workload balanced; manage overtime within budget.
Carry out staff appraisals.

Connaissances

Good communication

Team supervision

Food service

Food safety

Description du poste

Patient Facing Ward Based Catering Supervisor - Royal Liverpool

Company:

Company: Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

A Vacancy at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

This is an exciting time to join our Catering Team for the NHS at Royal Liverpool Hospital Hospital.

We have a post Supervising a team of host/hostess who work within our ward kitchens, ensuring that we provide an excellent food and patient experience.

Good communication (written, verbal & IT)

Supervise & support a team with the following

Regeneration of chilled/frozen food and preparation of sauces.
Plating and service of cold and hot food items with meal delivery to patients, including service of condiments.
Probing and recording food temperatures. Recording of equipment temperatures.
Beverage service to patients. Washing and refilling of patient’s water jugs and beakers.
To take the patient orders and communicate the requirements to the catering department.
Ensuring rosters are covered. Allocation of work to catering assistants. Liaise with management to ensure there is a continuation of service in the event of major staff shortages. Priorities urgent requests. Authorise overtime within the allocated budget.
Carry out staff appraisals

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.Broadgreen Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women’s Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit theircareers page.

To provide a localised catering service observing health, safety and hygiene procedures and maintaining high standards in all aspects.
To deliver good principles of customer care ensuring helpfulness, awareness and compassion to patients, visitors, staff and colleagues.
Regeneration of chilled/frozen food and preparation of sauces.
Preparation of patient meal trays.
Plating and service of cold and hot food items with meal delivery to patients, including service of condiments.
Probing and recording food temperatures. Recording of equipment temperatures.
Beverage service to patients. Washing and refilling of patient’s water jugs and beakers.
To take the patient orders and communicate the requirements to the catering department.
Clearing of meal trays, crockery and cutlery for all food areas.
Collection, segregation and disposal of catering waste materials.
Cleaning duties within the kitchen and other associated areas in accordance with departmental cleaning schedules to include equipment, work surfaces crockery and cutlery.
Ordering and receipt of goods from the main catering production unit in accordance with the agreed stock requirements ensuring adequate stock levels are maintained.
Completion of catering department procedural paperwork such as temperature checks and monitoring.
To undertake training as required to fulfil this role and any further training which will enhance both personal effectiveness and also the delivery of high standards of service.
To work co-operatively with colleagues as part of the team and perform additional duties as and when directed by the catering supervisor