Patient Facing Ward Based Catering Supervisor - Royal Liverpool

NHS Jobs; Liverpool; On-site; AUD 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Patient Facing Ward Based Catering Supervisor to manage localised catering in a ward setting, ensuring health, safety and high hygiene standards, and delivering compassionate patient care.

You will supervise meal preparation, plating and service to patients, record temperatures, coordinate with the main catering unit, handle stock orders, and support colleagues while maintaining cleanliness and adherence to procedures.

Responsibilities

• Provide localised catering service observing health, safety and hygiene procedures.
• Deliver compassionate patient care in relation to meals and service to patients, visitors and staff.
• Prepare patient meal trays, plate and serve hot and cold items, and deliver meals to patients.
• Record temperatures for food, equipment, and beverages as part of quality control.
• Assist with ordering and stock receipt from the main catering unit to maintain adequate stock levels.
• Clean and maintain kitchen and related areas according to departmental schedules.

Job description

Patient Facing Ward Based Catering Supervisor - Royal Liverpool

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 patients 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

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust