Catering Assistant

Candidate Experience site; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading UK healthcare provider is seeking a part-time Catering Assistant in Liverpool to deliver high-quality food service to patients, staff, and visitors. Responsibilities include taking meal orders, ensuring dietary requirements are met, and maintaining cleanliness. Ideal candidates should possess strong communication skills and previous customer service experience. The role offers flexible shifts and a comprehensive benefits package including annual leave and private medical insurance.

Benefits

35 days annual leave including bank holidays

Employer and employee contributory pension

'Spire for you' reward platform

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Free Car park

Free DBS

Free Uniform

Qualifications

• No formal qualifications required, clear verbal communication expected.
• Experience in customer-facing roles is advantageous.
• Ability to work evenings and weekends as needed.

Responsibilities

• Take meal orders from patients and visitors.
• Ensure dietary requirements are observed.
• Serve food and beverages to patients, visitors, and staff.

Skills

Communication skills

Customer service experience

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Job description

Host | Hostess | Catering Assistant | Liverpool | Part-time | Permanent | 30 hrs | £12.26 per hour

Spire Liverpool Hospital is currently looking for an experienced Catering Assistant to join their hospitality team on a part-time and permanent basis.

Spire Liverpool Hospital is a leading provider of private hospital treatments for our patients in the North West of England. With a full multidisciplinary medical team, we’re specialists in a wide range of treatments. Our high-quality accommodation and aftercare means we’re committed to looking after you and your health.

Contract type: Permanent, Part-time
Working hours: Combination of shifts via 4 days a week, Monday through Friday, either 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. or 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Occasional weekends will be required.

As Catering Assistant, you will be responsible to provide a quality food and beverage service to patients, staff and visitors and maintain a high standard of cleanliness throughout all areas of the hospital.

Duties and responsibilities (not limited):

• Responsible for taking meal orders from patients and visitors on a daily basis
• Observe all dietary requirements as identified on nurses list and ensure patient’s menu choice is compatible
• Identifying and correctly dealing with any patient allergies when taking orders and ensuring this is communicated to the kitchen following the correct process
• Responsible for the service (including clearing and washing) of food and beverages to patients, visitors and staff
• Responsible for offering and serving refreshments before and after a meal and as required at patients or visitors requests
• Responsible for washing, drying and putting away of returned trays, crockery, cutlery and glassware
• Ensures the highest standards of cleanliness and hygiene within the pantry in compliance with hygiene training
• Ensures cleaning jobs are completed and signed for in accordance with cleaning schedules and procedures

Who we're looking for:

• Whilst no formal qualifications are required you must be able to communicate with other members of staff and patients clearly and your personal appearance must be of a high standard, expected in a professional healthcare environment
• Experience of working in a similar role, in a customer facing environment
• Ability to work evenings and possibly some weekends
• Ability to establish rapport with all customers
• Able to work as part of a team
• Ability to work on own initiative and with a methodical approach to work
• Maintains high standards

We offer employees a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:

• 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays - pro rata
• Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
• ‘Spire for you’ reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Free Car park
• Free DBS
• Free Uniform

We commit to our employee’s well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.

Our Values

We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:

• Driving clinical excellence
• Doing the right thing
• Caring is our passion
• Keeping it simple
• Succeeding and celebrating together

Spire Healthcare is a leading independent hospital group in the United Kingdom and the largest in terms of revenue. From 39 hospitals and 50 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland, Spire Healthcare provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care.

For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.

Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

Job Info

• Job Identification 21493
• Posting Date 12/16/2025, 01:51 PM
• Apply Before 01/02/2026, 01:51 PM
• Job Schedule Part time
• Locations 57 Greenbank Road, Liverpool, Merseyside, L18 1HQ, GB