Catering Assistant

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; West Kirby; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust operates Royal Liverpool Hospital and related sites, offering retail catering across hospital outlets. The role involves preparing and serving hot and cold drinks, snacks and meals to staff, patients and visitors, with emphasis on food hygiene and high-quality service.

Based in Royal Liverpool Hospital, there may be shifts covering Broadgreen & Aintree, and occasional ward-level food service.

Qualifications

• Previous catering experience is required or desirable.
• A good knowledge of hygiene and food safety is expected.
• Numeracy and literacy skills are important for handling cash tills and records.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve hot and cold drinks and snacks to staff, patients and visitors.
• Prepare and serve meals to patients, staff and visitors.
• Carry out cleaning and monitoring duties to maintain food hygiene in dining areas and cafés.
• Be available to support other hospital retail outlets as required.

Skills

Previous catering experience

Health and safety basics

Numeracy and literacy skills

Team working

Tools

Dishwashing machinery

Job description

This position is based in the Royal Liverpool Hospital and is part of the retail facilities that are onsite. The post will be based in the Royal Liverpool Hospital but with the expectation if the possibility arises to support other sites Broadgreen & Aintree Hospital. This position is retail based but with expectation to support at ward level with patient feeding if required. This post is open to employees of the five LAASP organisations. By proceeding, you are confirming that you are a current employee of The Clatterbridge Centre, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool University Hospitals, Liverpool Women's Hospital or, The Walton Centre. Confirmation will be sought for all successful applicants via an IAT, Working hours will be Monday & Tuesday: 8.30am - 2.00pm and Thursday: 3.30pm - 8.30pm As a worker you will primarily be based in Atrium Bistro Coffee Shop on the Lower Ground Floor, however there may be times when you will be required to cover in the other retail outlets within the hospital as per the business requirement. Involved in the preparation and service of hot & cold drinks and snacks to staff, patients & visitors. Required to undertake a wide range of cleaning and monitoring duties associated with maintaining food hygiene within the, public dining areas and coffee shops. Ensuring that at all time a professional, high quality service provision is offered at all times, while maintaining the trusts values., Involved in the preparation and service of meals to patients, Staff & Visitors. Required to undertake a wide range of cleaning and monitoring duties associated with maintaining food hygiene within the public dining areas and coffee shops. Ensuring that at all time a professional, high quality service provision is offered at all times, while maintaining the trusts values., 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.

We are looking for staff who are self motivated and can work in a team or on their own unsupervised. You will be working in a busy hospital and can be moved as the needs of the service requires, also you may be required to work Bank holidays including Christmas Day. Although training will be given for all positions, a good knowledge of catering is required. This is an exciting opportunity but the successful candidate needs to be flexible. This post requires previous catering experience, including cooking snacks and front of house service Please ensure you put all relevant experience on the application form,

• Previous catering experience
• This post is open to employees of the five LAASP organisations

Desirable criteria

• Previous Industrial Catering experience
• Previous use of cleaning machinery, Dishwashing or pan washing machinery, A general understanding of why good food hygiene is important
• Health and safety basic knowledge
• Numeracy and literacy skills

Desirable criteria

• Barista training
• Knowledge of cash till systems, Communication skills
• Data inputting
• Team working skills

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 Hospital is 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 Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.