Catering Assistant - Patients Broadgreen Hospital

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A large NHS Trust in Liverpool is seeking dedicated staff for their Catering Team at Broadgreen Hospital. The role involves ensuring excellent food service for patients, including food preparation, delivery, and adherence to food hygiene standards. Candidates are required to have some catering experience and must be able to work flexible hours within a 15-hour week. This position provides a unique chance to contribute to patient care in a healthcare environment, ensuring reliability and excellent service standards.

Qualifications

• Candidates must have some level of catering experience.
• Ability to work varying shifts (15 hours per week).

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve cold and hot food items to patients.
• Ensure compliance with food hygiene and HACCP guidelines.
• Maintain cleanliness in kitchen areas according to standards.
• Document food and equipment temperatures.

Skills

Good communication (written & verbal)

Organised

Approachable

Reliable

Job description

Overview

A Vacancy at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This is an exciting time to join our Catering Team for the NHS at Broadgreen Hospital. We have a number of posts working within our ward kitchens, ensuring that we provide an excellent food and patient experience.

Eligibility

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.

Qualifications

• Good communication (written & verbal)
• Able to work either 7.30am - 2.30pm or 3.30pm - 6.30pm, 5 over 7 days (15 hours per week)
• Approachable
• Organised
• Reliable

Experience Requirements

Candidates applying need to have some level of catering experience for this role, either hospitality / care homes / nurseries.

Responsibilities

• 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 you follow all food hygiene and HACCP guidelines.
• Responsible for cleaning kitchen areas in line with national standards.
• 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.
• 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.

About the Trust

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.

Other Information

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This advert closes on Monday 29 Dec 2025.