Chef - Broadgreen Hospital

NHS; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health service provider is looking for a qualified chef to join their Catering Team at Broadgreen Hospital. Responsibilities include preparing and serving meals, maintaining hygiene standards, and ensuring food quality for patients and staff. Ideal candidates should have relevant qualifications, including food hygiene and catering experience. The position offers a permanent full-time contract, with a salary ranging from £24,937 to £26,598 per annum, and aims to uplift the quality of care provided to the hospital's patients.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in a catering environment.
• Experience of working within a team.
• Knowledge of special dietary requirements.

Responsibilities

• Prepare food required to produce the dishes.
• Check food temperature before service.
• Observe good hygiene practices.
• Ensure quality of food meets Trust standards.
• Maintain HACCP documentation.

Skills

Food Hygiene qualification

Chef qualification

Good communication (written & verbal)

Approachable

Organised

Reliable

Education

3 GCSE or Equivalent

NVQ level 2 or equivalent in catering

CIEH level 2 food hygiene

Allergen Training

Job description

Job summary

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

We are looking for a qualified chef to support our patient feeding and restaurant meals.

If you are looking for a rewarding role working within our wards and you have the following skills please apply.

• Food Hygiene qualification
• Chef qualification
• Good communication (written & verbal)
• Approachable
• Organised
• Reliable

Main duties of the job

The post holder has a responsibility for the provision of a high quality catering service. The post holder may work in any area within LUFT which offers a catering service, this can include patient feeding, Staff dining area, any of the trust's retail outlets and hospitality.

The preparation and service of meals to patients of LUFT and any other areas where the trust has an SLA. The trust operates a menu with a number of selections, but if needed may need to prepare special meals to ensure the patients receive quality meals. The post holder must clean their area during and after service.

Ensuring that the quality of food produced is to the high standard from the catering department and ensuring that the Catering departments HACCP policy is adhered to at all time. Ensuring that food waste is kept to the minimum.

The post holder will have a good knowledge of special and therapeutic diets as well as dietary needs including Vegetarian and Vegan requirements.

About us

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 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.

For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit their careers page.

Details

Date posted: 10 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

287-CEF-363-25

Job locations

Broadgreen Hospital

Thomas Drive

Liverpool

L14 3LB

Job responsibilities

Food Preparation - preparing any food required to produce the dishes required.

Cooking and Service

Check food for correct temperature before service. And record on the trust's HACCP sheets. Take appropriate action if food fails.

Check the quality of food to comply with the Trusts standards. Take appropriate action if the food fails. Have knowledge of special therapeutic diets and be able to respond to a request for the provision of a special diet at short notice.

Observe good hygiene practices and keep up to date with current food hygiene and training legislation. Ensure the documentation for the trust's HACCP policy is completed, and any fails rectified and retested.

Please refer to the attached job description for a full list of duties

Person Specification - Qualifications

• 3 GCSE or Equivalent
• NVQ level 2 or equivalent in catering
• CIEH level 2 food hygiene
• Allergen Training

Desirable qualifications

• Must be prepared to study for CIEH level 3 food hygiene certificate
• Must be prepared to study for Level 2 Award in Identifying and Controlling Food Allergen Risks

Experience Essential

• Demonstrable experience in a catering environment
• Experience of working within a team

Desirable experience

• Experience in an industrial catering environment

Knowledge Essential

• Knowledge of special dietary requirements.
• Knowledge of cooking skills.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

Employer details

Employer name: Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address:

Broadgreen Hospital

Thomas Drive

Liverpool

L14 3LB

Employer's website: https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/