Catering Assistant - Royal Retail Outlets

The following Catering Assistant band 2 vacancy has become available at The Royal Liverpool hospital

Working hours will be Mon - Fri: 8.30am - 3.00pm As a worker you will be based in Skyline Restaurant, 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 meals to patients, Staff & Visitors.

Required to undertake a wide range of cleaning and monitoring duties associated with maintaining food hygiene within the main kitchens, ward kitchens, dining room and coffee shops.

Ensuring that at all time a high quality service provision is offered, maintaining trust values.

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

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 main kitchens, ward kitchens, dining room and coffee shops.

Ensuring that at all time a high quality service provision is offered, maintaining trust values.

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

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 Hospitalis 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 Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women's Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis 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 theircareers page.

Experience

Essential: - Previous catering experience; - This post is open to employees of the five LAASP organisations

Desirable: - Previous Industrial Catering experience; - Previous use of cleaning machinery, Dishwashing or pan washing machinery

Knowledge

Essential: - A general understanding of why good food hygiene is important; - Health and safety basic knowledge; - Numeracy and literacy skills

Desirable: - Barista training; - Knowledge of cash till systems

Skills

Essential: - Communication skills; - Data inputting; - Team working skills