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Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Catering Assistant - Tower Block

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Job summary

Catering Assistant

Band 2

The following Catering Assistant vacancies have become available at Liverpool University Hospital. Although the jobs are primarily based in the unit advertised, you may be required to work anywhere within the catering department depending on the needs of the service. This could include the Royal site & Broadgreen.

IT skills are required for all positions as the Trust does mandatory training and yearly appraisals online. You will be required to study for your level 2 food hygiene certificate, Level 2 food allergen training and NVQ 2

We are looking for staff who are self motivated and can work in a team or on their own unsupervised. We require staff who are flexible and open to change to join our catering team. These positions will be based in a busy hospital, you may be moved as the needs of the service requires, also you may be required to work Bank holidays including Christmas Day

Main duties of the job

Tower Block

09.00-15.00

Monday, saturday, sunday

The Tower Block is the patients kitchen, the duties include collecting patients menus on the wards, stock issues, stock control, belt service, dish washing, pan washing and kitchen cleaning.

The shift available is mainly working on the conveyor belt plating up patients meals, and working on an industrial dishwasher.

The job involves standing for long period of times and repetitive movements. The environment is hot and humid.

The role may include front of house in retail units which will include using the till. Training will be given. Experience of industrial catering is required.

About us

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.

The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.

To hear more about our achievements click here https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf

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Details

Date posted

25 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,615 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

287-CEF-34-25

Job locations

Aintree site

Lower Lane

Liverpool

L9 7AL


Job description

Job responsibilities

Involved in the preparation and service of meals to patients, Staff & Visitors.

Ensure meals are ordered correctly on food ordering tabletRequired 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, maintainingtrust values

Job description

Job responsibilities

Involved in the preparation and service of meals to patients, Staff & Visitors.

Ensure meals are ordered correctly on food ordering tabletRequired 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, maintainingtrust values

Person Specification

Skills

Essential

  • Communication skills
  • Basic data inputting
  • Team working skills

Experience

Essential

  • Previous catering experience

Desirable

  • Previous Industrial Catering experience
  • Previous use of cleaning machinery, Dishwashing or pan washing machinery

Knowledge

Essential

  • An understanding of the importance of good food hygiene
  • Health and safety basic knowledge
  • Numeracy and literacy skills

Desirable

  • Barista training
  • Knowledge of cash till systems

Qualifications

Essential

  • Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate or equivalent

Desirable

  • Food/Hygiene certificate
Person Specification

Skills

Essential

  • Communication skills
  • Basic data inputting
  • Team working skills

Experience

Essential

  • Previous catering experience

Desirable

  • Previous Industrial Catering experience
  • Previous use of cleaning machinery, Dishwashing or pan washing machinery

Knowledge

Essential

  • An understanding of the importance of good food hygiene
  • Health and safety basic knowledge
  • Numeracy and literacy skills

Desirable

  • Barista training
  • Knowledge of cash till systems

Qualifications

Essential

  • Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate or equivalent

Desirable

  • Food/Hygiene certificate

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 the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

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 the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Aintree site

Lower Lane

Liverpool

L9 7AL


Employer's website

https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Aintree site

Lower Lane

Liverpool

L9 7AL


Employer's website

https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Assistant Catering Manager

Alex Chapman

Alex.Chapman@liverpoolft.nhs.uk

01515296090

Details

Date posted

25 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,615 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

287-CEF-34-25

Job locations

Aintree site

Lower Lane

Liverpool

L9 7AL


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