Bank - Catering Assistant

Job summary

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 times a high-quality service provision is offered, maintaining trust values.

Successful candidates can choose from shifts at Aintree, Broadgreen and Royal Liverpool Hospitals.

Main duties of the job

• Planning and organisational tasks/duties
• Work as directed by catering supervisors in accordance with local procedures
• Work within strict timeframes
• Participate as a team member
• Be prepared to move to a different task as directed by the supervisor
• Performance of duties in accordance with approved methods, frequencies and standards, adhering to strict food safety standards
• Some preparation of cold foods will be required
• Minor cooking skills to produce call order items, e.g. Breakfast items, bacon, sausage, burgers as directed
• Assist chefs with basic food preparation and cooking
• Use of equipment machinery and cleaning materials as directed
• Significant cleaning duties are associated with this post including cleaning of pans, cutlery, crockery, machinery, cooking equipment and floors walls and work surfaces

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 Annual Report.

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Date posted: 15 April 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 2

Salary: £24,169 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract: Bank

Working pattern: Flexible working

Reference number: 287-BANK-43-35

Job responsibilities

• Planning and organisational tasks/duties
• Work as directed by catering supervisors in accordance with local procedures
• Work within strict timeframes
• Participate as a team member
• Be prepared to move to a different task as directed by the supervisor
• Performance of duties in accordance with approved methods, frequencies and standards, adhering to strict food safety standards
• Some preparation of cold foods will be required
• Minor cooking skills to produce call order items, e.g. Breakfast items, bacon, sausage, burgers as directed
• Assist chefs with basic food preparation and cooking
• Use of equipment machinery and cleaning materials as directed
• Significant cleaning duties are associated with this post including cleaning of pans, cutlery, crockery, machinery, cooking equipment and floors walls and work surfaces

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• General education with the ability to study for level 2 food hygiene certificate
• Ability and willingness to undertake further training as necessary

Desirable

• Level 2 food hygiene certificate

Experience

Essential

• Previous catering experience

Desirable

• Previous Industrial Catering experience

Knowledge

Essential

• A general understanding of why food hygiene is important
• Health and safety basic knowledge

Skills

Essential

• Communication skills
• Basic data inputting either manually or using a computer/tablet
• Basic numeracy and literacy skills
• Ability to work as part of a team

Desirable

• Previous use of cleaning machinery, Dishwashing or pan washing machinery
• Barista training
• Knowledge of cash till systems

Other

Essential

• Willingness to work flexibly and at other sites when required

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.

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.

Employer details

Employer name: Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Liverpool University Hospitals - All Sites, Liverpool, L9 7AL

Employer's website: Liverpool University Hospitals