Location
Southport, England
Salary
£28,392 - £31,157 per annum
Profession
Estates and facilities
Grade
Band 4
Deadline
19 Oct 2026
Contract Type
Permanent: 37.5 hours per week Monday - Friday
Posted Date
28 Sep 2026
Medical Protection — the side of locally employed doctors from £83

Job requirements

Essential

27 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Other

    Professional and hygiene awareness/appearance

  • Other

    Varied shifts working in hot humid environment

  • Other

    Weekend and Bank Holiday Working

  • Other

    Cross site cover

  • Other

    Physically demanding role

  • Other

    Varied deadlines and ad hoc pressures, concentration required when entering data

  • Other

    Varied deadlines and ad hoc pressures

  • Other

    Dealing with staff issues

  • Skills

    Ability to lead change

  • Skills

    Ability to work under pressure

  • Skills

    Provision of a patient/customer focussed service

  • Skills

    Principles of Risk Management

  • Skills

    Communication

  • Skills

    Ability to motivate a team

  • Our Values

    We are Kind

  • Our Values

    We are Open

  • Our Values

    We are Inclusive

  • Qualifications

    Supervisory Experience

  • Qualifications

    Advanced Food Hygiene Level 4

  • Qualifications

    City & Guilds level 7061 and 2 or equivalent

  • Qualifications

    Basic computer skills

  • Qualifications

    HACCP Training

  • Qualifications

    ECDL or equivalent

  • Knowledge and Experience

    Working with quality systems and hygiene monitoring

  • Knowledge and Experience

    Large scale food production

  • Knowledge and Experience

    Team working

  • Knowledge and Experience

    Retail Experience

Desirable

1 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Knowledge and Experience

    NHS Experience

Job overview

We are looking for a highly motivated, experienced and reliable Catering Team leader to join our friendly team.

You will help lead day-to-day cateing operation support staff, maintain high standards of food hygine and safety, and provide excellent patient and customer service.

We are are looking for someone who:

  • Has experience within the Catering industry.
  • Can confidently lead and support a team
  • Has excellent customer care skills
  • Works well under pressure
  • Understands food hygiene and health and safety
  • Is reliable and oranised and enthuiastic

Main duties of the job

To mainitain 5* star standards

  • Maintain all operational procedures
  • Maintain all computerised records as appropriate
  • Auditing wards and departments in line with food safety legislation
  • Involvement in the review of departmental work instructions and procedures
  • Enforce compliance with Waste Management Policy to meet the changing requirements as segregation requirements increase
  • Ensure all catering staff are fully aware and comply with Hygiene and Food Safety Legislation

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • Lead and supervise the catering team on a day-to-day basis
  • Allocate duties and organise rosters to ensure adequate cover
  • Ensure food is prepared presented and served to a high standard
  • Maintain excellent customer service for patients, staff and visitors.
  • Ensure all Food Hygiene and allergen procedures are followed
  • Monitor food schedules, cleaning schedules and relevant catering records.
  • Support sock control ordering and storage of food and catering supplies
  • Minimise food waste and help meaintain effective cost control
  • Train, support and motivate catering teams
  • Work closley with managers and departments to ensure efficeint Catering service
  • Lead by example promiting Trust vallues and a supportative team enviroment.

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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This advert is for Catering Team Leader with Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in Southport, England. It is listed as a Band 4 Estates and facilities role. The advertised salary is £28,392 - £31,157 per annum. The contract type is Permanent: 37.5 hours per week Monday - Friday. The application deadline is 19 Oct 2026.

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