# Patient Facing Ward Based Catering Supervisor - Royal Liverpool > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/patient-facing-ward-based-catering-supervisor-royal-liverpool/b7788fd9-9574-4e87-a5af-629b308363f1 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/patient-facing-ward-based-catering-supervisor-royal-liverpool/b7788fd9-9574-4e87-a5af-629b308363f1.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Royal Liverpool University Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Catering supervisor - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 20 hours per week (7:00am - 11:00am Monday to Friday) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-08T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-01T09:21:46.602Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/Liverpool/Liverpool_University_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Catering/Catering-v8219784 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8219784?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This is an exciting time to join our Catering Team for the NHS at Royal Liverpool Hospital Hospital. We have a post Supervising a team of host/hostess who work within our ward kitchens, ensuring that we provide an excellent food and patient experience. If you are looking for a rewarding role working to support & manage a catering host/hostess team within our wards and you have the following skills please apply. - Good communication (written, verbal & IT) - Approachable - Organised - Reliable This post is open to employees of the five LAASP organisations. By proceeding, you are confirming that you are a current employee of The Clatterbridge Centre, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool University Hospitals, Liverpool Women’s Hospital or, The Walton Centre. Confirmation will be sought for all successful applicants via an IAT. Offers will be withdrawn if the successful applicant is found not to be an employee of a LAASP organisation. Please select Yes to confirm you are an employee as stated and to proceed with an application ### Main duties of the job Supervise & support a team with the following - Regeneration of chilled/frozen food and preparation of sauces. - Plating and service of cold and hot food items with meal delivery to patients, including service of condiments. - Probing and recording food temperatures. Recording of equipment temperatures. - Beverage service to patients. Washing and refilling of patient’s water jugs and beakers. - To take the patient orders and communicate the requirements to the catering department. - Ensuring rosters are covered. Allocation of work to catering assistants. Liaise with management to ensure there is a continuation of service in the event of major staff shortages. Priorities urgent requests. Authorise overtime within the allocated budget. - Carry out staff appraisals ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - To provide a localised catering service observing health, safety and hygiene procedures and maintaining high standards in all aspects. - To deliver good principles of customer care ensuring helpfulness, awareness and compassion to patients, visitors, staff and colleagues. - Regeneration of chilled/frozen food and preparation of sauces. - Preparation of patient meal trays. - Plating and service of cold and hot food items with meal delivery to patients, including service of condiments. - Probing and recording food temperatures. Recording of equipment temperatures. - Beverage service to patients. Washing and refilling of patient’s water jugs and beakers. - To take the patient orders and communicate the requirements to the catering department. - Clearing of meal trays, crockery and cutlery for all food areas. - Collection, segregation and disposal of catering waste materials. - Cleaning duties within the kitchen and other associated areas in accordance with departmental cleaning schedules to include equipment, work surfaces crockery and cutlery. - Ordering and receipt of goods from the main catering production unit in accordance with the agreed stock requirements ensuring adequate stock levels are maintained. - Completion of catering department procedural paperwork such as temperature checks and monitoring. - To undertake training as required to fulfil this role and any further training which will enhance both personal effectiveness and also the delivery of high standards of service. - To work co-operatively with colleagues as part of the team and perform additional duties as and when directed by the catering supervisor ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Willingness to work flexibly and at other sites when required. - Ability and willingness to undertake further training as necessary. ### Skills **Essential** - Excellent 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 - Excellent organisation skills ### Knowledge **Essential** - A general understanding of why food hygiene is important - Health and safety basic knowledge - Knowledge of Cash handling and till systems ### Experience **Essential** - Previous catering experience at a supervisory level - Previous Industrial Catering experience ### Qualifications **Essential** - Level 3 Food Hygiene Certificate - ILM certificate NVQ 3 in catering subject/equivalent ## Documents - [rd (pdf, 383.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10528213) - [risk id (pdf, 352.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10528212) - [life at luhft benefits (pdf, 333.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2664) - [job description & person specification (pdf, 207.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10528211) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.