Catering Assistant - Retail Shop Aintree Site

Job Overview

The Catering department at Liverpool University Hospitals is an exciting place to work.

• Band 2
• Main area:
  Catering
• Grade:
  Band 2
• Contract:
  
  Permanent
• Hours:
  
  Part time - 20 hours per week
• Job
  -CEF-414-25
• Department: LUH - 1 General Staffing (AFC posts)
• Site:
  Aintree
• Town:
  Liverpool
• Salary: £24,465 per annum
• Salary period:
  Yearly
• Closing: 04/02/2026 23:59

The Catering department at Liverpool University Hospitals is an exciting place to work. We feed all of the patients, but also have modern retail units. We try to bring the high street into the hospital by offering modern concepts to staff and visitors. All the outlets are very busy and we want you to encourage sales. These posts are very rewarding jobs.

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. The position is based in a busy hospital so you may be moved as the needs of the service requires. You may also be required to work Bank holidays including Christmas Day.

You may also be required to work on other sites.

The Retail Shop is a coffee shop based in the main entrance of Aintree Hospital. The position involves serving customers, cleaning, customer care, cash handling, stocking shelves and stock rotation.

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 Hospital is 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 Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is 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 their careers page.

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 and Broadgreen sites. This could also include working in the patient's kitchen. IT skills are required for all positions as the Trust does mandatory training and yearly appraisals online.

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate or equivalent

Desirable criteria

• Food/Hygiene certificate

Experience

Essential criteria

• Previous catering experience

Desirable criteria

• Previous industrial catering experience
• Previous use of cleaning machinery, dishwashing or pan washing machinery

Skills/Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Numeracy and literacy skills
• Knowledge of Health and Safety
• Understanding of the importance of good food hygiene

Desirable criteria

• Barista training
• Knowledge of cash till systems

Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.

Posts advertised to "internal staff" are open to employees of hospitals within University Hospitals of Liverpool Group and you should confirm your employment within your application form.

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