Patient Facing Ward Based Catering Supervisor - Royal Liverpool

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., 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
  
  Good communication (written, verbal & IT)
• Approachable
• Organised
• Reliable
  
  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 Hospitalis 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 Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women's Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.