Catering Team Leader
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust · Theatre Practitioner · viaNHS Jobs
£28392.00 to £31157.00
- Closing date
- 19 Oct 2026
- Posted
- 16d ago
- Specialism
- Theatre Practitioner
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Reference
- nhs-5630160
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Job summary
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
About us
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
Our services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
- Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
- Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
- National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme.
Details
Date posted
30 September 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£28,392 to £31,157 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
409-8253205
Job locations
Southport Hospital
Town Lane
Southport
PR8 6PN
United Kingdom
Job description
Job 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.
Job 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.
What you need to do now
Applications are handled by Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust on their own site — BOQQS does not collect CVs or hold your application. This listing closes on 19 Oct 2026.
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