Catering Assistant - Retail Aintree Site Bistro

Catering Assistant - Retail Aintree Site Bistro

The closing date is 13 March 2026

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 to join our catering team. These positions will be based in a busy hospital, you may be moved as the needs of the service requires, also you may be required to work Bank holidays including Christmas Day.

The Bistro is a busy unit at the entrance of the hospital. The post will involve making coffee, food preparation, serving customers, making sandwiches, kitchen cleaning, cash handling and customer care.

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 site & Broadgreen, and the patients kitchen.

IT skills are required for all positions as the Trust does mandatory training and yearly appraisals online.

** 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.**

• Data inputting

• Understanding of the importance of good food hygiene
• Knowledge of Health & Safety
• Numeracy and literacy skills
• Barista training
• Knowledge of cash till systems

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

• Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate or equivalent

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust