Chef - Liverpool Womens HospitalNHS

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Liverpool, L8 7SS Permanent £25,760 to £27,476

Posted 12 August 2026 Closing date 26 August 2026

Edge Hill Rail Station (0.6 miles away) Queen Square Bus Station (1.1 miles away)

Job summary

This is an exciting time to join our Catering Team for the NHS at Liverpool Womens Hospital.

We are looking for a qualified chef to support our patient feeding and restaurant meals.

If you are looking for a rewarding role working within our wards and you have the following skills please apply.

Food Hygiene qualification
Chef qualification
Good communication (written & verbal)
Approachable
Organised
Reliable

Main duties of the job

The post holder has a responsibility for the provision of a high quality catering service.The post holder may work in any area within LUFT which offers a catering service, this can include patients feeding, Staff dining area, any of the trusts retail outlets and hospitality.

The preparation and service of meals to patients, staff and visitors of LUHG and any other areas where the trust has an SLA. The trust operates a menu with a number of selections, but if needed may need to prepare special meals to ensure the patients receive quality meals.The post holder must clean their area during and after service.

Ensuring that the quality of food produced is to the high standard from the catering department and ensuring that the Catering departments HACCP policy is adhered to at all time. Ensuring that food waste is kept to the minimum.

The post holder will have a good knowledge of special and therapeutic diets as well as dietary needs including Vegetarian and Veganrequirements.

Job description

Food Preparation -Preparing any food required to produce the dishes required

Cooking and Service

Check food for correct temperature before service. And record on the trusts HACCP sheets. Take appropriate action is food fails

Check the quality of food to comply with the Trusts standards. Takeappropriate action if the food failsHave knowledge of special therapeutic diets and be able to respond to a request for the provision of a special diet at short notice.Observe good hygiene practises and keep up to date with current food hygiene and training legislation. Ensure the documentation for the trusts HCCP policy is completed, and any fails rectified and retested

Please refer to the attached job description for a full list of duties

About us

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.

For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit theircareers page.

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