Job summary
Patient Caterer
An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Patient Services Department which is within the facilities division.
Catering duties will be to provide a high standard of food and drink service to ward areas within Chesterfield Royal Hospital. Other duties include ensuring all kitchen areas are cleaned efficiently and in a timely manner to the required specified standards in line with Trust policy and ensuring patient's meals are served efficiently to assure food quality and to meet the required specification, in line with Trust policy. The hours of work are:-
08:00hrs - 14:30hrs x4 day a week.
The rota will be based on 10 week rota basis which will include someweekends and bank holidays.
Interview dates 19th & 20th May 2025
Main duties of the job
Catering duties will be to provide a high standard of food and drink service to ward areas within Chesterfield Royal Hospital. Caterers must ensure patient's meals are served efficiently to assure food quality and to meet the required specification, in line with Trust policy.
Other duties include ensuring all kitchen areas and offices are cleaned efficiently and in a timely manner to the required specified standards in line with Trust policy.
About us
Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Ltd. (DSFS) is a subsidiary company that's 100% owned by Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
DSFS has just under 1000 staff across Soft and Hard Facilities Services, and our corporate services including, ICT, Patient Records, Switchboard, Procurement, Finance and Clinical Engineering. Very much part of the 'Chesterfield Royal family', DSFS builds on solid NHS foundations to offer a more commercial approach that's dynamic, flexible, and proactive.
DSFS are proud to be striving to achieve a truly diverse and inclusive flexible workforce by valuing and welcoming everyone's abilities, uniqueness, and individuality. All our colleagues have the right to and should be able to feel 100% themselves at work; we believe that all our people add to and should improve our culture and not just fit in with it. By embracing our diverse backgrounds and differences our culture becomes richer and makes us stronger together.
Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Limited currently do not offer a Certificate of Sponsorship, any applications which require sponsorship will not be considered
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached to this vacancy. This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are along with the criteria that is required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached to this vacancy. This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are along with the criteria that is required.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- To be able to read and understand to the required standard.
Desirable
- Basic education to include Maths and English
- Level 2 Food Safety and Hygiene Certificate
Experience
Essential
- Understanding the importance of confidentiality
Desirable
- Experience of working in a hospital environment
- Previous experience in a similar environment
Skills
Essential
- Good communication skills both written and verbal
- Ability to work alone and as part of a team
Desirable
- Basic Knowledge of Health and Safety and COSHH regulations
- Basic IT skills
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Flexible and reliable attitude to working arrangements
- Ability to work alone and as part of a team
Desirable
- Able to undertake the physical aspects of the post
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- To be able to read and understand to the required standard.
Desirable
- Basic education to include Maths and English
- Level 2 Food Safety and Hygiene Certificate
Experience
Essential
- Understanding the importance of confidentiality
Desirable
- Experience of working in a hospital environment
- Previous experience in a similar environment
Skills
Essential
- Good communication skills both written and verbal
- Ability to work alone and as part of a team
Desirable
- Basic Knowledge of Health and Safety and COSHH regulations
- Basic IT skills
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Flexible and reliable attitude to working arrangements
- Ability to work alone and as part of a team
Desirable
- Able to undertake the physical aspects of the post
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
