Patient Services Assistant

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 11 May 2025

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 3 days in 7

The rota will be based on 10 week rota basis which will include some weekends and bank holidays.

Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Limited currently do not offer a Certificate of Sponsorship, any applications which require sponsorship will not be considered

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

Date posted

30 April 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£23,875 a year Per Annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

166-DSFS-7114650

Job locations

DSFS Ltd - Chesterfield Royal Hospital

Chesterfield Road

Chesterfield

S44 5BL

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

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.