Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Head Chef

The closing date is 08 April 2026

Job summary

Head Chef Role 37.5hr per week

DSFS are looking to recruit the right person into the position of Head Chef who will join our team on a full-time basis, working within Cafe at the Royal, located at the main entrance at Chesterfield Royal Hospital.

This opportunity offers shifts 5 days per week, Monday to Friday, working shifts with starting times of 7am and finishing at 3pm.

Our team is the focal point for patients, visitors and staff in the Hospital. We are looking for someone who is an experienced Chef and will thrive in this role, creating the right environment for our staff and visitors alike.

Main duties of the job

Responsibleforoverseeingkitchenoperations,preparinghigh-qualitymeals,andmanagingkitchenstafftoensure anexceptionaldiningexperience for our customers,
Create and develop menus using seasonal ingredients, ensuring dishes are cost effective and nutritious,
Ability to work as part of a team.
Ability to issue instructions in a calm manner
Ability to keep calm under pressure
You will be pivotal in ensuring full compliance where all Food Safety Guidelines and being adhered to.

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 over 900 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

Please see below link for the DSFS website.

DSFS - Derbyshire Support & Facilities Services Limited | DSFS

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Date posted

19 March 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£26,598 to £28,345 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

166-DSFS-7846028

Job locations

Chesterfield Royal Hospital

Top Road, Calow

Chesterfield

S44 5BL

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job description and Person Specification in the attachments. This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are along with the criteria that are required.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Level 3 Advanced Food Hygiene Qualification
Trained to Diploma level in Catering City & Guilds 706/1 & 2 or equivalent NVQ's
Level 4 Food Safety or equivalent knowledge or working towards accreditation

Desirable

Knowledge and understanding of current issues in the NHS relating to catering services

Experience

Essential

Experience in a similar position being responsible for standards and service working within a service led and customer environment
Able to make decisions

Desirable

Experience within commercial/branded retail and/or NHS catering operations
Experience with menu planning

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

Able to manage, motivate and lead a team
A good communicator, able to converse easily and well at all levels
Enthusiastic and having a passion for food
Excellent customer care skills
Work well under pressure and able to prioritise
Strong knowledge of HACCP, COSSH and Health and Safety legislation

Desirable

Computer literate

Personal Attributes

Desirable

Self-motivated and able to motivate others
Team worker
Able to work on their own initiative

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Level 3 Advanced Food Hygiene Qualification
Trained to Diploma level in Catering City & Guilds 706/1 & 2 or equivalent NVQ's
Level 4 Food Safety or equivalent knowledge or working towards accreditation

Desirable

Knowledge and understanding of current issues in the NHS relating to catering services

Experience

Essential

Experience in a similar position being responsible for standards and service working within a service led and customer environment
Able to make decisions

Desirable

Experience within commercial/branded retail and/or NHS catering operations
Experience with menu planning

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

Able to manage, motivate and lead a team
A good communicator, able to converse easily and well at all levels
Enthusiastic and having a passion for food
Excellent customer care skills
Work well under pressure and able to prioritise
Strong knowledge of HACCP, COSSH and Health and Safety legislation

Desirable

Computer literate

Personal Attributes

Desirable

Self-motivated and able to motivate others
Team worker
Able to work on their own initiative

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Chesterfield Royal Hospital

Top Road, Calow

Chesterfield

S44 5BL

Employer's website

https://www.chesterfieldroyal.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Chesterfield Royal Hospital

Top Road, Calow

Chesterfield

S44 5BL

Employer's website

https://www.chesterfieldroyal.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)