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Chef

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Chesterfield, S44 5BL

Salary

£25,949

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

1 September 2026

1 days left

Job description

Chef Role - 30hrs per week DSFS are looking to recruit the right person into the position of Chef who will join our team on a part time basis, working...

  • Reporting to the Head Chef, preparinghigh-qualitymeals, ensuring an exceptionaldining experience 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.

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.

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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Qualifications & Training

Essential

  • Advanced Food Hygiene Certificate
  • Good Knowledge of Food Safety/Kitchen Hygiene and HACCP
  • Sound Catering Experience

Desirable

  • Knowledge and understanding of issues and guidance within an NHS environment
  • Menu planning and allergen awareness

Experience

Essential

  • Experience in a similar role or environment
  • Able to work on own initiative
  • Able to make decisions around menus and ingredients

Desirable

  • Experience within a commercial environment or similar such as retail or catering operation

Skills and knowledge

Essential

  • Able to manage, motivate and lead a team
  • A good communicator, able to converse easily and at all levels
  • Enthusiastic and a passion for food
  • Excellent customer care skills
  • Work well under pressure
  • Advanced knowledge of Food Safety Regulations

Personal Attributes

Essential

  • Team Worker
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Focused and calm under pressure

How to apply

Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.

Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

13 August 2026

Last checked

17 August 2026

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About the employer

CRH
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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