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Main area
Catering
Grade
DSFS Grade A
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 22.5 hours per week
Job ref
166-DSFS-7097884
Employer
Derbyshire Support Facilities Services
Employer type
NHS
Site
DSFS Ltd - Chesterfield Royal Hospital
Town
Chesterfield
Salary
£23,875 pa pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
07/05/2025 23:59

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Catering Team Member

DSFS Grade A

Job overview

DSFS are looking to recruit the right person into the position of  Catering Team Member who will  join our team on a part time basis of 22.5 hrs per week, working within Cafe@the Royal, located within the main entrance at Chesterfield Royal Hospital.

This opportunity offers shifts  3 days per week, Monday to Sunday, between the hours of 6am and 8pm.

Our Catering Teams are the focal point for patients, visitors and staff  in the Hospital. We are looking for someone who will thrive in a role that requires exceptional customer service.

Key Benefits of the Role:-

Our Pension is a NEST pension. Upon joining you can choose whether to pay 5% or 8% and DSFS will match whichever you choose.

If applicable to your role and contract we will pay enhancements of 40% for any hours worked after 8pm and before 6am on Monday to Friday and for hours worked on Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays.

Interview date to be agreed

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

 

Main duties of the job

  • As a Catering team member, you will be expected to have exceptional customer service and the ability to serve our guests in a friendly, approachable manner.
  • Assisting our Chefs with some food preparation and stock rotation in our restaurant areas
  • Ability to work as part of a team. 
  • Ability to follow instructions.
  • Ability to keep calm under pressure
  • You will be pivotal in ensuring full compliance with all Foods Safety requirements

Working for our organisation

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

Detailed job description and main 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.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Level 2 food hygiene certificate or willing to undertake.
  • Educated to GCSE level or equivalent, or equivalent experience (to include Maths and English)
Desirable criteria
  • Good knowledge of Food safety
  • Experience with Food Allergies, special diets and labelling

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience in a similar position where there are peaks and troughs in demand during service times

Skills & Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • A good communicator, able to converse easily
  • Excellent Customer Care Skills
  • Professional approach, being aware of the diversity of customers served
  • Must be able to work without constant supervision and meet deadlines
  • Good Interpersonal Skills

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Applicant requirements

This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Ann Cowan
Job title
Catering/Retail Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01246 513873
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