Job summary
- Main area
- Catering
- Grade
- DSFS Grade B
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 166-DSFS-7668965
- Employer
- Derbyshire Support Facilities Services
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Chesterfield Royal Hospital
- Town
- Chesterfield
- Salary
- £24,658 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/01/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Chef Supervisor
DSFS Grade B
Job overview
Chef-Supervisor Role 37.5hr per week
DSFS are looking to recruit the right person into the position of Chef- Supervisor 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.
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.
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
- Responsible for overseeing kitchen operations, preparing high-quality meals, and managing kitchen staff to ensure an exceptional dining 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.
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
Please see below link for the DSFS website.
DSFS - Derbyshire Support & Facilities Services Limited | DSFS
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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
- Level 3 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 Guidelines
- Experience with Food Allergies, special diets and labelling
Experience
- 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 dietary requirements.
- Must be able to work without constant supervision and meet deadlines
- Good Interpersonal Skills
Person specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential criteria
- Advanced Food Hygiene Certificate
- Good Knowledge of Food Safety/Kitchen Hygiene and HACCP
- Sound Catering Experience
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge and understanding of issues and guidance within an NHS environment
- Menu planning and allergen awareness
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in a similar role or environment
- Able to work on own initiative
- Able to make decisions around menus and ingredients
Desirable criteria
- Experience within a commercial environment or similar such as retail or catering operation
Skills and knowledge
Essential criteria
- 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 criteria
- Team Worker
- Good interpersonal skills
- Focused and calm under pressure
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Ann Cowan
- Job title
- Catering Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01246 513873
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