Job summary
- Main area
- Catering
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 15 hours per week (06.30am early start;18.30pm late finish. Required to work 2 out of 3 weekends.)
- Job ref
- 383-FAC-7232-26
- Employer
- Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Kingsway Hospital
- Town
- Derby
- Salary
- £25,272 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Kitchen Porter
NHS AfC: Band 2
Want to make a real difference and have a truly rewarding career? Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of ‘making a positive difference in people's lives’.
We’ve been rated ‘good’ overall by the CQC, with some outstanding services. The CQC commented at our most recent inspection on how our colleagues “treated patients with compassion and kindness” and “felt positive and proud about working for the trust.
We are passionate about making equality, diversity and inclusion part of our DNA. We take pride in our “People First Culture” which creates a workplace where everyone feels a genuine sense of belonging, difference is celebrated, and people are comfortable to bring their whole selves to work. We value the richness that comes from having colleagues that are fully representative of the local community. We welcome people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, protected characteristics, and with all backgrounds and experiences.
Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic person to:
- Provide the highest standards of hygiene within the Catering Department areas, by adhering to and practising the cleaning work schedules as prescribed.
- Ensure the safe delivery of food and meals to all wards on the Kingsway site in Derby.
- Driving electric vehicles to deliver all food trolleys and refreshments to external buildings forms a daily part of the role, so a valid full UK driving licence is required for this post.
Main duties of the job
- Cleaning of the kitchen and associated areas, refrigerators and food stores to the required standards.
- Specialist cleaning of catering equipment including industrial fryers, ovens, bain-marie.
- Washing up of utensils, pots, pans and crockery used by staff and patients as and when required.
- Delivery of meals and goods to any and all areas as required and the collection of pots, goods and other items as required, including driving the electric truck within the hospital grounds.
- Unload and unpack all types of goods used within the catering department and place in appropriate areas, e.g. refrigerators, deep freezers etc: observing strict stock rotation performance standards.
- Ensure that Health and Safety Regulations and Food Hygiene Regulations are upheld by adhering to safe working practices prescribed.
- Ensure all vehicles are checked daily prior to use completing the forms provided, any defects are reported immediately to the Catering Supervisor, as and when required to connect the electric vehicles to the chargers.
- Liaise with delivery drivers and performing banksman duties to ensure the provision and maintenance of a safe area for delivery vehicles to the store yard.
Derbyshire Healthcare is unable to sponsor international applicants in this role. You can find out more about how you can work in the UK by visiting Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Working for our organisation
Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of ‘making a positive difference in people's lives’.
Benefits include:
- Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
- 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years’ service
- Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
- Health service discounts and online benefits
- Incremental pay progression
- Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
- Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
- Health and wellbeing opportunities
- Structured learning and development opportunities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please review the Job Description and Person Specification, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site, you will need to register if you do not already have an account.
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- Recent basic food hygiene certificate
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent customer care skills
- Physical capability (to push heavy food trolleys onto trailer several times a day
- Experience in a catering role
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full and valid UK driving Licence
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Paul Beckworth
- Job title
- Catering Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07774 049189
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Recruitment Team
- Telephone
- 01332 564856 option 1, option 1 (please note, my normal working days are Mon-Thu)
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