Catering Team Member

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Chesterfield; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free onsite parking

NEST pension match

Shift enhancements after 8pm and on wk

Job summary

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Catering Team Member on a part-time basis for 34 hours per week in Cafe @ the Royal, inside Chesterfield Royal Hospital. Shifts are on a 4-week rota, Monday to Sunday, 6am–8pm, with a busy, high-volume service.

The role emphasizes exceptional customer service, team collaboration, and adherence to food safety standards, with DBS disclosure required and a 5-day rota pattern.

Qualifications

• Level 2 food hygiene certificate or willingness to undertake.
• GCSE level in Maths and English or equivalent.
• Good knowledge of Food safety.
• Experience with Food Allergies, special diets and labelling.

Responsibilities

• Provide exceptional customer service to patients, visitors and staff.
• Assist Chefs with food preparation and stock rotation in restaurant areas.
• Work effectively as part of a team and follow instructions.
• Maintain composure and work under pressure during busy periods.
• Ensure full compliance with all Food Safety requirements.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Deadline-oriented

Teamwork

Education

Level 2 food hygiene certificate

GCSEs (Maths and English)

Job description

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Catering Team Member

The closing date is 18 October 2026

DSFS are looking to recruit a highly experienced Catering Team Member to join our team on a part time basis of 34 hrs per week, working within Cafe @ the Royal, located within the main entrance at Chesterfield Royal Hospital. Your shifts will be on a 4 week rota basis, working 5 shifts per week between Monday and Sunday.

• Our services are busy, with a high-volume of customers with good equipment and systems - we need someone who can handle a fast pace and work with a small team.

This opportunity offers shifts 5 days per week, on a rota basis 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

• Free Onsite parking for Grade A Staff
• 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

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

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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Level 2 food hygiene certificate or willing to undertake.
• Educated to GCSE level or equivalent, or equivalent experience (to include Maths and English)
• Good knowledge of Food safety
• 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

• 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

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 name

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust