Chef Supervisor

NHS; Chesterfield; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Chesterfield is seeking a Chef Supervisor to oversee kitchen operations within a hospital setting. The ideal candidate will have excellent customer care skills and experience in food safety management. Responsibilities include preparing high-quality meals, developing menus, and ensuring compliance with guidelines. This full-time role offers a supportive work environment with additional benefits, making it suitable for passionate culinary professionals.

Benefits

NEST pension options

Enhancements for unsocial hours

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar position during service peaks.
• Must be able to work independently and meet deadlines.
• Good knowledge of Food safety Guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Oversee kitchen operations and prepare high-quality meals.
• Develop menus with seasonal ingredients.
• Ensure compliance with Food Safety Guidelines.

Skills

Good communicator

Excellent Customer Care Skills

Professional approach

Good Interpersonal Skills

Education

Level 3 Food hygiene certificate

Educated to GCSE level or equivalent

Job description

Chef Supervisor

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.

The closing date is 18 January 2026.

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

• Responsibleforoverseeingkitchenoperations,preparinghigh-qualitymeals,andmanagingkitchenstafftoensure 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.

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.

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.

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

• 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

• Advanced Food Hygiene Certificate
• Good Knowledge of Food Safety/Kitchen Hygiene and HACCP
• Knowledge and understanding of issues and guidance within an NHS environment
• Menu planning and allergen awareness

Experience

• Experience in a similar role or environment
• Able to work on own initiative
• Able to make decisions around menus and ingredients
• Experience within a commercial environment or similar such as retail or catering operation

Skills and knowledge

• 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

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

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