Cook | Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust

www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk - Jobboard; Ilkeston; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in Derbyshire is seeking a Cook to join their team at Ripley Community Hospital. This role involves ensuring the quality and safety of patient meals, managing dietary requirements, and participating in daily meal production. Ideal candidates will have experience in meal service and food hygiene. Join a supportive environment focused on patient care and teamwork.

Qualifications

• Experience in providing meal services and adhering to food hygiene regulations.
• Ability to predict daily catering demands and manage inventory.
• Strong communication skills to liaise between catering and ward staff.

Responsibilities

• Ensure quality and temperature of meals meet safety guidelines.
• Collate menus and monitor dietary requirements for patients.
• Participate in daily production of meals as per the cooks rota.

Job description

Do you want to make a difference? If so, an opportunity has arisen for you to join our team as a Cook at Ripley Community Hospital.

You will be responsible for the provision of the patient meal service, carried out by undertaking approved processes and procedures, to ensure the quality and temperature of meals at service are safe and appropriate and within the guidelines of Food Hygiene Legislation.

You will be expected to maintain the required hygiene standards and safe systems of work.

Part of your role will also be to provide assistance and information, as required, in respect of patient meals and menus and to provide a point of contact between the catering provision and the wards to identify any issues or specific dietary requirements.

Interested? We would like to hear from you.

Ensure Food Hygiene Regulations and procedures are adhered to and regular checks and audits are undertaken.

To predict daily catering demands and be responsible for the ordering of provisions and materials to meet the demand.

Monitoring of meals produced for quality and appearance and undertaking meal surveys.

On a daily basis: responsibility for the collating of menus and other catering requirements, taking into account all dietary requirements and ensuring sufficient quantities of food and other resources are available to meet these demands.

To ensure a quality and nutritious patient meal service is provided at all times.

To participate in the cooks rota in the daily production of all meals.

We are a large community Trust covering all of Derbyshire we have strong values and patient care is at the centre of our values and vision .

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust (DCHS) is one of the largest providers of specialist community healthcare in England and we currently employ around 4,500 staff. We deliver a variety of services across Derbyshire, caring for nearly 1.8 million patients each year.

We deliver patient care through 7 community hospitals, 4 minor injury units, 29 health centres and a learning disability centre. Another key part of our service is out in the community where we care for people in their own homes via therapists, health visitors and district nurses, and promoting public health in the wider community. As a Trust we care for patients of all ages with a special focus on the needs of elderly people and the very young.

DCHS has been recognised as a top 10 NHS organisation to work for in the UK by the Health Service Journal and NHS Employers in their Best Places to Work 2015 campaign. The Trust is also the runner-up in the category for the best NHS community trust employer.

Our Vision

“To be the best provider of local health care and be a great place to work”

Our ValuesTo get the basics right
• To act with compassion and respect
• To make a difference
• To value and develop teamwork
• To value everyone’s contribution: “everyone matters



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This advert closes on Thursday 14 Aug 2025