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DCHS Foundation Trust; Missouri; On-site; USD 28,000 - 32,000; Part time

Job summary

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Cook at Ripley Community Hospital. The role involves preparing patient meals, adhering to food hygiene regulations, and coordinating with wards to meet dietary needs.

The position operates on a 30-hour week across a 5-day rota within a hospital catering setting. The role requires maintaining high hygiene standards, assisting with menus and dietary requirements, and contributing to a responsive catering service for patients.

Qualifications

• Experience in hospital catering or food preparation preferred.
• Ability to maintain high hygiene standards and safe working practices.
• Comfort with working in a ward environment and handling patient meals.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient meals in line with approved processes and ensure meals meet quality and temperature standards.
• Maintain hygiene standards and safe systems of work in catering provision.
• Assist with patient meal information and dietary requirements; act as a liaison between catering and wards.

Skills

Food hygiene

Menu planning

Teamwork

Communication

Job description

Cook ( Ripley ) | Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust

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 working 30 hrs over a 5 days on a 7 day Rota .

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.

It is Trust policy that for posts that are for a time limited period, applicants who are currently employed by an NHS organisation will only be appointed on a secondment basis and should have approval from their line manager this is possible before applying. Applicants who are not employed by an NHS organisation, will receive a fixed term contract.

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.

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

This advert closes on Tuesday 22 Sep 2026