Job overview

Patient Caterer

An exciting opportunity has arisen for enthusiastic and motivated individuals to join our Patient Services team as a Dual Trained Patient Services Assistant (PSA). This vital role combines both Catering and Domestic Services responsibilities, ensuring patients receive excellent food service while maintaining a clean, safe, and welcoming healthcare environment.

The successful candidate will provide a high standard of food and beverage service to ward areas across Chesterfield Royal Hospital and The Derwent Unit, while also delivering high-quality cleaning services that support patient care, infection prevention, and the overall patient experience.

The hours of work are: -

15:00hrs – 19:00hrs working 4 days per week (16 hours per week) 

The rota will be based on a 16 hour a week contract working on a 10-week rota basis which will include some weekends and bank holidays or working Monday to Friday which will include bank holidays.

Main duties of the job

Catering Duties

Provide a professional and high-quality food and drink service to patients on wards.

Ensure meals are served efficiently and accurately to maintain food quality and meet required specifications.

Support patients with menu selection and meal service as required.

Maintain food safety standards and comply with all Trust catering policies and procedures.

Ensure ward kitchens, catering areas, and associated offices are cleaned and maintained to the required standards.

Safely operate catering equipment following appropriate training.

Contribute to delivering a positive dining experience for patients.

Domestic Duties

Clean ward areas, departments, and communal spaces in line with NHS National Cleaning Standards and Trust procedures.

Work according to cleaning schedules and allocated duties.

Safely use cleaning equipment and materials following training and approved methods.

Follow infection prevention and control practices, including the National Colour Coding System.

Undertake specialist cleaning tasks where required using appropriate cleaning methodologies and PPE.

Ensure cleaning cupboards and equipment are secure and maintained appropriately.

Complete actions arising from cleaning audits within agreed timescales.

Working for our organisation

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 under 1000 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

Flexible Working

If you're looking for flexible or predictable working arrangements, please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate this. If it works for our service and patients, we will do our best to make it work for you.

 VISA's and Immigration system

Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Limited currently do not offer a Certificate of Sponsorship, any applications which require sponsorship will not be considered at this point in time.

When DSFS Ltd are able to offer sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK), applicants will be required to provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form.  Overseas applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years.  Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

COVID19 Vaccination

Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services (‘DSFS’) is committed to ensuring the safety of all our staff and patients therefore encourages and supports staff to be vaccinated against COVID19 as this remains the best line of defence against the virus.

Communications 

Communications throughout the application process will be via e-mail therefore please check your e-mail account, spam folders and NHS Jobs (where applicable) account regularly.

References are also requested by email (where possible). Therefore, to speed up the recruitment process please provide an up to date email address for all referees when completing your application form.

If you require any support in completing the application form, please do not hesitate to contact the DSFS Human Resources team on 01246 513737 / [email protected] and we will be happy to provide assistance.

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