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


Company:	DCHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£25,760 - £27,476 pa, pro rata
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Ripley, DE5 3HE
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	8 Sept 2026
Closing date:	8 Oct 2026

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Summary

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.

Interested? We would like to hear from you.

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

• To value everyone’s contribution: “everyone matters

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.

As an employer and sponsor licence holder, to be able to provide sponsorship to overseas nationals via the Skilled Worker route we must ensure that we adhere to the sponsorship requirements set by UK Visa’s and Immigration. After carefully reviewing this role, we do not believe that this position meets the requirements for sponsorship. For details on eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa, please follow this link to the gov.uk website Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)”

This advert closes on Tuesday 22 Sep 2026

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