Cook (Walton & Clay Cross) | Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust

Job Overview

Ready to make a real difference? Join us as a Cook at Walton & Clay Cross Community Hospitals – this is your chance to be part of a passionate team and bring flavour to our Patients!

We are part of Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust, one of the largest providers of specialist community healthcare in England, caring for nearly 1.8 million patients each year through 7 community hospitals, 4 minor injury units, 29 health centres and a learning disability centre.

Responsibilities

• Provide the patient meal service, carrying out approved processes and procedures, ensuring quality and temperature of meals are safe, appropriate and within Food Hygiene Legislation.
• Maintain required hygiene standards and safe systems of work.
• Assist and provide information on patient meals and menus, acting as point of contact between catering and wards to identify issues or specific dietary requirements.
• Ensure Food Hygiene Regulations and procedures are adhered to, conduct regular checks and audits.
• Predict daily catering demands and order provisions and materials to meet the demand.
• Monitor meals produced for quality and appearance, undertake meal surveys.
• Collate menus and other catering requirements daily, taking into account all dietary requirements and ensuring sufficient quantities of food and resources.
• Ensure a quality and nutritious patient meal service is provided at all times.
• Participate in the cooks rota in the daily production of all meals.

Values

• To 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”

About the Trust

• Deliver patient care across community hospitals, injury units, health centres and community settings.
• Recognised as a top 10 NHS organisation to work for in the UK.

Application

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This advert closes on Tuesday 24 Mar 2026.

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