Job Description

DSFS are looking to recruit the right person into the position of Hospitality Host who will join our team on a part time basis of 20 hrs per week, working Monday - Friday within our Hospitality Department located at Chesterfield Royal Hospital.
As a Hospitality Host, you'll have an important part to play in making sure that buffets are prepared and delivered on time and in particular, you'll provide a friendly, engaging and helpful service to our customers.
If you're looking for variety and love being busy, you will thrive in this role.
This opportunity offers shifts 5 days per week, Monday to Friday between the hours of 9am and 3pm.
Our Catering Teams are the focal point for patients, visitors and staff in the Hospital. We are looking for someone who will thrive in a role that requires exceptional customer service.
Some key benefits of the role and to work for DSFS are:-
Free on site parking for Grade A staff
Annual leave starting at 27 days pro rata per annum.
No weekend or Bank Holidays shifts required.
Our Pension is a NEST pension. Upon joining you can choose whether to pay 5% or 8% and DSFS will match whichever you choose.
Main duties of the job

• As a Hospitality Team Member, you will be expected to have exceptional customer service and the ability to serve our guests in a friendly, approachable manner.
• Must be highly skilled in food preparation and stock rotation in the Stacked food preparation area.
• Ability to follow instructions.
• Ability to keep calm under pressure
• You will be pivotal in ensuring full compliance with all Foods Safety requirements

About us
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
Details
Date posted
05 September 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
23,875 a year per annum pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
166-DSFS-7457355
Job locations
DSFS - Chesterfield Royal Hospital
Top Road, Calow
Chesterfield
S44 5BL
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job description and Person Specification in the attachments. This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are along with the criteria that are required. Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job description and Person Specification in the attachments. This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are along with the criteria that are required.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential

• Level 2 food hygiene certificate or willing to undertake
• Educated to GCSE level or equivalent, or equivalent experience (to include Maths and English

Desirable

• Advanced Food Hygiene Level 3
• Experience with Food Allergies, special diets and labelling

Experience
Essential

• Experience in a similar position where there are peaks and troughs in demand during service times

Skills & Knowledge
Essential

• A good communicator, able to converse easily
• Excellent customer care skills
• Professional approach, being aware of the diversity of customers served
• Must be able to work without constant supervision and meet deadlines
• Good interpersonal skills
• Able to prioritise and organise own workload

Personal Atributes
Essential

• Ability to work within a team as well as using own initiative
• Flexible to meet service needs
• Customer focused

Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential

• Level 2 food hygiene certificate or willing to undertake
• Educated to GCSE level or equivalent, or equivalent experience (to include Maths and English

Desirable

• Advanced Food Hygiene Level 3
• Experience with Food Allergies, special diets and labelling

Experience
Essential

• Experience in a similar position where there are peaks and troughs in demand during service times

Skills & Knowledge
Essential

• A good communicator, able to converse easily
• Excellent customer care skills
• Professional approach, being aware of the diversity of customers served
• Must be able to work without constant supervision and meet deadlines
• Good interpersonal skills
• Able to prioritise and organise own workload

Personal Atributes
Essential

• Ability to work within a team as well as using own initiative
• Flexible to meet service needs
• Customer focused

Skills Required