Hospital Chef – Dublin 9

Hospital Chef Jobs – Dublin 9 | Healthcare Catering Chef Role
  
Searching for Hospital Chef jobs in Dublin 9, healthcare chef roles, or agency chef work with consistent daytime hours?
  
3Q Recruitment is recruiting an experienced Hospital Chef to support a healthcare catering kitchen in Dublin 9, delivering nutritious, well-prepared meals that play a vital role in patient care and daily hospital operations.
  
This role suits chefs who have worked in hospital kitchens, healthcare facilities or large-scale catering environments and who value structure, routine and professional standards over late-night hospitality shifts.
  
The Role
  
You’ll work within a regulated healthcare kitchen, contributing to safe, reliable meal services for patients and staff. The role involves close collaboration with catering management, dietitians and healthcare teams, ensuring meals meet dietary, nutritional and clinical requirements.
This is a purpose-driven role for chefs who want stability, consistency and meaningful work within healthcare catering.
  
Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and present meals aligned with clinical, dietary and nutritional guidelines
• Support the daily running of a busy healthcare kitchen
• Maintain consistent quality, portion control and presentation standards
• Follow HACCP, cook-chill, food safety, hygiene and infection control procedures
• Manage food storage, labelling, stock rotation and waste control
• Ensure allergen awareness and compliance at all times
• Work alongside dietitians on menu planning and meal adaptations
• Maintain a clean, organised and compliant healthcare kitchen

  
Requirements

• QQI Level 6 in Culinary Arts or equivalent professional chef qualification
• Experience as a Hospital Chef, Healthcare Chef or Catering Chef
• Strong working knowledge of HACCP and cook-chill systems
• Legal right to work in Ireland
• Garda Vetting is mandatory for relevant roles.
• International Police Clearance is required where a candidate has lived or worked outside Ireland for 6 months or more since the age of 16
• Ability to provide 5 years of verifiable work references
• Reliable, organised and comfortable working in structured environments
• Availability for a Monday–Sunday roster (daytime shifts only)

  
Salary & Benefits

• €20.50 per hour
• Double pay on Sundays and Bank Holidays
• Daytime shifts only (no late nights or overnight work)
• Rostered across the week in a structured healthcare setting
• Stable, professional working environment
• Ongoing placements with long-term opportunities
• Supported by an experienced office team and 24/7 on-call service
• Dublin 9 location, accessible via Dublin Bus and nearby rail routes