St Columcille’s Hospital is seeking an experienced Senior Chef to join its catering team in Loughlinstown, Dublin South. This permanent whole-time opportunity offers the chance to contribute to high-quality food preparation and catering services within a busy healthcare environment supporting patients, staff, and visitors.
This Senior Chef job in Dublin is ideal for a catering professional with strong institutional cooking experience who is committed to maintaining excellent food standards, hygiene compliance, and efficient kitchen operations within the healthcare sector.
Job Overview
The successful candidate will work as part of the catering department at St Columcille’s Hospital, supporting the delivery of nutritious meals in a fast-paced hospital environment. The role requires strong organisational skills, teamwork, and the ability to maintain high food safety and quality standards while catering for large numbers of people daily.
This role offers long-term career stability within the HSE Dublin and South East region and provides an opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to patient care through professional catering services.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare and cook meals to high nutritional and hygiene standards
- Assist in managing daily kitchen operations within the hospital catering department
- Ensure compliance with HACCP and food safety regulations
- Support menu planning and food preparation schedules
- Monitor food quality, portion control, and stock rotation procedures
- Work collaboratively with catering and healthcare staff
- Maintain a clean, safe, and organised kitchen environment
- Assist with supervision and coordination of catering support staff where required
Required Skills & Qualifications
- At least three years satisfactory experience in cooking for an institution or large-scale catering establishment
- Experience catering for a large number of persons in a professional environment
- Strong understanding of food hygiene and HACCP standards
- Ability to work efficiently in a busy healthcare catering environment
- Good communication and teamwork skills
- Strong organisational and time management abilities
- Flexibility and reliability in delivering catering services
Salary, Benefits & Working Hours
Salary will be aligned with the HSE Chef – Senior 427Y pay scale. Competitive pay and public sector benefits apply, including annual leave, pension entitlements, and opportunities for professional development.
This is a Permanent Whole-Time position based at St Columcille’s Hospital, with working hours determined by operational requirements within the catering department.
Location & Employer Information
Based in St Columcille’s Hospital, Loughlinstown, County Dublin, this role forms part of the HSE Dublin and South East health region. The hospital provides important healthcare services to the local community, and the catering department plays a key role in supporting patient wellbeing and daily hospital operations.
The successful candidate will join a healthcare-focused environment committed to quality service delivery, teamwork, and operational excellence across hospital support services.
Application Details
Applications for this Senior Chef job in Dublin must be submitted through the official HSE recruitment portal.
- Employer: HSE Dublin and South East
- Location: St Columcille’s Hospital, Loughlinstown, Co. Dublin
- Category: General Support
- Contract Type: Permanent Whole-Time
- Informal Enquiries: Catering Manager Kamel Smaina
- Email: kamel.smaina@hse.ie
- Telephone: 012115114
Last Day to Apply: 14 May 2026 at 05:00 PM
