Nutritional assistant sought for the kitchen at Esbjerg Hospital

Qualified kitchen staff sought for permanent appointment in the kitchen at Esbjerg Hospital. Trained kitchen staff are sought for employment as Nutrition Assistant in the kitchen at Esbjerg and Grindsted Hospitals.

Do you passion for ensuring patients and citizens are offered tasty and delicious meals?

We are looking for a colleague for permanent employment with start 01.01.2027, in the kitchen at Esbjerg and Grindsted Hospitals. Working hours are day shift about 2/3 (7-14.24) and evening shift about 1/3 (13-19.30), work every 3rd weekend. Possibility of 30 - 37 hours/week.

We are looking for an employee who is passionate about working in our kitchen at Esbjerg Hospital, where we daily provide meals to all patients and colleagues regardless of allergens, diets or other considerations. We are open to a broad professional background (education as: , nutrition assistant, cook, caterer, sandwich specialist) the most important is that you are eager to learn and can and will work with the different tasks in the kitchen.

At the same time, the kitchen must in the future supply meals to health and care facilities in our catchment area, where there will be a need for you to take on this task. You will be employed as Nutrition Assistant under the applicable collective agreement.

The position may include

• Production of hot meals, preparation of ready-to-serve cold foods, arranging cold presentation trays, snacks and other tasks, preparing meal trolleys for the departments, operating meal trolley in the ward, making sandwiches and other tasks
• Close daily contact with patients and nursing staff in the role of meal host
• Self-check, dishwashing and cleaning are part of the work in all teams in the kitchen
• Internal coordination in the kitchen with others in the team
• Tasks will be agreed based on your competencies and opportunities in the job

You have the following strengths/competencies

• You are interested in your work and colleagues, and want to deliver a good quality and service for our patients/citizens
• Ideally relevant experience and/or professional education in the area, but not a requirement
• High professional level and take pride in delivering a high-quality product
• You have overview and good planning ability
• You can and will contribute to positive dialogue and collaboration both internally in the kitchen and with our partners/customers

We offer a department that places strong emphasis on

• Having engaged and professionally skilled colleagues who thrive
• Providing good service to our customers: patients and staff
• High quality and appealing food
• Being a hardworking and efficient organization with ongoing focus on creating a development and improvement culture together with one another
• Being a visible department in the organization that collaborates across the board
• We bring good humor to work every day
• Maintaining compliance with applicable legal requirements in the kitchen hygiene area
• Thorough training and ongoing upskilling

The kitchen organization has approx. 66 full-time positions, where each employee is part of a team for efficient kitchen operations. Physically, we are in the Esbjerg kitchen and the receiving kitchens in Grindsted and at the psychiatry department in Esbjerg.

The region is obligated to inform you of the starting salary for the position. You will be told the base salary, centrally determined allowances and pension in Agreement for Non-Management Staff in the Health Sector 32.17.1 - wage as of 1.4.2026 . In addition to the starting salary, the pay may include potentially negotiated allowances depending on the position, your experience and qualifications.

See starting salaries for positions in the Region of Southern Denmark

Please note that you are hired at the department level. This means that you may be required to perform duties at the department's other duty locations if required for the planning of operations

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Further information can be obtained from Kitchen Manager Adam Hedevang Malmø at 79182516.

You can also read more about the kitchen here .

Application deadline is 30.11.2026, interviews will be held on an ongoing basis with employment from 1.1.2027.

Applications are sent via the link in the posting. We look forward to hearing from you :-)