This storekeeping post sits in the Facilities Catering Team at the Princess Royal Hospital, run by the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust. It is a 12-month secondment or fixed-term role, covering ward-level and commercial catering across both hospital sites. The work centres on ordering and receiving stock, stock rotation, daily deliveries, and food temperature records under HACCP. A Level 2 food safety award is the essential qualification, and the post requires evidence of working under pressure.
What the job involves
- Managing storekeeping: placing orders, accepting deliveries and rotating stock
- Delivering store orders to wards and retail outlets daily
- Keeping HACCP food safety documentation
- Taking and recording food temperatures at ward level or in retail outlets, and taking corrective action
- Following hygiene and health and safety practice in line with standing operating procedures and legislation
- Using dishwashers, food trolleys and coffee machines safely and correctly
- Working with team and ward staff so patient meals are served on time within the protected mealtime schedule
- Speaking politely with patients, staff and visitors and helping with their questions or problems
What's required
Qualifications
- Level 2 award in food safety or equivalent
- Evidence of a commitment to continuous development
Experience
- Proven ability to work on own initiative
- Proven ability to manage own workload and prioritise competing demands
- Evidence of working and contributing in a team
- Evidence of ability to work under pressure
Nice to have
- Level 3 in food safety
- Relevant experience of working in a catering environment, with full training given at induction
- Knowledge of food safety systems, HACCP, COSHH and allergens
- Proven ability to communicate with a wide range of stakeholders, including patients, staff, visitors, suppliers and environmental health
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
