Facilities Assistant - Catering (Internal Vacancy)

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust; Telford; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust is recruiting a Facilities Assistant (Storekeeper) at The Princess Royal Hospital, Telford. This 12-month, 37.5 hours per week secondment is open to internal candidates only. The main duties include managing store orders, deliveries, stock rotation and ward/retail deliveries to ensure smooth meal service.

You will work closely with ward staff to maintain HACCP documentation, hygiene standards and safe equipment use. Join us to support patient care.

Qualifications

• Experience in storekeeping or catering environment preferred.
• Familiar with HACCP documentation and food safety practices.
• Ability to work with ward staff and patient-focused service.

Responsibilities

• Storekeeper duties: manage orders, deliveries and stock rotations.
• Ensure ward and retail deliveries are completed daily.
• Maintain HACCP documentation and support hygiene standards.
• Assist with meal service within protected mealtime schedules.

Skills

Storekeeping

HACCP compliance

Hygiene practices

Team collaboration

Tools

Dishwashers

Burlodge Trolleys

Coffee machines

Job description

Internal vacancy

This post is for internal candidates to The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust and Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust. If you are not currently working within either of these Trusts, your application will not be reviewed and automatically rejected at shortlisting stage. Please be aware of this when submitting your application.

Would you like to be part of a vital team ensuring high standards of catering are achieved for our patients, visitors, and staff? Do you want to go home at the end of your shift knowing you helped make our local hospital a great place to be cared for?

We have available:

1 x 12-month, Secondment, Full time, 37.5 hours per week position.

Our facilities Catering Team play an essential role within the trust, responsible for catering at ward level and commercial outlets across both our hospital sites.

We are recruiting a Facilities Assistant at The Princess Royal Hospital in Telford and looking for an individual who shares our passion and drive to ensure that our patients receive a quality meal service.

Main role will be storekeeper, ensuring orders, accepting deliveries, stock rotation, delivery to wards and retail outlets of store orders are carried out on a daily basis

Main duties of the job

• Responsible for Storekeeper role, orders, deliveries, HACCP documentation
• Responsible for complying with good hygieneand health & safety practices within the departmentin accordance with standing operating procedures and current food safetyand health & safety legislation.
• Use equipment like dishwashers, food trolleys (Burlodge Trolleys) and coffee machines safely and correctly.
• Work with other team members and ward staff to ensure patient meals are served within the protected mealtime schedule on time.
• Talk politely with patients, staff and visitors and help with any questions or problems.
• To comply with appropriate HACCP food safety documentation including taking and recording food temperatures at ward level or in retail outlets for the departments HACCP food safety management system and take corrective actionwhere necessary.

Working for your organisation

Our Poppy’s Promise Commitment

We believe that compassionate care sits at the heart of everything we do. Every member of our team — clinical or non-clinical — plays a vital role in ensuring that patients, families, and colleagues are treated with dignity, empathy, and respect at all times.

We expect all staff to demonstrate compassion not only through their words, but through their actions: by listening attentively, communicating clearly and kindly, and recognising individual needs, feelings, and circumstances of those in our care.

Effective communication is central to safe and high-quality healthcare. We value colleagues who take the time to understand others, explain information in a meaningful way, and respond to concerns with patience and understanding.

By joining our team, you are committing to uphold these values — ensuring that every patient feels heard, respected, and valued, and that compassion is embedded in every interaction, every day.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Candidate Job Pack