Job summary
A rare opportunity has became available to work within our small team of linen room staff at the RVI, to provide support with packing and portering of linen, and cleaning of the linen room. Both posts must be flexible to business demands.
Two positions are available
Post 1 07:30-15:30 Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week
Post 2 07:30-14:00 Monday to Friday, 30 hours per week.
- Interview Date: 21 May 2024
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
Main duties of the job
Prioritise demands from users of the service.Organise, checking, storage and issue of clean linen to end usersEnsure daily linen supplies are packed and sorted for distribution to wards /departments.Ensure daily linen supplies are delivered to wards and departments.Ensuring that newly purchased linen is appropriately marked before it is put into circulation.Organise and prioritise own day-to-day tasks.Use initiative in response to emergency situations regarding linen supplies or shortages.Use equipment within the linen room including heat press, marking/repairmachines.
Ensure the working area is clean and tidy at all times.
About us
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 2 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To ensure that all wards, departments, theatres and any other area requiring linen, are provided with daily deliveries of good quality clean linen, whilst ensuring that the agreed quantity and mix of linen are delivered.
- Cleaning of Linen Room including.
- To assist in packing of linen as and when required.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To ensure that all wards, departments, theatres and any other area requiring linen, are provided with daily deliveries of good quality clean linen, whilst ensuring that the agreed quantity and mix of linen are delivered.
- Cleaning of Linen Room including.
- To assist in packing of linen as and when required.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Literate - basic education
Knowledge & Experience
Desirable
- Previous experience in the Laundry / Linen Industry
- Previous NHS experience
- Moving and Handling Training
- Use of Electric Hand Barrows
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Good communication skills
- Able to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Able to use own initiative
- Good writing skills
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to work alone, if required
- Ability to multi task
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Literate - basic education
Knowledge & Experience
Desirable
- Previous experience in the Laundry / Linen Industry
- Previous NHS experience
- Moving and Handling Training
- Use of Electric Hand Barrows
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Good communication skills
- Able to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Able to use own initiative
- Good writing skills
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to work alone, if required
- Ability to multi task
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
