Sewing Room Assistant

North Tees & Hartlepool Solutions

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Job summary

A vacancy has arisen in our busy Sewing Room at the University Hospital of North Tees for a Sewing Room Assistant.

Candidates for the post must be experienced Seamstresses and have worked on 'industrial style' Sewing Machines.

The job entails manufacture, repair, labelling of staff uniform and other hospital related linen. It also includes the measurement and manufacture of curtains and other soft furnishings as required by our Customers.

The Department also provides a commercial alteration and repair service Experience of this type of sewing, preferably up to tailoress level would be an advantage.

To provide cover for staff shortages in the linen department, including sorting and packing clean linen trolleys to a pre determined level

Main duties of the job

Sewing Room Duties

Sort for condemn or repair all items of linen, patients clothing, staff uniforms and curtains to an acceptable standard of quality and cost.Repair when possible all items of linen, patient clothing and staff uniforms to sewing room standards.

Measure and manufacture linen items, curtains and other furnishings, including calculation of fabric requirements and documentation of suchFit and issue uniforms for all grades of staff including the measurement and release from stock to hemming, marking and dispatching.

Security transfer marking of all types of linen and protective clothing using a heat seal machine and computerised system.

Print name tapes using a computerised system and heat seal onto all linen, clothing and uniforms.

Accurately measure wards and departments for window and cubicle curtains Introduce new templates for the recording of requisitions, sizing of uniforms, unclaimed badges and unclaimed uniforms when required

About us

At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust our main priority is, and always will be, to provide safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.

NTH Solutions is a subsidiary company of North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, the successful applicant will be an employee of the subsidiary and not the Trust.

We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development. Staff recognition is very important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Star and Team of the month, colleague recognition - a note of thanks, Managers Awards, Shining Stars and Service Awards.

We recruit for values and "Together we are North Tees & Hartlepool"

Date posted

13 March 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£22,383 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

M9345-24-0024

Job locations

University Hospital of Hartlepool

Holdforth Road

Hartlepool

TS249AH

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Department also provides a commercial alteration and repair service Experience of this type of sewing, preferably up to tailoress level would be an advantage.

To provide cover for staff shortages in the linen department, including sorting and packing clean linen trolleys to a pre determined level

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Department also provides a commercial alteration and repair service Experience of this type of sewing, preferably up to tailoress level would be an advantage.

To provide cover for staff shortages in the linen department, including sorting and packing clean linen trolleys to a pre determined level

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Experience
Customer Care Skills

Desirable

Experience with NHS

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Experience
Customer Care Skills

Desirable

Experience with NHS

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

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