Job summary
- Main area
- Linen
- Grade
- Grade A
- Contract
- Bank
- Hours
- Flexible working - 0 hours per week (The employee will be expected to cover for annual leave and sick leave.)
- Job ref
- 166-DSFS-6596979
- Employer
- Derbyshire Support Facilities Services
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- DSFS - Chesterfield Royal Hospital
- Town
- Chesterfield
- Salary
- £22,840 Pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/09/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 09/10/2024
Employer heading
Linen Assistant
Grade A
Job overview
An excellent opportunity has arisen to join the DSFS Linen/Post Team. The small but dedicated, passionate and committed Linen Team are based within Chesterfield Royal Hospital.
The Linen Service provides the Trust's linen/curtain and uniform provision on a daily basis, the role will be responsible for cover for the linen and curtain provision and where necessary the Post Service. The applicant will need to be computer literate or have the desire to learn as an element of the role has some administration tasks
The successful candidates will be required to be physically fit as the role is physically demanding, and will include lifting, pushing, bending and walking including using a master mover.
The successful candidates will need to be adaptable and flexible to learn all internal process and procedures, documentation, receipting and distribution. Full training will be given.
Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Limited currently do not offer a Certificate of Sponsorship, any applications which require sponsorship will not be considered
Main duties of the job
The linen assistant will be responsible for delivering linen provisions to the Trust via cage movement and stock cupboards at ward level and in suites, taking receipt of the delivery from an external supplier for linen and sterile, delivery of linen both general and sterile and completion of all relative information to all processes around the service. Additional tasks may include stock control, data collection, ordering and emailing / speaking with suppliers
Maintaining cleanliness of the Linen Distribution Centre
Changing of curtains throughout the Hospital when required.
Help within the Post Service as and when required.
The applicant will need to be computer literate or have the desire to learn.
The role is physically demanding and will include lifting, pushing, bending and walking
Working for our organisation
Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services (DSFS) is a subsidiary company that’s 100% owned by Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
DSFS has just over 700 staff in Facilities, Estates, Procurement, ICT, Patient Records, Switchboard, Finance and Clinical Engineering. Very much part of the ‘Chesterfield Royal family’, DSFS builds on solid NHS foundations to offer a more commercial approach that’s dynamic, flexible and proactive.
DSFS are proud to be striving to achieve a truly diverse and inclusive workforce by valuing and welcoming everyone’s abilities, uniqueness and individuality. All our colleagues have the right to and should be able to feel 100% themselves at work; we believe that all our people add to and should improve our culture and not just fit in with it. By embracing our diverse backgrounds and differences our culture becomes richer and makes us stronger together.
Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Limited currently do not offer a Certificate of Sponsorship, any applications which require sponsorship will not be considered
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the Job description and Person Specification attached to this vacancy. This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are along with the criteria that is required.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • GCSE’s or equivalent, or equivalent experience (to include Maths and English)
Desirable criteria
- Manual Handling Training
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Service industry experience
Desirable criteria
- • Knowledge of the hospital
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- • To understand basic instruction – there will be a 6 month training regime which will cover all requirements of the service provision.
- • Demonstrate ability to work unsupervised
- • To communicate effectively - need to communicate with colleagues at all levels as well as liaising with external suppliers to escalate issues relating to the provision of linen and trust owned items.
- • The ability to use own initiative in appropriate circumstances
Desirable criteria
- • Sewing skills
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- • Clean and tidy appearance
- • Polite manner
- • Flexible
- • Ability to fulfil physically demanding activities
- • Ability to work in a team
Desirable criteria
- • An understanding of the importance of customer service
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Ann Lidgate
- Job title
- Operational and Service Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01246516251
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