Linen Services Assistant - Preston, United Kingdom - Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Preston, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Our team is just that - a team - all supporting each other and working together to achieve the best outcomes, and we are really proud of this.

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced and well organized person who is confident and enthusiastic, to join our team.

You will support the specialist work of the department and take on the post of Linen Services Assistant at Lancashire teaching Hospital.

Our service is one where your passion, drive and motivation will genuinely make a real difference.

Don't just take our word for it, have a chat with Samantha Brown our Linen Services Supervisor. Linen Services' experience is desirable though this is not essential, as full training will be given.

To provide an efficient and comprehensive Linen service to all wards and departments. Your role will ensue that clean linen is counted, packed and distributed to our hospitals' wards.

You will also act at all times in a manner that upholds the Trust's values, working as part of a team to ensure efficiency and excellent customer care.

This is a challenging but rewarding job role and there's no doubt that you will need to be a motivated, enthusiastic team player, who is willing to work hard within a strong team, to provide a KEY service within the hospital for both staff and patients.

Come and join us here at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals a place where we are proud to work

You'll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you'd never have done.

You'll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do center's

We have 10000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients.

Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You'll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you'd never have done.

You'll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.

You'll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things.

Everything we do centres around patient care and enhancing their experience which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.

To check and accurately record that all incoming linen corresponds with the contractors delivery notes and quality standards are being maintained as specified by the contract.
Notify the Linen Services Supervisor/Manager/ Contractor of discrepancies and articles for return as necessary as per departmental procedures.
To sub sort the linen according to end user

requirements and load it onto trolleys/cages or bags for delivery. Recording accurately both written and electronically quantities for recovery of expenditure.

Communicate verbally with the Linen services

Supervisor and colleagues by phone and through written procedures ensuring an effective exchange of information about service needs

Communicate with an range of clinical and

Non
- clinical staff to understand service needs

Liasing/visiting daily with each ward/department to assess their linen requirements adjusting quotas/stocks when necessary and preventing the abuse of linen stocks and breaches of security.
Daily delivery of linen in a timely and customer

focused manner including unpacking and shelving items

Assist in the monitoring and audit process of

standards of linen through sampling, surveying, linen stock counts and discussions in a through and accurate manner

Assisting in the provision of a uniform service to members of staff, measuring and delivering were necessary.
Proactively support the continued improvement of linen services
Maintain and develop own competence for the linen services assistant role.