Linen Service Assistant

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers. Job overview Are you looking for a role that offers regular working hours, a supportive working environment and the opportunity to contribute to the success of one of the country’s most cherished institutions? Sheffield Teaching Hospitals currently has openings in the Linen Services department on the 11.30 am – 8pm shift at the Northern General Hospital for individuals who are dedicated team players that care about the importance of their job. Working days are Monday to Friday with the occasional Bank Holiday required. The hospital laundry is a busy unit processing 150,000 items of hospital linen each week providing an essential service to the patients and clinical staff working in Sheffield’s Hospitals. Successful candidates will need to be physically capable of meeting hourly production targets as well as being comfortable handling used, hospital linen, with some vaccinations required for this part of the process. The laundry is a semi-automated facility with high volume processing equipment. Full training is provided and staff are rotated around all the different processes on a regular basis. Advert · Sorting linen into different categories – sheets, pillowcase, towels. · Loading and unloading washing machines and tumble driers. · Feeding linen into industrial ironers and folding machines. · Counting and packing linen into deliveries for wards and theatres. · Moving cages and stillages within the laundry. · Completing all mandatory training. · Receiving soiled/infected linen on stillages. · Sorting linen. Working for our organisation You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post. When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria. Selection Process Those who meet the required standards on their application form will be invited to an assessment morning which will include an interview, team exercise, basic Maths and English test and a tour of the laundry. Please note that in order to comply with the UK Government’s rules on Skilled Worker sponsorship, any applicants who do not meet the eligibility requirements or concessions on salary thresholds under the Skilled Worker visa will not be eligible to receive sponsorship from the Trust. Please keep this in mind when submitting your application. Further details on these concessions, and who qualifies for them, can be found here. Candidates are advised to read the attached guidance on using AI technology. When you complete your application, you are required to declare that the information in your application form is true and complete. The personal statement is exactly that; personal. When selecting to apply via NHS Jobs, you will be redirected to our preferred recruitment system called Trac. You will be asked to create and submit your application via the Trac recruitment system. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website. All communications should be sent via your Trac system account. If you are offered employment at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals your information will be transferred from the Trac recruitment system into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. In addition, in submitting an application form, you authorise our Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed. Please note, all communication regarding your application will be made via email sent via the Trac recruitment system, please ensure you check your junk/spam folders as emails are sometimes filtered there. The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Should you require any assistance in applying for the position please contact the General or Medical Human Resources Departments on the number identified on the NHS Jobs page for the organisation. Job Share applicants are welcome for all full time posts unless indicated but cannot be guaranteed. In addition for Fixed Term Contracts, internal secondments may be considered, please seek the approval of your current line manager before applying for the position. All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken. For more information about our organisation and the opportunities available, please visit our website and follow us on Twitter and Facebook