Linen Room Assistant

Countess of Chester Hospital Nhs Foundation Trust; Chester; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Chester is seeking a part-time linen room assistant to ensure timely deliveries of clean linen to various departments. Responsibilities include organizing and recording stock, participating in linen counts, and responding to emergency linen shortages. Ideal for candidates looking to join a dynamic healthcare team.

Responsibilities

• Ensure daily deliveries of linen to wards and departments.
• Organise, check, and store clean linen for end users.
• Count and record daily linen stock deliveries.

Job description

Working Part time: 32.75 hours per week

Do you want to be part of a dynamic and fast-paced team ?

An opportunity has arisen to be part of our busy linen room at the Countess of Chester Hospital.

As a linen room assistant you will ensure that all wards, departments, theatres and any other area requiring linen are provided with daily deliveries.

Prioritise demands from users of the service.

Organise, checking, storage and issue of clean linen to end users

Counting and recording of daily linen stock deliveries from Laundry.

Participate in linen counts and stock checks on wards and departments as and when required.

Organise and prioritise own day-to-day tasks.

Use initiative in response to emergency situations regarding linen supplies or shortages.

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:

• The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds.
• Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility.
• Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.

The Trust employs over 5916 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 411,000. This includes 361,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.

See Job Description for further details.

Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs will be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Good luck with your application.