Linen Room Assistant

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Part time

Job summary

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Linen Room Assistant for the Freeman Hospital. You will ensure wards, departments and theatres receive daily deliveries of clean linen, maintaining correct quantities and mix. Hours are 8:00 to 12:30, Monday to Friday, with an interview on 16 November.

The role involves prioritising requests, organising stock, and counting daily linen deliveries, supporting a responsive service for NHS patients and staff.

Qualifications

• Literate - basic education.
• Understanding of Linen Room/Laundry procedures.
• Understanding of Health and Safety.

Responsibilities

• Ensure daily deliveries of good quality clean linen to all wards, departments and theatres.
• Provide Uniform Issue Service, including operation of Dry Cleaning Service.

Skills

Good communication skills

Education

Literate - basic education

Job description

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Linen Room Assistant

The closing date is 08 November 2026

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

An opportunity has arisen to be part of our busy linen room within the Freeman 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 of good quality clean linen, whilst ensuring that the agreed quantity and mix of linen are delivered.

Hours of the post will be 8am to 12.30pm Monday to Friday

• Interview Date 16 November

Main duties of the job

Prioritise demands from users of the service.

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

Ensure daily linen supplies are packed and sorted for distribution to wards / departments

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.

Ensuring that newly purchased linen is appropriately marked before it is put into circulation.

Organise and prioritise own day-to-day tasks.

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

About us

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:

• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Freeman Hospital
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Job responsibilities

To ensure that all wards, departments, theatres and any other area requiring linen, are provided with daily deliveries of good quality clean linen, whilst ensuring that the agreed quantity and mix of linen are delivered. Provide Uniform Issue Service, including operation of Dry Cleaning Service.

Person Specification

Knowledge

• Literate - basic education
• Understanding of Linen Room/Laundry procedures
• Understanding of Health and Safety

Skills

• Good communication skills, must be able to communicate with other members of Trust staff

Experience

• Previous NHS experience

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.

Employer name

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust