Linen Services Technician – Morning Shift

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust in Nottingham is seeking a proactive Linen Services Assistant to join our team. The role involves handling soiled linen, decontaminating and packing clean linen, and supporting laundry operations across City or QMC Campus.

Hours are 37.5 per week, 06:00–14:00, with some weekend work and bank holidays. Training and development opportunities are available within a large, diverse NHS trust committed to high-quality patient care.

Responsibilities

• Ensure soiled linen is stored in appropriate areas and health and safety guidelines followed
• Maintain quality of work per documented procedures and perform quality checks on linen
• Make straightforward judgements, investigate problems (faults, stock issues, staff cover)
• Carry out laundry duties including packing of clean linen, sorting soiled linen, operating washers and dryers
• Check stock levels on wards/departments using electronic devices and adjust delivery levels
• Record daily issues to wards/departments using Benchmarker software
• Work with a flexible approach to meet service needs
• Wear clean protective uniform and use PPE as per Trust policies
• Report signs of infestation to Linen Services Team Leader
• Assist in training by buddying new starters and demonstrating duties
• Complete timesheets and related records
• Undertake cleaning audits and surveys as needed
• Demonstrate activities to new/less experienced staff to support induction
• NUH employs over 20,000 staff and is central to health and wellbeing, research, education and innovation
• We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds and encourage new ideas to develop our team for world-class healthcare

Job description

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust in Nottingham is seeking a proactive Linen Services Assistant to join our team. The role involves handling soiled linen, decontaminating and packing clean linen, and supporting laundry operations across City or QMC Campus.

Hours are 37.5 per week, 06:00–14:00, with some weekend work and bank holidays. Training and development opportunities are available within a large, diverse NHS trust committed to high-quality patient care.