Overview
Working with a flexible approach to aid as required in the busy linen room with sorting and distribution of linen to wards and departments within agreed timeframes. The ability to receipt and audit goods efficiently and accurately is required. Operation of onsite laundry facilities for the washing and drying of baby items is also required in line with strict Infection Control guidelines. The postholder may also be required to provide uniform measuring, fitting and issuing service to users.
Please be advised, applications are scored against the person specification, detailed in the job advert. Candidates with highest scores will be invited to the interviews. Please read the person specification and in your application (Supporting information section) please describe how you meet these criteria for the role. This advert closes on Wednesday 17 Sep 2025.
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement and living our values.
• People at the Heart
• Listen and Involve
• Kind and Respectful
• ONE Team
WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. We are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs. At WWL we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information available by contacting covid-19.vaccine@wwl.nhs.uk where you can also ask about how to access vaccinations.
Responsibilities
* Accurately count, sort, deliver and record the daily linen stock to wards and departments.
* Launder soiled baby laundry as required.
* Measure staff for uniform as required.
* Accurately count, sort, and record the daily linen delivery, record this against the delivery invoice and then pass the completed record to the Linen Supervisor.
* Out sort the Return to Sender linen items, bag up, prepare and allocate them to the relevant delivery trolley.
* Bag up the general linen by ward or department as indicated from daily ward stock checks and place the bags in the relevant delivery trolley.
* Update and complete the admin records for all activity.
* Measure staff for uniform using tact and diplomacy as appropriate to ensure that the correct size and/or style of uniform is issued.
* Prepare name labels for heat sealing to staff uniforms, curtains etc.
* Security-mark all items using heat seal irons before issuing them into use.
* Undertake duties within Linen Services using equipment provided, wherever prior training has been given, i.e. domestic washing machines/driers, labelling, irons, pillow sealing machine, sewing machine, overlocker, and Master Mover.
* De-bag and sort foul linen/clothing (baby wear) for washing in on site launderette.
* Undertake quality surveys on request by visiting locations as directed and speaking directly to staff, patients and other service users.
* At end of each working day do a clean flush through wash to disinfect machine as per Infection Control Guidelines and ensure this information is recorded for Audit purposes. Any other duties appropriate the role.
Other information
For a full detailed Job Description please see the attached document.
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