Job summary
Assistant Laundry Manager
Division: Estates & Facilities
Care Group: Soft FM
Band: 5
Salary: £31,049 - £37,796 per annum/pro rata
Interview Date: Week Commencing 30th September 2025
We are recruiting for a Assistant Laundry Manager who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.
Responsibilities
Job responsibilities
Delivery of a safe, high quality and cost-effective Laundry/ Linen service and to maintain effective working relationships with all stakeholders.
Ensure quality and quantity of Linen produced meets HTM 01-04 standards.
Ensure safe working practices and compliance with Trust/National policies/legislation e.g. Health & safety, COSHH safety regulations and ISO standards.
Provide advice to our service users, keeping stock levels at optimum levels, ensuring that Trust policies and departmental SOPs are adhered too.
Provide leadership and management to the Laundry Team & in all aspects of Trust Laundry/ Linen Services including responsibility for daily production.
Assist the estates management team in ensuring that laundry equipment is maintained in line with PPM schedules and materials comply with specified standards.
Liaise and work with the Trusts Infection Control team, ensuring appropriate policy compliance where appropriate.
Ensure efficient/effective Laundry/Linen service with appropriate record/administrative systems.
To assist in the management of financial and non-financial resources in accordance with expected performance standards via appropriate monitoring and benchmarking mechanisms e.g. ERIC, PLACE, PAM etc.
Qualifications and requirements
Essential
* NVQ management level 5 or equivalent operational management experience in Laundry and Linen services and production.
Knowledge
* Demonstrable use of NHS management procedures
* Proven experience of managing/co-coordinating laundry provisions.
* Knowledge of safe working practices and compliance with Trust/National policies/legislation e.g. Health & safety, COSHH safety regulations.
* Have knowledge of HTM 01-04 standards
* Understanding and compliance with Data Protection Act
Experience
* Experience of working in a leadership role
* Experience of managing a Laundry
* Experience of influencing and changing practice
* Experience of dealing with, managing and solving routine problems within a team in a timely manner
* Experience of motivating others to achieve team objectives
Skills
* Ability to multi-task, prioritising work and meeting tight deadlines.
* Excellent organisation skills
* Influencing and negotiation skills
* Computer literate, particularly Microsoft Word and Excel
Other information
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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Details
Date posted: 11 September 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum/pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 275-2509ALM
Job locations: Medway Hospital, Windmill Rd, Gillingham, ME7 5NY
Employer details
Employer name: Medway NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Medway Hospital, Windmill Rd, Gillingham, ME7 5NY
Employer's website: https://www.medway.nhs.uk/
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