The Role
The purpose of the job is to fully support the objectives of the West of Scotland Laundry (WoSL) to provide a cost effective and efficient, quality linen service to the WoSL Consortium (NHS Lanarkshire, Ayrshire & Arran, Dumfries & Galloway and State Hospital). To ensure all required items are processed and delivered “on-time” and to the highest quality standards, whilst ensuring the health, safety and wellbeing of all staff is paramount throughout.
NHS Lanarkshire
Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!
Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.
We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.
What we'll need you to bring
1. Knowledge of laundry services and related procedures
2. Required to undertake on the job training and induction (this will generally take 4-6 weeks, depending on hours/days worked ), to achieve full competency across a range of duties
3. Working knowledge Health & Safety including participation in risk assessing individual tasks
4. Required to undertake on the job training and induction e.g. infection control in the laundry
5. Undertake NHS Lanarkshire compulsory training
6. Undertake mandatory Health Care Support Workers (HCSW) Standards
7. Working knowledge of basic information technology
8. Effective written and verbal communication skills
9. Ability to audit
10. Ability to work with others as part of a multi disciplinary team
11. Ability to carry out assigned tasks effectively in a busy environment
It would be great if you also have
12. SVQ2 in Laundry Operations or laundry workbook training
13. Experience of working in a laundry environment or similar
14. Experience using laundry equipment e.g. ironers, folders etc
Contract type
15. Permanent
16. Full time
17. 37 hours
Location and Working Pattern
This role will be based in within PSSD at West of Scotland Laundry
The working pattern for this role
18. Monday - Wednesday - 07.00am -15.15/30pm
19. Thursday - 07.00am-14.45pm
20. Friday - 07.00am-14.00/30pm
Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.
Looking to find out more?
If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!
For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Carla Vargas,
(Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)
Why NHS Lanarkshire?
Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.
Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:
21. A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
22. A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
23. Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the )
24. Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
25. Occupational health services
26. Employee counselling services
27. Work-life Balance policies and procedures
NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.
Further Information
For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our .