Linen Assistant

Job description

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ENGIE are recruiting for a Linen Assistant to be based in the University Hospital of North Durham, North Road, Durham DH1 5TW. This is a permanent, part-time role working 15 hours per week (Monday / Wednesday / Friday: 7am -12 noon). On offer is a salary of £6,981 per annum.  

Reporting to the Domestic Supervisor, the Linen Assistant will provide linen services in line with the Linen Contract requirements.

Specific Responsibilities/Duties:



·  Responsible for all stages of preparation of staff uniforms prior to issue – including hemming, alterations, marking, pressing and bagging.
·  To undertake cleaning tasks, both planned and reactive, throughout the hospital to the required standard, using correct cleaning materials, equipment and methods.
·  Record all such issues and deal with routine enquiries from staff.
·  Assist with fitting staff for uniforms.
·  Responsible for the labelling of hospital linen prior to use.
·  Carry out repairs to uniforms and linen owned by the Trust.
·  Undertake private sewing works for hospital employees and public.
·  Undertake quality control checks of all linen at point of delivery to maintain agreed/required linen standards.
·  Responsible for storing and maintaining equipment in clean and tidy condition.
·  Assist with stock replenishment for wards and departments.
·  May occasionally be required to support in other service areas, as directed.
·  Undertake mandatory training necessary to the role as follows:
·  Use of linen and sewing room equipment
·  Use of correct cleaning materials
·  Manual handling
·  Health & Safety at work
·  COSHH and Fire Safety
·  Special cleans, i.e. Termination and MRSA type infection control cleans
·  NVQ Level 2  

  For more information about ENGIE please visit:http://www.engie.com/en/candidates-area/

Skills / Experience:

·  Willing to undertake mandatory training essential to the role (as outlined above)
·  Previous experience of basic sewing skills (hemming, etc)
·  Good communication and customer care skills
·  Previous experience of cleaning duties
·  Knowledge of Health and Safety
·  Previous experience of working in a hospital (or similar environment) would be advantageous

This role requires an enhanced disclosure

An enhanced disclosure contains the following information:

·  All convictions, both current and past;
·  Cautions, reprimands and warnings held on the police national computer for England and Wales;
·  Relevant convictions in Scotland and Northern Ireland may be included;
·  Checks against the Children's and Vulnerable Adults' barring list;
·  Additional checks for relevant information held by the local police forces for the position being applied for.                                                  

For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. There is no re-location package with this job role. ENGIE do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

This job advert is supported by the ENGIE Resourcing Team. Agency involvement is not required. All related enquiries must come to the resourcing team not direct to ENGIE Managers.