Laundry Assistant

Job overview

University Hospital Sussex NHS Foundation Trust prides itself on providing comprehensive linen cover for wards and departments.

All items of linen are delivered at various times to ensure enough clean linen is available for our patients needs. Therefore delivering patient first.

We are seeking a Laundry Assistant for the morning shift; bank hours also will be available.

There are 3 full time positions and 1 20 hours per week contract; bank hours will also be available.

Main duties of the job

To undertake the processes necessary to wash and finish linen to the specified standards and to dispatch to our customers.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please note: This role does not meet the minimum criteria for visa sponsorship under the current UK immigration rules, which set specific salary and skill thresholds. As such, we are unable to provide sponsorship for this post. Applicants will therefore need to already have the right to work in the UK to be considered. We include this information at the outset to provide clarity and avoid unnecessary inconvenience for applicants.

• Sorting of soiled linen prior to wash cycl
• Operation of laundry machines in accordance with the specified procedures, in conjunction with all Health & Safety requirements
• Transporting clean/dirty linen between each laundry cycl
• Folding and packing of finished linen to meet the needs of the custome
• Reporting of all equipment/machine faults to Supervisio
• Delivery of clean linen to all Wards/Departments when required
• Recording all linen packed ready for distributio
• Complying with all Health & Safety regulations at all times
• To maintain the cleanliness of individual work area at all times

Learning and Development

• Attend mandatory training updates as required.
• Undertake training as necessary in line with the development of the post and as agreed with the line manager as part of the personal development process.
• Achieve and demonstrate agreed standards of personal and professional development within agreed timescales.
• Identify own learning needs and jointly plan training requirements with your line manager
• Participate in the Trust’s appraisal process to discuss how your role will help deliver the best possible care to our patients and help to deliver any changes in service.

Please see job description & person specs for full details