The Role
To provide an efficient and effective service to customers within Dumfries & Galloway, Ayrshire and NHS Lanarkshire areas, through training and development of staff by maintaining ISO standard of quality.
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
Post holder required to have 5 years experience within laundry/sewing room setting.
a) Skills:
- Previous line management experience required gained over a number of years.
- Knowledge of laundry equipment/laundry/sewing room/chemicals.
- Knowledge of Health & Safety issues.
- Sound organisational skills – preferably gained within production line setting.
- Knowledge of PC
b) Machines and Equipment Used:
- 16 different types of microprocessor controlled equipment for washing, finishing and storing laundry.
- PC – work on a daily basis is printed off from PC and each section is advised of daily targets.
It would be great if you also have
- Health and Safety training
- ILM Certificate
- IOSH
- Facilities Course
- Experience in Quality Control
- Experience in Stock Control
- Good working knowledge and experience of production environment
- Supervisory skills
- Good Communicator
- Leadership skills
- Planning workloads
- Computer skills (entering data)
- Prioritise Workloads
- Decision making
- Ability to work to targets and motivate staff.
Contract type
Permanent
Full time
37 hours
Location and Working Pattern
This role will be based in PSSD within West of Scotland Laundry.
The working pattern for this role would be discussed during the interview.
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!
Please contact Alison Jamieson, Head of Linen Services, on Alison.Jamieson@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk.
For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Anna Zastawnik-Baran, Recruitment Administrator on Anna.Zastawnik-Baran@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk (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:
A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)
Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
Occupational health services
Employee counselling services
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 recruitment webpage.
