Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Linen Assistant

The closing date is 11 September 2025

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the dedicated DSFS Linen Team at Chesterfield Royal Hospital. This small but passionate team provides daily linen, curtain, and uniform services across the Trust. The role involves handling both sterile and non-sterile linen, as well as curtain provision.

Applicants should be computer literate or willing to learn, as the role includes administrative tasks. Physical fitness is essential due to the demanding nature of the role, which includes lifting, pushing, bending, walking, and use of the master mover.

Successful candidates must be flexible and willing to learn internal processes, documentation, receipting, and distribution. Full training will be provided. All reasonable operational requests to support service delivery and meet Trust expectations must be followed.

DSFS builds on strong NHS foundations with a dynamic, commercial approach.

This is apermanent part-time role(28.5 hours/week):

  • Mon & Fri: 6 hrs (7:00am-1:00pm)
  • Tue, Wed & Thu: 5.5 hrs (7:30am-1:00pm)

Shadowing/trial time is available prior to the closing date of the 11th September to help candidates understand the role. If you are interested in shadowing please contact us on 01246516251 or email a.lidgate@nhs.net

Main duties of the job

The linen assistant will be responsible for delivering linen provisions to the Trust via cage movement and stock cupboards at ward level and in suites/clinics. The role is responsible for taking receipt of the delivery from an external supplier for linen and sterile, delivery of linen both general and sterile and completion of all relative information to all processes around the service. Additional tasks may include stock control, data collection, ordering and emailing / speaking with suppliers.

The attached job description and person specification includes further information around the job responsibilities.

Additional duties include :

Maintaining cleanliness of the Linen Distribution Centre

Changing of curtains throughout the Hospital when required.

The applicant will need to be computer literate or have the desire to learn.

The role is physically demanding and will include lifting, pushing, bending and walking including

About us

Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services (DSFS) is a subsidiary company that's 100% owned by Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

DSFS has just over 700 staff in Facilities, Estates, Procurement, ICT, Patient Records, Switchboard, Finance and Clinical Engineering. Very much part of the 'Chesterfield Royal family', DSFS builds on solid NHS foundations to offer a more commercial approach that's dynamic, flexible and proactive.

DSFS are proud to be striving to achieve a truly diverse and inclusive workforce by valuing and welcoming everyone's abilities, uniqueness and individuality. All our colleagues have the right to and should be able to feel 100% themselves at work; we believe that all our people add to and should improve our culture and not just fit in with it. By embracing our diverse backgrounds and differences our culture becomes richer and makes us stronger together.

Details

Date posted

26 August 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£23,875 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

166_DSFS_7413281

Job locations

DSFS-Chesterfield Royal Hospital

Top Road

Chesterfield

S44 5BL


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job description and Person Specification in the attachments. This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are along with the criteria that are required.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job description and Person Specification in the attachments. This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are along with the criteria that are required.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

  • GCSE's or equivalent, or equivalent experience (to include Maths and English)

Desirable

  • Manual handling training

Experience

Essential

  • Service industry experience

Desirable

  • Knowledge of the hospital

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

  • To understand basic instruction - there will be a 6 month training regime which will cover all requirements of the service provision.
  • Demonstrate ability to work unsupervised
  • To communicate effectively - need to communicate with colleagues at all levels as well as liaising with external suppliers to escalate issues relating to the provision of linen and trust owned items.
  • The ability to use own initiative in appropriate circumstance

Desirable

  • Sewing skills

Personal Attributes

Essential

  • Clean and tidy appearance
  • Polite manner
  • Flexible
  • Ability to fulfil physically demanding activities
  • Ability to work in a team

Desirable

  • An understanding of the importance of customer service
Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

  • GCSE's or equivalent, or equivalent experience (to include Maths and English)

Desirable

  • Manual handling training

Experience

Essential

  • Service industry experience

Desirable

  • Knowledge of the hospital

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

  • To understand basic instruction - there will be a 6 month training regime which will cover all requirements of the service provision.
  • Demonstrate ability to work unsupervised
  • To communicate effectively - need to communicate with colleagues at all levels as well as liaising with external suppliers to escalate issues relating to the provision of linen and trust owned items.
  • The ability to use own initiative in appropriate circumstance

Desirable

  • Sewing skills

Personal Attributes

Essential

  • Clean and tidy appearance
  • Polite manner
  • Flexible
  • Ability to fulfil physically demanding activities
  • Ability to work in a team

Desirable

  • An understanding of the importance of customer service

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

DSFS-Chesterfield Royal Hospital

Top Road

Chesterfield

S44 5BL


Employer's website

https://www.chesterfieldroyal.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

DSFS-Chesterfield Royal Hospital

Top Road

Chesterfield

S44 5BL


Employer's website

https://www.chesterfieldroyal.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Operational and Service Lead

Ann Lidgate

a.lidgate@nhs.net

01246516251

Details

Date posted

26 August 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£23,875 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

166_DSFS_7413281

Job locations

DSFS-Chesterfield Royal Hospital

Top Road

Chesterfield

S44 5BL


Supporting documents

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