Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Laundry Manager within the facilities directorate at Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS Trust.
The role of the laundry is to provide a timely and efficient supply of good quality linen to the Trust and to service any commercial contracts with other healthcare providers.
The role of the Facilities Directorate is to provide high quality, cost effective facilities services throughout the Trust.
Main duties of the job
Ensure the Trust complies with the requirements of HTM 01-04 in respect of the decontamination of linen for Health and Social Care in its operation of the onsite laundry and the provision of linen to the Trust.
To ensure an adequate supply of linen within the Trust through the distribution of clean supplies and the use of top up systems.
To ensure that the contractual obligations of providing linen services to other hospitals are met.
To run the laundry on a commercial footing and lead the process to bid for any external work from other NHS Trusts when this is feasible.
Maintain quality management standards within the laundry including compliance with ISO 9002. Implement any actions necessary arising from external quality audits.
About us
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its employees. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for fulldetails regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for fulldetails regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to master's degree Level or equivalent experience
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable
- General Leadership Qualification
Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience at a managerial level in Laundry Management, ideally within NHS or a large commercial laundry.
- Significant experience of implementing practice to meet requirements of linen and laundry legislation and HTM 01-04 and best practice.
- Experience of Managing Laundry contracts within hospitals or for large organisations.
- Experience of Healthcare Governance Agenda/Patient Safety and the management of Risk Significant experience of managing high performing teams
- Evidence of continuous professional development in the field of current Laundry Management and legislation and national/local targets e.g. reduced carbon.
- Evidence of an understanding of the strategic aims and complexities of the changing agenda within the NHS.
- Ability to manage and respond to change positively.
- Ability to influence and persuade
- Ability to develop and motivate staff
Desirable
Skills
Essential
- Report writing skills.
- Ability to work to deadlines
- Attention to detail/presentation.
- Effective interpersonal skills.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Highly developed presentation skills
- Laundry and linen policy writing skills
- Project Management skills
- In depth knowledge of financial management and budgetary control.
- Team worker but also self-motivated and able to work on own initiative.
Desirable
- Ability to cope with constantly changing priorities, tasks and work environment e.g. sustainability agenda.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Competent and confident to represent the department at local/ regional and national level regarding educational related topics
- Able to work autonomously with appropriate decision making skills
- Flexible to meet the needs of the service, team player with leadership qualities
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to master's degree Level or equivalent experience
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable
- General Leadership Qualification
Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience at a managerial level in Laundry Management, ideally within NHS or a large commercial laundry.
- Significant experience of implementing practice to meet requirements of linen and laundry legislation and HTM 01-04 and best practice.
- Experience of Managing Laundry contracts within hospitals or for large organisations.
- Experience of Healthcare Governance Agenda/Patient Safety and the management of Risk Significant experience of managing high performing teams
- Evidence of continuous professional development in the field of current Laundry Management and legislation and national/local targets e.g. reduced carbon.
- Evidence of an understanding of the strategic aims and complexities of the changing agenda within the NHS.
- Ability to manage and respond to change positively.
- Ability to influence and persuade
- Ability to develop and motivate staff
Desirable
Skills
Essential
- Report writing skills.
- Ability to work to deadlines
- Attention to detail/presentation.
- Effective interpersonal skills.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Highly developed presentation skills
- Laundry and linen policy writing skills
- Project Management skills
- In depth knowledge of financial management and budgetary control.
- Team worker but also self-motivated and able to work on own initiative.
Desirable
- Ability to cope with constantly changing priorities, tasks and work environment e.g. sustainability agenda.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Competent and confident to represent the department at local/ regional and national level regarding educational related topics
- Able to work autonomously with appropriate decision making skills
- Flexible to meet the needs of the service, team player with leadership qualities
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
