University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

Linen Assistant

The closing date is 24 June 2025

Job summary

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

Main duties of the job

To assist our laundry drivers with the unloading of clean linen to our hospitals .

To assemble and separate, when necessary, the various items of linen for delivery to wards/departments.

To deliver already made up cages to wards /departments and follow up later in the day with Top ups.

About us

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in ourWellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.

Candidate Information Pack: https://www.uhsussex.nhs.uk/resources/candidate-information-pack/

Details

Date posted

10 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,169 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

279-7159121-JUN25

Job locations

Worthing Hospital

Lyndhurst Road

Worthing

BN11 2DH


Job description

Job responsibilities

Work as a team member or alone with a flexible approach. Deliver linen to wards and departments. To assess stock and liaise with Laundry department to achieve correct flow of linen.

**Please see the attached Job Description for further details**

Job description

Job responsibilities

Work as a team member or alone with a flexible approach. Deliver linen to wards and departments. To assess stock and liaise with Laundry department to achieve correct flow of linen.

**Please see the attached Job Description for further details**

Person Specification

Essential

Essential

  • Good Knowledge of Linen

Desirable

  • Hospital Background

Skills

Essential

  • Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Essential

  • Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).
  • Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
Person Specification

Essential

Essential

  • Good Knowledge of Linen

Desirable

  • Hospital Background

Skills

Essential

  • Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Essential

  • Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).
  • Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues

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

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

Address

Worthing Hospital

Lyndhurst Road

Worthing

BN11 2DH


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

Address

Worthing Hospital

Lyndhurst Road

Worthing

BN11 2DH


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Laundry Production Manager

David Smith

david.smith209@nhs.net

01243831818

Details

Date posted

10 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,169 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

279-7159121-JUN25

Job locations

Worthing Hospital

Lyndhurst Road

Worthing

BN11 2DH


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