Bank Linen Assistant - Band A

Job summary

The Linen Services within Gloucestershire Manged Services at Gloucester Royal are currently looking for Bank Linen Assistants to work within our busy and diverse department.

The hours are varied to ensure that adequate coverage within the Linen Services is met due to any absence that requires coverage.Monday- Friday between the hours of 7am -1pm and 7.30am-11.30am on a Saturday.

The successful candidate will have good interpersonal skills, the necessary IT skills, has the ability to work to a high standard, and must be able to work as part of a team. No previous experience will be necessary as a full induction package will be undertaken by the successful candidate.

Main duties of the job

To ensure that linen supplier is compliant with GMS Linen provision on a daily basis by receiving, counting and documenting, the linen delivery, plus the return to sender linen receipts.

To assist in the distribution of linen required to meet the agreed daily linen allocation to all wards and departments within the GMS service provision.

Provide a curtain changing and maintenance service in accordance with the GMS curtain changing programme to all wards and departments. To respond to requests for additional curtain change from our customers working in conjunction with our domestic colleagues at ward and department level.

Completion of spreadsheets for bothcurtains and linen is required to ensure accurate records of both curtain charges and linen allocations are recorded.

This post has a significant amount of personal contact with patients, staff and visitors.

About us

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the largest employer in the county and with over 8,000 staff, we are one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK. We offer a generous annual leave allowance, excellent bank rates, access to the excellent NHS Pension Scheme, discounts for local shops, restaurants and services, access to our health and well-being hub, access to our two on-site nurseries, flexible working options, discounted public transport, reward and recognition schemes, exercise and activity classes and membership to our popular hospital choir.