Linen Services Supervisor

Job description

Job responsibilities

• To demonstrate and provide ongoing leadership and supervision of a range of Linen and Sewing Room services.
• Organise on a day to day basis, the planning and delivery of Linen Services in accordance with service specifications, work instructions and service level agreements.
• To ensure all work is undertaken and completed in accordance with relevant policies and procedures, accurately and within agreed timescales.
• Ensure daily linen deliveries are accurate and discrepancies raised against delivery invoices and actioned.
• Liaise with the external laundry provider ordering, adjusting, receiving of all linen requirements including contingency stock.
• Liaise with external laundry provider regarding outstanding items, quality issues, delays and discrepancies.
• Ensure Return to Sender (RTS) information is up to date on departmental spreadsheets.
• External supplier is updated of outstanding items and chase required actions.
• Complete and maintain all admin records for all service activity.
• Ensure maintenance of all linen contingency stocks across hospital sites.
• Maintain effective communication through participating in relevant meetings, team briefs/cascades etc.
• Monitor linen levels at wards/departments
• Maintain stock for sewing room activity. Complete own work records accurately and submit to required deadlines.
• Undertake duties within Linen services using equipment: labelling irons, sewing machine, over locker and master mover.
• Allocate completed uniforms to staff, update and complete records
• Asses scale of damage, wear and tear to items and decide upon best course of action to repair/alterations
• Conduct regular audits, stock checks and service quality inspections.
• Ensure the observance of all staff working practises: including IPC, H&S, COSHH, use of ladders
• Accurate recording of financial information, training records, rotas etc
• Undertake all such reasonable other duties as may be required as part of the role.

Please see attached job description and Person specification for further detailed information of this role.

Person Specification

Person Specification

Essential

• Able to work under pressure to deadlines. (E)
• Able to work well in a team and support and help others in the team. (E)
• Awareness of Health and Safety and manual handling techniques. (E)
• Good communication skills. (E).
• Numeracy & Literacy Skills. (E)

Experience

Essential

• The ability to lead and motivate staff. (E)
• Up to date IT skills Microsoft packages, e-mail, excel and data base programs. (E)
• Ability to work unsupervised using own initiative and respond positively to a changing environment. (E)

Desirable

• Previous Linen experience within a Healthcare environment. (D)
• Previous team leader or supervisory experience of managing & training staff. (D)

Qualifications

Essential

• Good standard of English and Maths (E)
• Basic computer literacy (E)

Desirable

• Manual Handling (D)

General

Essential

• Able to fulfill the health requirements of the post as identified in the Job Description, taking into account any reasonable adjustments recommended by Occupational Health (E)
• Must be eligible to work in the UK. (E)
• Ability to work in various locations throughout the network of services provided by the Company/Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust. (E)

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Calderdale and Huddersfield Solutions

Address

Huddersfield Royal Infirmary

Acre Street

Lindley

HD33EA

Employer's website

https://chs-limited.co.uk/welcome/ (Opens in a new tab)