Trosolwg o'r swydd

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 a permanent 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  [email protected]

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

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 

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

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.

Flexible Working

If you're looking for flexible or predictable working arrangements, please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate this. If it works for our service and patients, we will do our best to make it work for you.

 VISA's and Immigration system

Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Limited currently do not offer a Certificate of Sponsorship, any applications which require sponsorship will not be considered at this point in time.

When DSFS Ltd are able to offer sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK), applicants will be required to provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form.  Overseas applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years.  Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

COVID19 Vaccination

Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services (‘DSFS’) is committed to ensuring the safety of all our staff and patients therefore encourages and supports staff to be vaccinated against COVID19 as this remains the best line of defence against the virus.

Communications 

Communications throughout the application process will be via e-mail therefore please check your e-mail account, spam folders and NHS Jobs (where applicable) account regularly.

References are also requested by email (where possible). Therefore, to speed up the recruitment process please provide an up to date email address for all referees when completing your application form.

If you require any support in completing the application form, please do not hesitate to contact the DSFS Human Resources team on 01246 513737 / [email protected] and we will be happy to provide assistance.

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