Job overview

Working with a flexible approach to aid as required in the busy linen room with sorting and distribution of linen to wards and departments within agreed timeframes.

The ability to receipt and audit goods efficiently and accurately is required.  Operation of onsite laundry facilities for the washing and drying of baby items is also required in line with strict Infection Control guidelines.

The postholder may also be required to provide uniform measuring, fitting and issuing service to users.

Please be advised, applications are scored against the person specification, detailed in the job advert.

Candidates with highest scores will be invited to the interviews.

Please read the person specification and in your application (Supporting information section) please describe how do you meet these criteria for the role. 

Main duties of the job

Accurately count, sort deliver and record the daily linen stock to wards and departments.

Launder soiled baby laundry as required.

Measure staff for uniform as required.

Working for our organisation

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement and living our values.

·       People at the Heart

·       Listen and Involve

·       Kind and Respectful

·       ONE Team

WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. We are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.

At WWL we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information available by contacting [email protected] where you can also ask about how to access vaccinations.