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The Role
Join our dedicated hospital linen team, committed to providing exceptional service in NHS Lanarkshire. We are currently seeking a proactive and reliable Linen Driver to support our efforts in ensuring the efficient management of linen services within the hospital. This role is crucial for maintaining the high standards of hygiene and patient care that we are known for.
- Delivery and Dispatch: Safely despatch clean linen along with accurate despatch notes to specified departments within the hospital. Ensure timely collection of dirty linen, adhering to hygiene and safety protocols.
- Vehicle Operation: Drive allocated hospital vehicles for the transportation of linen. Responsible for the internal and external cleanliness of the vehicle, maintaining a professional standard at all times.
- Maintenance and Compliance: Perform daily checks on the vehicle to ensure it is roadworthy and meets all safety standards. Refuel the van as needed. Complete relevant paperwork, including Time Allocation and Costing (TACO), and comply with supervisors' instructions.
- Customer Service: Relay customer requests and feedback to the management team, demonstrating excellent communication skills and a commitment to addressing the needs of the hospital staff and patients.
- Soil Sort Duties: Assist in the sorting of soiled linen as required, following proper sorting protocols and safety measures.
NHS Lanarkshire
Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!
Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.
We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.
What we'll need you to bring
- Valid driver's license CDC with a clean driving record and Tachograph Card
- Experience in a similar role is preferred, but not essential.
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to work independently.
- Excellent communication and customer service skills.
- Ability to adhere to health and safety guidelines diligently.
- Moving and Handling training, physically capable of lifting and moving items.
Contract type
Permanent - Full time - 37.5 hours - (4 on 4 off)
Location and Working Pattern
This role will be based in at West of Scotland Laundry
The working pattern for this role is 4 days on and 4 days off with various shift patterns (6am – 5pm, 8am – 7pm, 9am – 8pm) and Saturday/Sundays are always 6am – 5pm
Looking to find out more?
If you’re looking to find out a bit more, then we would love to hear from you!
Please contact Paul McCool, Deputy Head of Linen Services on paul.mccool@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Grant M Barclay, Recruitment Administrator on grant.barclay@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
Why NHS Lanarkshire?
Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.
Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:
- A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
- A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
- Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)
- Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
- Occupational health services
- Employee Counselling services
- Work-life Balance policies and procedures
NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.
Further Information
For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.
Additional Information for Applicants
- Posts close at midnight on the indicated date
- For help to complete an application on Jobtrain please follow this link: https://www.careers.nhs.scot/how-to-apply/application-process/
- Please note that our correspondence method is by e-mail, therefore please ensure you enter your email address accurately
- Please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders) and also your Jobtrain account for updates
- Please contact Jobtrain Candidate Support Hub - https://jobseekersupport.jobtrain.co.uk/support/home for advice and support with any system issues
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- Once you have submitted your application form you will be unable to make any amendments
In NHS Lanarkshire we are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make-up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, care experienced* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
We anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the advert once sufficient applications are received. Please complete and submit your application early.
*Care experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parents/kinship carers or who live/have lived in a residential children’s setting/secure unit.
Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.
Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.
NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK.
We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. UK Visas & Immigration rules are available at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk.
Prospective applicants are encouraged to check eligibility in advance of applying for vacancies in NHS Lanarkshire.