Linen Assistant

A recent re-structuring exercise at our Royal Cornwall Hospital site in Truro has highlighted the need for a linen assistant.

**Applicants must be**:
Passionate about cleanliness

Champions of Infection Control

Professional and efficient

Flexible and enthusiastic

‘Customer’ focused

With a keen eye for detail in a clinical environment

There may be an opportunity to be flexible around start and finish times.

To assist in the provision and maintenance of a high quality, specialised linen service by providing clean deliveries/top-up and associated duties to both ward and departmental areas within the Trust. This is a key post vital to maintaining the Trusts hygiene and control of infection guidelines

**General duties will include**:
Receipt of linen stock.

Storage of linen stock.

Delivery of linen stock.

Uniform support.

On-site laundry operation.

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with

visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.

We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.

The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.

Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.

**PLEASE NOTE**: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side.

To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:
Identity Checks

Professional registration and qualification checks

Employment history and reference checks

Work health assessments

Criminal record check standards

Right to work checks

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Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways. Please talk to us at interview about any flexible working arrangements you would prefer or require. While we may not be able to fully accommodate all requests, such requests will not be referenced during the interview scoring process, and we will fully consider and try to accommodate them for successful applicants.