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Opportunity to work in a reputable and essential organization like NHS Lanarkshire, contributing to the healthcare of a large population.
Comprehensive training and induction program to ensure staff are fully competent in their duties, promoting skill development.
Permanent, full-time contract providing job security and stability.
Generous annual leave package, starting from a minimum of 27 days and increasing with service length, promoting work-life balance.
Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, including life insurance benefits, providing financial security for the future.
Supportive work environment with access to occupational health services and employee counselling, enhancing employee wellbeing.
Involvement in a multidisciplinary team, allowing for collaboration and learning from colleagues in various roles.
Join Our Caring Team as a Laundry Assistant in Wishaw!
Are you looking for a meaningful role that supports the health and wellbeing of your community? NHS Lanarkshire is inviting passionate individuals, especially women seeking flexible, rewarding work, to apply for the position of Laundry Assistant at our West of Scotland Laundry in Wishaw. As part of our dedicated team, you’ll play a vital role in maintaining the highest quality linen services for our local healthcare facilities, ensuring every patient receives the exceptional care they deserve.
Whether you have experience in laundry operations or are keen to learn, this position offers comprehensive training to help you develop your skills in a supportive environment. With a permanent, full-time contract and shifts that allow for a balanced work-life schedule, you can make a difference while enjoying generous benefits, including a minimum of 27 days annual leave, NHS pension membership, and access to well-being services. If you’re ready to embark on a fulfilling career in the care sector, we’d love to hear from you!
Opportunity to work in a reputable and essential organization like NHS Lanarkshire, contributing to the healthcare of a large population.
Comprehensive training and induction program to ensure staff are fully competent in their duties, promoting skill development.
Permanent, full-time contract providing job security and stability.
Generous annual leave package, starting from a minimum of 27 days and increasing with service length, promoting work-life balance.
Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, including life insurance benefits, providing financial security for the future.
Supportive work environment with access to occupational health services and employee counselling, enhancing employee wellbeing.
Involvement in a multidisciplinary team, allowing for collaboration and learning from colleagues in various roles.
The Role
The purpose of the job is to fully support the objectives of the West of Scotland Laundry (WoSL) to provide a cost effective and efficient, quality linen service to the WoSL Consortium (NHS Lanarkshire, Ayrshire & Arran, Dumfries & Galloway and State Hospital)
To ensure all required items are processed and delivered “on-time” and to the highest quality standards, whilst ensuring the health, safety and wellbeing of all staff is paramount throughout.
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 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
It would be great if you also have
Permanent
Full time
37 hours
Location and Working Pattern
This role will be based in PSSD department within West of Scotland Laundry.
The working pattern for this role: Tues-Wed /30, Thurs /30, Fri /30, Sun 2245-/30
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.
Looking to find out more?
If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!
Please contact Alison Jamieson, Head of Linen Services on
For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Carla Vargas, Recruitment Administrator on (Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)
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
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
The purpose of the job is to fully support the objectives of the West of Scotland Laundry (WoSL) to provide a cost effective and efficient, quality linen service to the WoSL Consortium (NHS Lanarkshire, Ayrshire & Arran, Dumfries & Galloway and State Hospital)
To ensure all required items are processed and delivered “on-time” and to the highest quality standards, whilst ensuring the health, safety and wellbeing of all staff is paramount throughout.
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 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
- Knowledge of laundry services and related procedures
- Required to undertake on the job training and induction (this will generally take 4-6 weeks, depending on hours/days worked ), to achieve full competency across a range of duties
- Working knowledge Health & Safety including participation in risk assessing individual tasks
- Required to undertake on the job training and induction e.g. infection control in the laundry
- Working knowledge of basic information technology
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to audit
- Ability to work with others as part of a multi disciplinary team
- Ability to carry out assigned tasks effectively in a busy environment
It would be great if you also have
- SVQ2 in Laundry Operations or laundry workbook training
- Experience of working in a laundry environment or similar
- Experience using laundry equipment e.g. ironers, folders etc
Permanent
Full time
37 hours
Location and Working Pattern
This role will be based in PSSD department within West of Scotland Laundry.
The working pattern for this role: Tues-Wed /30, Thurs /30, Fri /30, Sun 2245-/30
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.
Looking to find out more?
If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!
Please contact Alison Jamieson, Head of Linen Services on
For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Carla Vargas, Recruitment Administrator on (Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)
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
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. However, if there are a high level of interest in this position, we may close the advert once sufficient applications are received. Please complete and submit your application early.
- For help to complete an application on Jobtrain please follow this link: www.jobsincare.com/job/jbliaB8k check your e-mail regularly (including junk & spam folders) as well as your Jobtrain account for updates.
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- Once you have submitted your application form you will be unable to make any amendments
- Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.
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