Section Supervisor - Laundry

About The Organisation

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.

The Role

To provide an efficient and effective service to customers within Dumfries & Galloway, Ayrshire and NHS Lanarkshire areas, through training and development of staff by maintaining ISO standard of quality.

The working pattern for this role is: Monday 15.00 - 21.00, Tuesday - Thursday 15.00 - 20.45, Friday 14.00 - 19.45

In this key role, you will:

• Achieve and maintain production targets of section through efficient and proper utilisation of staff by maintaining their production targets (pieces per operator hour) and equipment by maximum (pieces per operator hour) are produced. These targets are set by Linen Services Manager.
• Achieve and maintain quality targets in relation to ISO Standard and as per customer requirements.
• Provide and maintain a safe working environment through risk assessment, health & safety training and regular communication with all staff within section.
• Line management responsibility for section staff – ensuring training manuals, log books, health & safety checks, daily checks on equipment are carried out.

What You'll Bring:

• Post holder required to have experience within laundry/sewing room setting.
• Previous line management experience required gained over a number of years.
• Knowledge of laundry equipment/laundry/sewing room/chemicals.
• Knowledge of Health & Safety issues.

What we Offer

As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:

• Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Annual incremental salary progression
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• NHS discounts and more.

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.

For informal discussion, please contact Paul McCool, Deputy Head of Linen Services on [email removed].

If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Anna Zastawnik-Baran, Recruitment Administrator on [email removed].

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Interested?

Full details about the role are provided in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Please review our Application Guidance which explain key information including closing dates, amendments, right‑to‑work requirements, sponsorship eligibility and important points to be aware of before submitting your application

You can also learn more about working with NHS Lanarkshire by viewing our Information Pack

Unless otherwise stated, the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date. Please note, CVs will not be accepted.

This advert may close early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply early.