Sewing Room Assistant

The Sewing Room Assistant is responsible for supporting the provision of uniforms to NHS staff. The role involves ordering, receiving, issuing, and maintaining uniforms, ensuring employees receive the correct items in a timely manner. The post holder will provide a customer-focused service, maintain stock levels, process orders accurately, and liaise with staff and suppliers to ensure the smooth operation of the uniform service., Responsible for the supply of uniforms to wards and departments.

Storekeeping duties including receiving goods from suppliers, checking in stock

Monitor uniform levels used by wards and departments and advise the Facilities Operations Manager of changes that might be necessary.

Maintain accurate records of uniform orders, stock levels and distributions

Receive, check, and store deliveries of uniforms and related items

Report damaged, faulty, or incorrect items to the appropriate supplier

Assist with stock take as directed by Manager/Supervisors

Unload deliveries and put stock away accordingly

Be responsible for one's own personal Health and Safety, as the post involves manual handling of possibly heavy items

To cover in the linen room in times of need

As an integrated care organisation, the Trust's purpose is to provide safe, high-quality health and social care at the right time, in the right place to support the people of Torbay and South Devon to live their lives to the full.

The Workplace Teams underpin the provision of clinical services, employing approximately 600 staff, delivering support services across all sites within the Trust.

We need all Workplace staff to own and live our organisational values and we not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who possess and demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trust's and the Workplace Teams core values:

o Working together for people