Frail Care Centre Cleaner

Patients and nurses in Worcester rely on this day surgery clinic being spotless every shift. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

The site is in Worcester; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying. Shifts rotate, so you'll need to be flexible about days and nights.

• Wear gowns, masks and gloves as each room requires
• Clean patient rooms using colour-coded cloths and mops for each area
• Clean theatres between operations to the hospital's turnaround times
• Take soiled linen to the sluice room and bring clean linen back
• Move patients' belongings and equipment when rooms change
• Handle and bag medical waste in the right coloured bins
• Fill in cleaning logs so infection control can audit the ward

• Able to work shifts including weekends and night duty
• Up to date with vaccinations the hospital requires, such as hepatitis B
• Willing to follow strict infection control steps every time
• Calm under pressure in busy wards

• Knowledge of healthcare waste handling rules
• An infection prevention and control short course

• Shift allowances for nights and Sundays
• Meal on shift at the staff canteen
• Medical aid option through the employer

• Mention any hospital, clinic or old-age home work first, even if it was short. Healthcare recruiters shortlist people who know ward routines.
• In the interview, explain how you clean an isolation room step by step. It is a common question and a quick way to stand out.