Infection Control Cleaner – Permanent

Careful, trained cleaners are wanted at a day surgery clinic in Epping. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

You'll be based at a day surgery clinic in Epping. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps. You'll start with a short induction before working on your own.

• Disinfect bed rails, call bells and bedside lockers
• Do terminal cleans of isolation rooms after a patient is discharged
• Take soiled linen to the sluice room and bring clean linen back
• Wear gowns, masks and gloves as each room requires
• Move patients' belongings and equipment when rooms change
• Clean patient rooms using colour-coded cloths and mops for each area

• Respectful and discreet around patients
• Calm under pressure in busy wards
• Not squeamish about blood, vomit or medical waste
• Willing to follow strict infection control steps every time

• On-the-job infection control training
• Medical aid option through the employer
• Shift allowances for nights and Sundays

• If you did an infection control course, attach the certificate. It moves you ahead of general cleaners.
• Mention any hospital, clinic or old-age home work first, even if it was short. Healthcare recruiters shortlist people who know ward routines.