Theatre Cleaner (Private Hospital)

Careful, trained cleaners are wanted at a frail care centre in Durban Central. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

This post is in Durban Central (KwaZulu-Natal). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Shifts rotate, so you'll need to be flexible about days and nights.

• Clean theatres between operations to the hospital's turnaround times
• Move patients' belongings and equipment when rooms change
• Clean patient rooms using colour-coded cloths and mops for each area
• Fill in cleaning logs so infection control can audit the ward
• Mop spills of blood or fluids using the spill kit
• Handle and bag medical waste in the right coloured bins
• Disinfect bed rails, call bells and bedside lockers

• Matric or Grade 11
• 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

• An infection prevention and control short course
• Previous hospital or clinic cleaning experience

• Meal on shift at the staff canteen
• Shift allowances for nights and Sundays
• Medical aid option through the employer
• On-the-job infection control training

• 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.
• If you did an infection control course, attach the certificate. It moves you ahead of general cleaners.