Theatre Cleaner (Private Hospital)

Clean really matters at a community health clinic in White River; here it stops infections spreading. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

Location: White River, Mpumalanga. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. Hours are mostly Monday to Friday, with the odd Saturday in busy months.

• Wear gowns, masks and gloves as each room requires
• Take soiled linen to the sluice room and bring clean linen back
• Fill in cleaning logs so infection control can audit the ward
• Clean patient rooms using colour-coded cloths and mops for each area
• Clean theatres between operations to the hospital's turnaround times

• Able to work shifts including weekends and night duty
• Calm under pressure in busy wards
• Willing to follow strict infection control steps every time
• Matric or Grade 11
• Not squeamish about blood, vomit or medical waste

• An infection prevention and control short course
• Experience as a porter or general assistant in healthcare

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

• 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.