Theatre Cleaner (Private Hospital)

Careful, trained cleaners are wanted at a day surgery clinic in Worcester. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

Home base is a day surgery clinic on the Worcester side of Western Cape. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• Do terminal cleans of isolation rooms after a patient is discharged
• Clean patient rooms using colour-coded cloths and mops for each area
• Fill in cleaning logs so infection control can audit the ward
• Take soiled linen to the sluice room and bring clean linen back
• Clean theatres between operations to the hospital's turnaround times

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

• Experience as a porter or general assistant in healthcare
• Previous hospital or clinic cleaning experience

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

• 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.