Laundry Officer
Uganda Heart Institute (UHI)
Deadline: 11 November 2026
Job Snapshot
| Hiring organisation | Uganda Heart Institute (UHI) |
| Location | Mulago, Kampala, Uganda |
| Appointment | Full-time |
| Category | Hospital Laundry and Support Services |
| Experience | Hospital experience is an advantage |
| Vacancies | 1 |
| Deadline |
Jobspace Uganda Vacancy Summary
The Laundry Officer will coordinate hospital laundry services, staff, linen movement, supplies and machine records. This is an operational-control role with an important infection-prevention dimension: linen must be accounted for and handled through clean and contaminated stages without creating avoidable risk.
Why This Role Matters
Applicants should show that they can manage a service, not only perform washing duties. Relevant evidence includes staff scheduling, linen accountability, consumable control, machine downtime follow-up and separation of soiled and clean flows. Hospital experience is useful because it demonstrates awareness of infection risk and dependable service to wards.
Who Should Consider Applying?
- Supervisors with a humanities degree and relevant laundry or infection-control certificate.
- Laundry-service staff ready for an officer-level coordination role.
- Hospital operations candidates experienced in linen accountability.
- Applicants able to organise people, supplies, records and maintenance follow-up.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Plan daily laundry activities and allocate work to staff.
- Monitor detergents, protective supplies and other consumables.
- Maintain linen receipt, dispatch and loss records.
- Coordinate equipment use and report maintenance needs.
- Guide staff on safe handling, infection-prevention and service standards.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in a humanities field.
- Certificate in laundry practice or infection-control practice.
- Hospital experience is an advantage.
- Ability to supervise staff, organise records and maintain safe workflows.
How to Make Your Application Competitive
- Attach the degree and relevant practice certificate.
- Describe the size of a laundry or service team previously coordinated.
- Show how linen, consumables or machine downtime were controlled.
- Explain safe separation and movement of hospital linen.
Questions to Prepare for Before an Interview
- How would you respond to an urgent linen shortage?
- What records help control hospital linen losses?
- How do you organise clean and contaminated workflows safely?
Application Procedure
Prepare a cover letter, an updated CV, academic and professional certificates and transcripts, an O-level certificate, an A-level certificate where applicable, a copy of the National ID and evidence of experience where required. Applicants whose professions require registration should also include the applicable registration certificate and valid practising licence. Address the application to The Executive Director, Uganda Heart Institute, P.O. Box 37392, Kampala. Submit it by email to erecruitment@uhi.go.ug or hand-deliver it to UHI Headquarters, Mulago, Kampala. Incomplete applications and applications sent to another email address are not accepted. The deadline is 11 November 2026 at 5:00 PM Uganda time.
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