Cleaning Porter (Hospital Wards)

You'll keep a private hospital in Alberton safe for patients by cleaning the way infection control demands. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

Location: Alberton, Gauteng. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

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

• Respectful and discreet around patients
• Not squeamish about blood, vomit or medical waste
• Calm under pressure in busy wards
• Up to date with vaccinations the hospital requires, such as hepatitis B
• Matric or Grade 11

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

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

• 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.