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Cleaning Porter (Hospital Wards)

How2Apply Talent Network

Durban Central, KwaZulu-Natal

Full-time

Posted 2 hours ago

Full-time Cleaning & Domestic

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Job Description

Careful, trained cleaners are wanted at a frail care centre in Durban Central. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

The work is in Durban Central, KwaZulu-Natal, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day.

The work, day to day

Handle and bag medical waste in the right coloured bins
Do terminal cleans of isolation rooms after a patient is discharged
Wear gowns, masks and gloves as each room requires
Disinfect bed rails, call bells and bedside lockers
Mop spills of blood or fluids using the spill kit

You'll need

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
Willing to follow strict infection control steps every time
Matric or Grade 11

What's in it for you

Shift allowances for nights and Sundays
Meal on shift at the staff canteen
Medical aid option through the employer

Applying, step by step

Check you meet the must-haves first; recruiters filter on those before anything else.
Keep copies of these ready to send: certified ID copy and matric certificate plus vaccination record or clinic card.
Fill in the short form below with your name and a phone number you actually answer.
Watch for a call or WhatsApp from How2Apply over the next 6 working days.

Your application joins the How2Apply talent pool for this role, and we put shortlisted people forward to employers hiring in and around Durban Central.

Applying is free. Nobody from How2Apply will ever ask you to pay for anything to get this job.

Tips to get shortlisted

If you did an infection control course, attach the certificate. It moves you ahead of general cleaners.
Mention any hospital, clinic or old-age home work first, even if it was short. Healthcare recruiters shortlist people who know ward routines.