Cleaning Porter (Hospital Wards) – Permanent

You'll keep a community health clinic in East London safe for patients by cleaning the way infection control demands. This role rewards consistency more than flash.

This post is in East London (Eastern Cape). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

• Do terminal cleans of isolation rooms after a patient is discharged
• Clean theatres between operations to the hospital's turnaround times
• Wear gowns, masks and gloves as each room requires
• Handle and bag medical waste in the right coloured bins
• Clean patient rooms using colour-coded cloths and mops for each area

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

• 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

• 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.