Cleaning Porter (Hospital Wards)

Clean really matters at a day surgery clinic in eMalahleni; here it stops infections spreading. You don't need to be the loudest person in the room, just the one others can count on.

This post is in eMalahleni (Mpumalanga). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

• Clean theatres between operations to the hospital's turnaround times
• Disinfect bed rails, call bells and bedside lockers
• Fill in cleaning logs so infection control can audit the ward
• Handle and bag medical waste in the right coloured bins
• Wear gowns, masks and gloves as each room requires
• Move patients' belongings and equipment when rooms change
• Take soiled linen to the sluice room and bring clean linen back

• Matric or Grade 11
• Calm under pressure in busy wards
• Willing to follow strict infection control steps every time
• Respectful and discreet around patients

• Medical aid option through the employer
• 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.
• Mention any hospital, clinic or old-age home work first, even if it was short. Healthcare recruiters shortlist people who know ward routines.