Clinic Cleaner (Day Shift) – Permanent

You'll keep a day surgery clinic in Epping safe for patients by cleaning the way infection control demands. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

Home base is a day surgery clinic on the Epping side of Western Cape.

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

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

• Previous hospital or clinic cleaning experience
• Knowledge of healthcare waste handling rules

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

• 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.