Clinic Cleaner (Day Shift)

You'll keep a private hospital in Kempton Park 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.

This post is in Kempton Park (Gauteng). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

• Wear gowns, masks and gloves as each room requires
• Mop spills of blood or fluids using the spill kit
• Handle and bag medical waste in the right coloured bins
• Clean patient rooms using colour-coded cloths and mops for each area
• Disinfect bed rails, call bells and bedside lockers
• Fill in cleaning logs so infection control can audit the ward

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

• An infection prevention and control short course
• Experience as a porter or general assistant in healthcare
• Previous hospital or clinic cleaning experience

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

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