Clinic Cleaner (Day Shift)

Patients and nurses in Midrand rely on this community health clinic being spotless every shift. This role rewards consistency more than flash.

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

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

• Able to work shifts including weekends and night duty
• Respectful and discreet around patients
• Matric or Grade 11
• Up to date with vaccinations the hospital requires, such as hepatitis B
• Willing to follow strict infection control steps every time
• Not squeamish about blood, vomit or medical waste

• An infection prevention and control short course
• Previous hospital or clinic cleaning experience

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

• 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.