Clinic Cleaner (Day Shift)

Patients and nurses in Sandton rely on this community health clinic being spotless every shift. You'll work with a small crew, so being easy to work with matters as much as skill.

You'll report in Sandton. Relocation is not covered for this one. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

• Do terminal cleans of isolation rooms after a patient is discharged
• 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
• Move patients' belongings and equipment when rooms change
• Clean theatres between operations to the hospital's turnaround times
• Take soiled linen to the sluice room and bring clean linen back

• Up to date with vaccinations the hospital requires, such as hepatitis B
• Matric or Grade 11
• Calm under pressure in busy wards
• Able to work shifts including weekends and night duty
• Willing to follow strict infection control steps every time

• An infection prevention and control short course
• Experience as a porter or general assistant in healthcare

• Meal on shift at the staff canteen
• Medical aid option through the employer
• Shift allowances for nights and Sundays

• If you did an infection control course, attach the certificate. It moves you ahead of general cleaners.
• 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.