Frail Care Centre Cleaner

Patients and nurses in Benoni rely on this day surgery clinic being spotless every shift. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

The site is in Benoni; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying.

• Do terminal cleans of isolation rooms after a patient is discharged
• Wear gowns, masks and gloves as each room requires
• Disinfect bed rails, call bells and bedside lockers
• Mop spills of blood or fluids using the spill kit
• Take soiled linen to the sluice room and bring clean linen back

• Calm under pressure in busy wards
• Matric or Grade 11
• Not squeamish about blood, vomit or medical waste
• Respectful and discreet around patients
• Willing to follow strict infection control steps every time

• Experience as a porter or general assistant in healthcare
• 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
• Shift allowances for nights and Sundays
• Meal on shift at the staff canteen

• Mention any hospital, clinic or old-age home work first, even if it was short. Healthcare recruiters shortlist people who know ward routines.
• If you did an infection control course, attach the certificate. It moves you ahead of general cleaners.