Frail Care Centre Cleaner

Patients and nurses in Epping rely on this frail care centre being spotless every shift. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

Home base is a frail care centre on the Epping side of Western Cape. Overtime comes up in peak season and is paid.

• Fill in cleaning logs so infection control can audit the ward
• Mop spills of blood or fluids using the spill kit
• Handle and bag medical waste in the right coloured bins
• Do terminal cleans of isolation rooms after a patient is discharged
• Clean theatres between operations to the hospital's turnaround times
• Move patients' belongings and equipment when rooms change
• Take soiled linen to the sluice room and bring clean linen back

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

• Previous hospital or clinic cleaning experience
• Knowledge of healthcare waste handling rules
• Experience as a porter or general assistant in healthcare

• Medical aid option through the employer
• On-the-job infection control training
• Meal on shift at the staff canteen

• 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.