Frail Care Centre Cleaner – Entry Level

Patients and nurses in Ermelo rely on this frail care centre being spotless every shift. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

This post is in Ermelo (Mpumalanga). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Start is planned for the beginning of next month.

• Move patients' belongings and equipment when rooms change
• Fill in cleaning logs so infection control can audit the ward
• Clean theatres between operations to the hospital's turnaround times
• Wear gowns, masks and gloves as each room requires
• Do terminal cleans of isolation rooms after a patient is discharged
• Disinfect bed rails, call bells and bedside lockers

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

• An infection prevention and control short course
• Knowledge of healthcare waste handling rules

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

• 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.