Frail Care Centre Cleaner

Patients and nurses in Mogwase rely on this community health clinic being spotless every shift. Someone who likes a bit of variety, but also likes doing things the right way, will enjoy this.

This post is Mogwase-based, with most of your time spent at a community health clinic.

• Wear gowns, masks and gloves as each room requires
• Do terminal cleans of isolation rooms after a patient is discharged
• Handle and bag medical waste in the right coloured bins
• Clean theatres between operations to the hospital's turnaround times
• Clean patient rooms using colour-coded cloths and mops for each area
• Fill in cleaning logs so infection control can audit the ward
• Take soiled linen to the sluice room and bring clean linen back

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

• An infection prevention and control short course
• Experience as a porter or general assistant in healthcare
• Previous hospital or clinic cleaning experience

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

• 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.