Frail Care Centre Cleaner

Careful, trained cleaners are wanted at a frail care centre in Pretoria West. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

The work is in Pretoria West, Gauteng, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. Overtime comes up in peak season and is paid.

• Mop spills of blood or fluids using the spill kit
• Clean patient rooms using colour-coded cloths and mops for each area
• Move patients' belongings and equipment when rooms change
• Do terminal cleans of isolation rooms after a patient is discharged
• Take soiled linen to the sluice room and bring clean linen back
• Fill in cleaning logs so infection control can audit the ward

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

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

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

• 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.