Frail Care Centre Cleaner – Fixed-Term

You'll keep a community health clinic in Richards Bay safe for patients by cleaning the way infection control demands. You don't need to be the loudest person in the room, just the one others can count on.

Location: Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

• Handle and bag medical waste in the right coloured bins
• Move patients' belongings and equipment when rooms change
• Clean theatres between operations to the hospital's turnaround times
• 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
• Willing to follow strict infection control steps every time
• Not squeamish about blood, vomit or medical waste
• Respectful and discreet around patients
• Able to work shifts including weekends and night duty
• Up to date with vaccinations the hospital requires, such as hepatitis B

• An infection prevention and control short course
• Knowledge of healthcare waste handling rules
• Experience as a porter or general assistant in healthcare

• Shift allowances for nights and Sundays
• 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.