Frail Care Centre Cleaner

You'll keep a private hospital in Tembisa safe for patients by cleaning the way infection control demands. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

This post is Tembisa-based, with most of your time spent at a private hospital.

• Handle and bag medical waste in the right coloured bins
• Mop spills of blood or fluids using the spill kit
• Move patients' belongings and equipment when rooms change
• Clean patient rooms using colour-coded cloths and mops for each area
• Take soiled linen to the sluice room and bring clean linen back

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

• Experience as a porter or general assistant in healthcare
• Previous hospital or clinic cleaning experience

• Medical aid option through the employer
• On-the-job infection control training
• Shift allowances for nights and Sundays

• If you did an infection control course, attach the certificate. It moves you ahead of general cleaners.
• Mention any hospital, clinic or old-age home work first, even if it was short. Healthcare recruiters shortlist people who know ward routines.