Frail Care Centre Cleaner

You'll keep a community health clinic in Upington safe for patients by cleaning the way infection control demands. This is a good step for someone who wants proper routine and a manager who notices good work.

The work is in Upington, Northern Cape, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. Hours are mostly Monday to Friday, with the odd Saturday in busy months.

• Take soiled linen to the sluice room and bring clean linen back
• Disinfect bed rails, call bells and bedside lockers
• Move patients' belongings and equipment when rooms change
• Do terminal cleans of isolation rooms after a patient is discharged
• Mop spills of blood or fluids using the spill kit
• Fill in cleaning logs so infection control can audit the ward
• Handle and bag medical waste in the right coloured bins

• Not squeamish about blood, vomit or medical waste
• Able to work shifts including weekends and night duty
• Calm under pressure in busy wards
• Respectful and discreet around patients
• Matric or Grade 11

• Knowledge of healthcare waste handling rules
• Experience as a porter or general assistant in healthcare

• Meal on shift at the staff canteen
• Medical aid option through the employer
• Shift allowances for nights and Sundays

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