Frail Care Centre Cleaner

You'll keep a community health clinic in Vereeniging safe for patients by cleaning the way infection control demands. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

The work is in Vereeniging, Gauteng, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day.

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

• Willing to follow strict infection control steps every time
• Matric or Grade 11
• Not squeamish about blood, vomit or medical waste
• Calm under pressure in busy wards

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

• 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.