Hospital Ward Cleaner

Careful, trained cleaners are wanted at a frail care centre in Benoni. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

Home base is a frail care centre on the Benoni side of Gauteng.

• Take soiled linen to the sluice room and bring clean linen back
• Clean theatres between operations to the hospital's turnaround times
• Mop spills of blood or fluids using the spill kit
• Wear gowns, masks and gloves as each room requires
• Clean patient rooms using colour-coded cloths and mops for each area

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

• Knowledge of healthcare waste handling rules
• Previous hospital or clinic cleaning experience

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

• 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.