Hospital Ward Cleaner

Patients and nurses in Bethlehem rely on this community health clinic being spotless every shift. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

The site is in Bethlehem; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying.

• Take soiled linen to the sluice room and bring clean linen back
• Handle and bag medical waste in the right coloured bins
• Clean patient rooms using colour-coded cloths and mops for each area
• Disinfect bed rails, call bells and bedside lockers
• Clean theatres between operations to the hospital's turnaround times
• Move patients' belongings and equipment when rooms change

• Able to work shifts including weekends and night duty
• Matric or Grade 11
• Willing to follow strict infection control steps every time
• Respectful and discreet around patients
• Calm under pressure in busy wards
• Up to date with vaccinations the hospital requires, such as hepatitis B

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

• If you did an infection control course, attach the certificate. It moves you ahead of general cleaners.
• 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.