Hospital Ward Cleaner – Experienced

Patients and nurses in Bloemfontein rely on this private hospital being spotless every shift. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

Home base is a private hospital on the Bloemfontein side of Free State.

• Wear gowns, masks and gloves as each room requires
• Mop spills of blood or fluids using the spill kit
• Clean patient rooms using colour-coded cloths and mops for each area
• Take soiled linen to the sluice room and bring clean linen back
• Do terminal cleans of isolation rooms after a patient is discharged
• Handle and bag medical waste in the right coloured bins

• Able to work shifts including weekends and night duty
• Willing to follow strict infection control steps every time
• Up to date with vaccinations the hospital requires, such as hepatitis B
• Matric or Grade 11
• Not squeamish about blood, vomit or medical waste

• Previous hospital or clinic cleaning experience
• Experience as a porter or general assistant in healthcare
• An infection prevention and control short course

• Meal on shift at the staff canteen
• Medical aid option through the employer
• 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.