Hospital Ward Cleaner

Clean really matters at a community health clinic in Roodepoort; here it stops infections spreading. If you like clear targets and knowing where you stand, this is for you.

Home base is a community health clinic on the Roodepoort side of Gauteng. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Handle and bag medical waste in the right coloured bins
• Move patients' belongings and equipment when rooms change
• Fill in cleaning logs so infection control can audit the ward
• Clean theatres between operations to the hospital's turnaround times
• Do terminal cleans of isolation rooms after a patient is discharged
• Wear gowns, masks and gloves as each room requires
• Take soiled linen to the sluice room and bring clean linen back

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

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

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

• 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.