Hospital Ward Cleaner – Fixed-Term

Careful, trained cleaners are wanted at a frail care centre in Upington. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

Location: Upington, Northern Cape. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

• Clean patient rooms using colour-coded cloths and mops for each area
• Disinfect bed rails, call bells and bedside lockers
• Take soiled linen to the sluice room and bring clean linen back
• Move patients' belongings and equipment when rooms change
• Wear gowns, masks and gloves as each room requires
• Mop spills of blood or fluids using the spill kit
• Fill in cleaning logs so infection control can audit the ward

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

• Experience as a porter or general assistant in healthcare
• Previous hospital or clinic cleaning experience
• Knowledge of healthcare waste handling rules

• On-the-job infection control training
• Medical aid option through the employer
• Meal on shift at the staff canteen
• 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.