Infection Control Cleaner

Clean really matters at a frail care centre in Germiston; here it stops infections spreading. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

This post is Germiston-based, with most of your time spent at a frail care centre.

• Handle and bag medical waste in the right coloured bins
• Wear gowns, masks and gloves as each room requires
• Clean theatres between operations to the hospital's turnaround times
• Take soiled linen to the sluice room and bring clean linen back
• Mop spills of blood or fluids using the spill kit
• Clean patient rooms using colour-coded cloths and mops for each area
• Disinfect bed rails, call bells and bedside lockers

• Calm under pressure in busy wards
• Up to date with vaccinations the hospital requires, such as hepatitis B
• Matric or Grade 11
• Able to work shifts including weekends and night duty
• Respectful and discreet around patients
• Not squeamish about blood, vomit or medical waste

• Shift allowances for nights and Sundays
• Meal on shift at the staff canteen
• Medical aid option through the employer
• On-the-job infection control training

• 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.