Infection Control Cleaner

Careful, trained cleaners are wanted at a frail care centre in Mbombela. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

This post is in Mbombela (Mpumalanga). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

• Wear gowns, masks and gloves as each room requires
• Disinfect bed rails, call bells and bedside lockers
• Do terminal cleans of isolation rooms after a patient is discharged
• Fill in cleaning logs so infection control can audit the ward
• Clean patient rooms using colour-coded cloths and mops for each area
• Mop spills of blood or fluids using the spill kit

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

• Medical aid option through the employer
• On-the-job infection control training
• 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.
• Mention any hospital, clinic or old-age home work first, even if it was short. Healthcare recruiters shortlist people who know ward routines.