The Department of Health aims to provide quality health services and ensure a caring climate for service users, implement best-practice health care strategies, create a positive work environment for staff, and provide appropriate and top-quality training for health workers. Our vision is to provide high-quality, efficient and accessible healthcare to transform people's lives. Our mission is to create an effective public healthcare system in Gauteng by ensuring we have the right people, skills, system and equipment to provide the care our patients need to live healthy and quality lives.
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Grade 10 qualification or equivalent. Knowledge: of working procedure such as cleaning equipment and working environment. Should be able to read and write. Skills: good communication skills and telephone etiquette. Please note that shift work (working public holidays & weekends) and staff rotation is compulsory. The incumbent must be prepared to do physical labour and wear protective clothing as it is a legal requirement for employees. The following will be an added advantage: Knowledge of sterilisation services will be added advantage.
Duties :
Receive unsterile packs from the wards, check that they are complete and in good working condition. Washing of the instruments. Packing, autoclaving, and issuing of sterile packs to the wards. Folding, packing, autoclaving various towels, gowns and small packs. Effective handling of cooled down items to be packed in sterile store area. Responsible for cleaning and damp dusting in the allocated department. Effective utilisation of human, physical and material resources. Adhere to IPC and OHS safety measures. Report any challenges noted to the supervisor. Other duties as delegated by the supervisor. Damp dusting trollies, furniture, window seals, blinds, doors and scrubbing of walls
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