About the position
Background:
- Our Client in the Healthcare / Medical sector is looking for a Unit Manager for an Orthopaedic Theatre based in Cape Town
- The successful candidate will be responsible for managing and coordinating clinical practice and resources within the unit to achieve the company and hospital objectives of quality, growth and people
Minimum Requirements:
- Degree or Diploma in Nursing
- Certified qualification in the specialist discipline is essential
- Current registration with SANC
- Relevant experience in nursing to meet the critical outputs
- Proven leadership and people management skill would be an advantage
- Basic understanding of labour legislation, financial and chain management principles
- Understanding of the private healthcare industry, its challenges and role players would be an advantage
- Computer proficiency
- Driver’s license and ability to travel
Competencies:
- Problem-solving, analysis and judgement
- Resilience
- Engaging diversity
- Verbal & written communication and presentation
- Influencing
- Action orientation
- Building relationships
- Customer responsiveness
- Organisational awareness
- Leading by example
- Motivating and developing people
- Excellence orientation
- Ethical behaviour
Duties:
Effective clinical leadership:
- Lead the implementation of the nursing care plan and co-ordinate and facilitate the delivery of the correct treatment plan within the correct MDT program in order to achieve clinical outcomes.
- Function as clinical expert in achieving patient outcomes
- Ensure competence of staff and students, determine and drive criteria for effective professional socialization, create an environment conducive to learning and provide feedback to relevant stakeholders.
- Promote customer satisfaction within unit, address customer complaints, conduct quality care rounds and clinical practice audits to monitor care levels and report accordingly
- Implement national quality initiatives within unit with the focus on improved clinical outcomes and report accordingly
- Identify clinical and safety risks and trends in all of the above, implement corrective action where necessary and monitor on an ongoing basis
- Initiate and drive unit specific best operating practice, communicate these for wider implementation and participate in hospital specific marketing initiatives
Effective leadership and people management:
- Demonstrate visible leadership in respect of values, operating model, nursing strategy and image of the profession, actively sponsor initiatives and projects to ensure continued and improved productivity
- Drive and manage all people related processes within unit
Effective financial management (including equipment):
- Participate in business planning and budgeting processes and manage nursing costs according to budget
- Manage stock utilization and drive product management processes within unit together with relevant stakeholders
- Ensure staff are trained on the operation of equipment within unit
Effective relationships with internal & external stakeholders:
- Build and maintain productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders (i.e. HOD’s, Enabling functions, patients, family members, service providers etc.) through ongoing communication and feedback
- Build and maintain productive relationships with doctors by agreeing professional code of conduct, driving and monitoring effective communication regarding positive patient outcomes, functioning as an advocate and communicate impact of industry challenges on the Nursing profession
TO APPLY:
- Only if you meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, you may submit a detailed updated CV
- Please Apply Online and complete your registration via our website to enable and protect you as a candidate and to accept the new POPIA terms and conditions
- This will then create your permanent profile with which you can apply for all jobs as advertised by AJ PERSONNEL
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- Please take note that the applicants who do not adhere to the minimum requirements will not be considered for the respective position
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- If you have not received a response within two (2) weeks from applying, your application was then unsuccessful for that specific position, however your profile remains on our system for future opportunities
Desired Skills:
- SANC
- Unit Manager
- Orthopaedic Theatre
- Cape Town
- Degree
- Diploma
- Certificate
