Akeso Nursing Unit Manager

netcare; Polokwane; On-site; ZAR 320,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Netcare invites you to be part of our journey in Polokwane. The Nursing Unit Manager is responsible for maintaining best practice standards in the nursing unit, leading, planning, coordinating and evaluating services to ensure optimal patient care.

The role emphasises staff development, clinical research, and quality assurance within a multidisciplinary team. You will mentor and train permanent staff in line with Netcare policies and procedures to sustain high-quality care.

Responsibilities

• Lead, plan, co-ordinate and evaluate nursing services in the unit.
• Ensure optimal patient care through staff development and medical/nursing research.
• Coordinate improved quality nursing care within a multidisciplinary quality assurance team.
• Mentor and train permanent staff in Netcare policies and procedures.

Job description

We provide meaningful careers that connect people with purpose.

We are united by a common purpose of providing the best and safest care; and by our shared values of Care, Truth, Participation, Compassion and Dignity.

Netcare invites you to be part of our journey.

The Nursing Unit Manager is responsible for maintaining the best practice standards in the nursing unit. He/she maintains these standards by leading, planning, co-ordinating and evaluating services performed in the nursing unit. The Nursing Unit Manager ensures optimal patient care through detailed staff development and medical/nursing research.

The Unit Manager will be responsible for co-ordinating improved quality nursing care by ensuring compliance to professional and ethical practice.

The incumbent will also be responsible for monitoring and ensuring that nursing care and service delivery is implemented and practised within a multi-disciplinary quality assurance team. In accordance, the incumbent will be accountable for co-ordinating capacity-building, mentoring and training.

The role of the Unit Manager is to ensure ongoing support and training of the permanent staff in accordance with Akeso policies and procedures.

Join the team committed to providing the best and safest health and care.