ICU Unit Manager: Nursing Leadership & Operations

Joint-Medical-Holdings; Durban; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Joint-Medical-Holdings seeks a skilled ICU Nursing Unit Manager to lead a critical care team in delivering safe, high-quality patient care. You will oversee admission-to-discharge processes, unit operations, staffing, and resource management within regulatory frameworks.

You will mentor staff, conduct performance reviews, and collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to achieve organisational objectives and maintain high standards of clinical governance.

Qualifications

• Current Professional Nurse registration; five years ICU experience with deputising/unit manager exposure.
• ICU trained and able to lead within unit management and clinical governance.
• Diploma in Nursing Administration is essential.
• Computer literacy in MS Word and Excel is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead ICU nursing team to deliver safe, high-quality patient care.
• Plan, organise, and coordinate day-to-day unit operations to meet objectives.
• Ensure compliance with DOH, SANC, DEL, and hospital policies and protocols.
• Provide clinical leadership, mentoring and training to nursing staff.
• Manage resources, equipment, and inventory; prepare management reports.

Skills

ICU Leadership

Staff Supervision

Clinical Governance

Education

ICU Training

Diploma in Nursing Administration

Tools

MS Word

Excel

Job description

Joint-Medical-Holdings seeks a skilled ICU Nursing Unit Manager to lead a critical care team in delivering safe, high-quality patient care. You will oversee admission-to-discharge processes, unit operations, staffing, and resource management within regulatory frameworks.

You will mentor staff, conduct performance reviews, and collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to achieve organisational objectives and maintain high standards of clinical governance.