Patient Safety Manager

Mediclinic Group; Emfuleni Local Municipality; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in South Africa is seeking a Patient Safety Manager to enhance patient safety culture and compliance. The role includes identifying and investigating safety issues, leading training initiatives, and overseeing audits. Qualifications include a Professional Nurse degree and relevant experience in a healthcare setting.

Qualifications

• 3 years of Professional Nurse experience in a hospital.
• 1 year IPC link nurse experience.

Responsibilities

• Identify, report and investigate Patient Safety issues.
• Lead Patient Safety culture through Quality Improvement initiatives.
• Identify training needs to enhance Patient Safety culture.
• Oversee clinical audits and regulatory compliance.
• Support Infection Prevention and Control management.

Skills

Knowledge of risk management systems

Data interpretation

Audit conducting

Facilitating team sessions

Legislative knowledge

Analytical thinking

Quality Improvement knowledge

Report writing

Basic computer skills

Patient Safety culture knowledge

Education

Professional Nurse qualification

Risk or Patient Safety Management qualification

Job description

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Job Title

Patient Safety Manager

Location

Mediclinic Emfuleni | Vanderbijlpark, Emfuleni | South Africa

Closing Date

21/10/2025

Number of Positions

1

Recruiter

Matshidiso Gladys Tsoari

Reference Number

64203

Workplace Type

On-site

Job Type

Permanent

Main Purpose of Job

The Patient Safety Manager works across the hospital to improve and sustain the patient safety behaviour, outcomes and culture in the hospital. This starts with the identification, reporting and analysis of patient safety events and the use of these findings to plan, facilitate and execute improvement work.

Key Responsibility Areas

• Identify, report and investigate Patient Safety using systems analysis methodology.
• Lead the MCSA Patient Safety culture at the hospital through Quality Improvement (QI) initiatives and awareness of patient safety risks and mitigation methods.
• Identify training needs in the hospital to enable and build a Patient Safety and Quality Improvement culture.
• Manage and oversee clinical audits and accreditations and ensure compliance with Statutory and Regulatory requirements including Medico‑Legal investigations.
• Provide support to the hospital regarding Infection Prevention and Control management in the absence of the Infection Prevention and Control Specialist.

Required Education

• Essential Education: Professional Nurse qualification.
• Desired Education: Risk or Patient Safety Management qualification.

Required Experience

• 3 years of Professional Nurse experience in a hospital.
• 1 year IPC link nurse experience.

Desired Experience

• N/A

Required Job Skills and Knowledge

• Demonstrates sound knowledge in the utilisation of systems related to risk management, e.g. Safety event management system.
• Demonstrates proficiency in interpreting data, understanding variation and using data for Quality Improvement rather than judgement.
• Demonstrates proficiency in conducting audits to ensure compliance and closing of gaps following audits.
• Proficient in facilitating team sessions in an inclusive, non-punitive manner to understand system contributing factors to Patient Safety events using appropriate tools such as systems analysis or driver diagrams.
• Demonstrates basic knowledge and application of all relevant legislative requirements and accreditation standards.
• Demonstrates proficiency in the system analysis and analytical thinking to identify factors contributing to patient harm.
• Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of Quality Improvement initiatives and the implementation thereof based on the Model of Improvement and principles of QI science.
• Demonstrates proficiency in the writing of reports and feedback.
• Demonstrates basic computer skills (e.g. MS Office package).
• Demonstrates competence in the classification of adverse events.
• Demonstrates sound knowledge of enabling a Patient Safety culture and models the behavior of a “Just culture”.

Additional Information

All applicants will be considered, with the understanding that preference will be given in accordance with the Employment Equity Plan of Mediclinic Southern Africa, as well as internal applicants/employees that meet the minimum requirements. Please note if you are an internal employee on a fixed term contract please apply using an external candidate profile and not your employee profile.

Apply now via the Mediclinic career website.