Renal Transplant Coordinator

LIFE Healthcare Group; KwaZulu-Natal; On-site; ZAR 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in KwaZulu-Natal is seeking a Renal Transplant Coordinator to oversee their renal transplant program. The successful candidate will manage donor and recipient processes, engage with medical settings, and ensure compliance with legal and clinical protocols. This role demands excellent communication, problem-solving skills, and a background in nursing, particularly in transplant coordination, along with a capacity to collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Qualified ICU Registered Nurse with valid SANC registration required.
• Transplant experience preferred.
• At least 5 years in a similar role.

Responsibilities

• Co-ordinate the renal transplant program including donor assessments.
• Engage with stakeholders and provide counseling to patients and families.
• Handle all legal documentation and maintain donor/recipient registers.

Skills

Communication skills

Counseling skills

Problem-solving

Teamwork

Presentation skills

Education

Registered Nurse with valid registration at SANC

Tools

MS Office

Job description

A vacancy exists for a Renal Transplant Coordinator reporting to Nurse Manager – Specialised Units. The successful candidate will be responsible for the overall responsibility of the renal transplant program in KZN.

Function Nursing Facility Life Entabeni Hospital Position Renal Transplant Coordinator Introduction

A vacancy exists for a Renal Transplant Coordinator reporting to Nurse Manager – Specialised Units. The successful candidate will be responsible for the overall responsibility of the renal transplant program in KZN.

Critical Outputs

• Marketing to emergency services, emergency departments and ICU’s- ensuring that staff would call her/him about potential donors.
• Travelling to assess the compatibility of potential donors, where necessary approach next of kin, cadaver brain death certification
• Co-ordinate all the clinical and pathology test of donor/recipient tissue typing and cross matching
• Ensuring that the donor/recipient receives psychologic support where necessary
• In the event of an unnatural death requiring forensic post mortem, obtain written permission from the relevant forensic pathologist for the removal organs
• Co-ordination of the various surgical teams, theatre for organ retrieval and transplant.
• Follow up with the donor families and staff from the referring hospital
• Maintain all legal documents pertaining to the case
• Maintain a register of donors and recipients.
• Function as a clinical expert in achieving patient outcomes.
• Promote transplant awareness and education.
• Patient education and counselling of potential recipients and donors, in respect to listing for transplant.
• Liaising with medical aids.
• Obtaining department of health approval.
• Promote customer satisfaction within the Hospital, address customer complaints, conduct quality care rounds and clinical practice audits to monitor care levels and report accordingly.
• Identify clinical and safety risks and trends and assist with implementation of corrective action where necessary and monitor on an ongoing basis.
• Initiate and drive functional specific best operating practice, communicate these for wider implementation and participate in hospital specific marketing initiatives.
• Demonstrate visible leadership in respect of LHC values, operating model, nursing strategy and image of the profession, actively sponsor LHC initiatives and projects to ensure continued and improved productivity.
• Build and maintain productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders (i.e. HOD’s, Enabling functions, patients, family members, service providers and doctors etc.) through ongoing communication and feedback.

Requirements

• Qualified ICU Registered Nurse with valid registration at SANC
• Transplant experience and coordination is preferred and will be advantageous
• must be able to manage both live and cadaver donors
• At least 5 years’ experience in similar environment.
• Effective counselling skills including appropriate knowledge of HIV
• Excellent presentation skills and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively and cooperative with others, establishing, and maintaining good working relationships.
• The ability to work flexible hours and overtime when necessary.
• The ability to travel when necessary (Congresses, Panel meetings, etc.)
• Basic understanding of labour legislation, financial and change management principles
• Computer proficiency (MS office)
• Driver’s license & own transport

Competencies

• Problem-solving, analysis and judgement
• Resilience
• Engaging diversity
• Verbal & written communication and presentation
• Influencing
• Drive & energy
• Excellence orientation
• Building relationships
• Customer responsiveness
• Organizational awareness
• Leading my example (Key for Managers)
• Motivating and developing people (Key for Managers)
• Ethical behavior

Email [e-mail] Closing date Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Internal applicants - Before making an application, you are requested to discuss your application with your line manager.External candidates will also be considered.

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Life Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Thank you for your interest in this opportunity. Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Applicants who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date of this advert, should consider their application as unsuccessful.