Senior Nursing Manager

Life Healthcare Group; East London; On-site; ZAR 400 000 - 600 000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare organization is looking for a Senior Nurse Manager in East London. The successful candidate will lead nursing operations across multiple facilities, ensuring quality patient care, managing budgets, and building relationships with stakeholders. A degree in nursing and significant leadership experience are required. This role offers an opportunity to develop nurses and improve clinical outcomes in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Current registration with South African Nursing Council.
• 5-10 years of relevant clinical experience in a medium/large hospital.
• Proven leadership and management experience in healthcare.

Responsibilities

• Manage nursing operations to ensure quality patient care.
• Plan and monitor budget and labor spend.
• Participate in hospital management meetings.
• Build relationships with stakeholders and promote nursing.

Skills

Problem-solving

Resilience

Verbal & written communication

Building relationships

Leadership

Customer responsiveness

Education

Degree / Diploma in Nursing

Post-graduate degree/diploma in nursing management

Tools

MS Office

Job description

A vacancy exists for a Senior Nurse Manager based at Life St Dominic’s Hospital in East London, reporting to the Hospital Manager. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing, leading and coordinating the nursing function within the large hospital complex facility including Life St Dominic’s Rehabilitation unit, Life St James Hospital, Life Renal Dialysis unit and Life East London Private Hospital, all in line with hospital and company strategic objectives of growth, quality and people.

Effective operational management of clinical outcomes

Effective operational management of clinical outcomes

• Ensure optimal functioning of nursing operations by establishing clinical care risks with Unit Managers, developing and implementing nursing care strategy and regular progress reviews with multi-disciplinary team including driving compliance to LHC clinical standards
• Drive compliance and improvement of LHC & nursing quality metrics and quality accreditation systems to ensure reduction of risks and as safe patient environment
• Lead, drive and participate in various LHC & Nursing quality initiatives and BOP’s

Effective financial management

Effective financial management

• Plan, prepare and monitor budget monthly, manage, together with relevant stakeholders, labour spend in line with budget, patient requirements and actual activities, RSRT environment and ensure continued focus on internal DSO

Effective people management

Effective people management

• Participate actively in Hospital management committee meetings.
• Recruit, retain, motivate and develop staff according to LHC people policies and practices.

Effective building of relationships with internal/external stakeholders

Effective building of relationships with internal/external stakeholders

• Ensure productive working relationships with key internal and external stakeholders by participating in various forums, cross-functional activities and by identifying networking opportunities.

Effective marketing

Effective marketing

• Market the professional image of Nursing and the Hospital within the community, participate actively in marketing initiatives and promote nursing as a career.
• Drive formal nurse training and CPD to address critical shortage and competence.

Governance and risk management

Governance and risk management

• Ensure optimal management of departmental governance to achieve sound business ethics, risk management and control with appropriate transparencies and controls

Requirements

• Degree / Diploma in Nursing
• Post-graduate degree/diploma in nursing management
• Current registration with South African Nursing Council
• 5-10 years’ relevant clinical experience and knowledge of the critical outputs within a medium or large hospital
• 5-10 years’ proven leadership and management experience within a medium or large healthcare facility (ideally private healthcare)
• Basic understanding of labour legislation.
• Understanding of business principles and a commercial orientation
• Computer proficiency (MS office)
• A valid driver’s license

Competencies

• Problem-solving, analysis and judgement
• Resilience
• Engaging diversity
• Verbal & written communication and presentation
• Influencing
• Drive & energy
• Building relationships
• Customer responsiveness
• Organisational awareness
• Leading by example
• Motivating and developing people
• Excellence orientation
• Ethical behaviour

Email [e-mail] Closing date Monday, October 27, 2025

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

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.