Unit Leader

University of Fort Hare; Durban; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 620,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Patient-centred care

Multidisciplinary team

Professional development

Compassionate culture

Job summary

Renal Care Holdings in Durban is seeking a qualified Assistant Unit Leader to support the Unit Leader in delivering safe, high‑quality, patient‑centred dialysis care and to achieve the unit’s clinical, operational and quality goals. You will provide clinical leadership and coordinate care across the multidisciplinary team.

The role drives quality improvement, monitors outcomes, and ensures governance and infection prevention.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with SANC or HPCSA registration.
• Post basic nephrology or quality governance training is advantageous.
• Experience in supervising teams and driving patient-centred care.

Responsibilities

• Support Unit Leader in delivering safe, high-quality dialysis care.
• Provide clinical leadership and coordinate multidisciplinary care.
• Drive quality improvement and monitor outcomes.
• Ensure governance, infection prevention and staff development.
• In Unit Leader's absence, sustain continuity of care and outcomes.

Skills

Dialysis experience

Clinical leadership

Patient-centred care

Quality governance

Infection prevention

Team leadership

Audits & quality improvement

Computer literacy

Education

Nursing qualification (SANC) or HPCSA registration

Diploma/ Degree in nursing

Post Basic Diploma in Nephrology Nursing (advantage)

Quality/ Risk/ Clinical Governance training

Job description

About Us

Renal Care Holdings is a leading provider of comprehensive kidney disease management in South Africa. We foster a collaborative work environment where compassion, digital innovation and clinical excellence come together to deliver high-quality, person-centred care.

We are seeking a qualified, goal-driven and self-motivated Assistant Unit Leader to join our multidisciplinary team.

Purpose of the Role

The Assistant Unit Leader supports the Unit Leader in delivering safe, high-quality, patient-centred dialysis care and achieving the unit’s clinical, operational, and quality goals. This role provides clinical leadership, ensures effective care coordination, and promotes multidisciplinary collaboration to deliver seamless, person-centred care throughout the patient journey.

The Assistant Unit Leader drives quality improvement initiatives, monitors clinical outcomes, promotes patient safety, and maintains compliance with clinical governance, professional standards, and organisational policies. The role also develops staff capability, promotes teamwork, and advances a culture of accountability and ongoing improvement.

In the Unit Leader’s absence, the Assistant Unit Leader assumes leadership to sustain continuity of care, operational excellence, and consistently high-quality clinical outcomes and experiences.

Minimum Requirements

Qualifications

• Diploma or Degree leading to registration as a Registered Nurse with the South African Nursing Council (SANC) or Clinical Technologist (Independent Practice) registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA).
• Post Basic Diploma in Nephrology Nursing would be advantageous.
• Qualification or training in Quality Management, Risk Management, Clinical Governance, or Infection Prevention and Control.

Experience

• Minimum 3 years' dialysis experience.
• Previous experience acting in a supervisory or team leadership capacity.
• Proven experience in delivering patient-centred care and driving positive patient outcomes.
• Demonstrated competence in haemodialysis clinical practice.
• Experience in clinical quality, infection prevention and control, or clinical governance activities.
• Experience with audits, accreditation standards, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Intermediate computer proficiency.

Knowledge

• Renal and dialysis clinical practice.
• Clinical governance and quality management systems.
• Infection Prevention and Control.
• Healthcare legislation and professional standards.
• SANC and HPCSA ethical rules and scope of practice.
• Risk management and incident investigation.
• Patient-centred care and patient experience principles.
• National Renal Care policies, procedures, standards, and SOPs.

What We Offer

• Opportunity to work within a patient-centred, multidisciplinary environment.
• Exposure to innovative renal care practices.
• Ongoing professional development and learning opportunities.
• A culture built on compassion, collaboration and clinical excellence.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Renal Care Holdings is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to employment equity, diversity, inclusion and fair labour practices. The Company's approved Employment Equity Plan and numerical targets will be considered during the recruitment and selection process in accordance with the Employment Equity Act and the Group's Employment Equity Strategy. Applications from suitably qualified persons with disabilities are encouraged. Reasonable accommodation will be considered throughout the recruitment and employment process where reasonably practicable.

Important Information

• Appropriate pre-employment screening, including reference checks, may be conducted with current and previous employers. For internal applicants, reference checks may be conducted with current and previous line managers.
• Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation are encouraged to notify the Company during the recruitment process.
• By submitting your application, you consent to the processing of your personal information for recruitment purposes in accordance with POPIA and applicable legislation.
• Unsuccessful applicants' personal information will be retained for six (6) months following the conclusion of the recruitment process, after which it will be securely destroyed or anonymised unless otherwise required by law or requested by the applicant.

If you have not been contacted within two (2) weeks after the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.