Unit Manager - Cardiology Critical Care

Mediclinic Bloemfontein; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Mediclinic Bloemfontein seeks a Unit Manager to oversee a nursing unit, ensuring safe patient care and a positive client experience. You will lead staff and optimise resources while driving quality improvements across the unit.

The role requires a professional nurse with postgraduate management qualification or equivalent leadership experience, plus strong clinical risk management and financial/HR competencies in a hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Essential education and experience required for leadership in a hospital setting.
• Proven ability to manage clinical risks and ensure quality standards.
• Strong financial, human resource and administrative management skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safe patient care by meeting clinical quality standards and policies.
• Manage and mitigate clinical risks in the unit.
• Lead and manage the unit staff.
• Manage the unit's operational and capital expenses within budget guidelines.
• Contribute to a positive client experience in the hospital.
• Support achievement of interdepartmental outcomes.
• Manage key stakeholder relations.

Skills

Auditing

Clinical risk

Quality assurance

Financial management

Healthcare industry

Employee relations

Infection control

Staff productivity

Nursing knowledge

Patient complaint management

Nursing legislation

Education

Professional Nurse qualification

Postgraduate Diploma in Health Services Management or Accredited Management Qualification

Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing (for specialist unit)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB

The Unit Manager manages a specific nursing unit, e.g. a surgical ward, to ensure safe patient care and a positive client experience. They further manage human and other resources to ensure that staff are engaged and processes are optimised.

KEY RESPONSIBILITY AREAS

• Ensure safe patient care by meeting set clinical quality standards according to company policies and procedures
• Manage and mitigate clinical risks in the unit
• Lead and manage the staff in the unit
• Manage the unit's operational and capital expenses according to financial and budget guidelines and ensure optimal utilisation of resources
• Manage and actively contribute to a positive client experience in the hospital
• Support the achievement of interdepartmental outcomes
• Manage key stakeholder relations

REQUIRED EDUCATION

ESSENTIAL EDUCATION:

Professional Nurse qualification, and Postgraduate Diploma in Health Services Management or an Accredited Management Qualification OR 5 years of leadership experience in a hospital, and

Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing if managing a specialist unit (e.g. Perioperative Nursing)

DESIRED EDUCATION:

N/A

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL MINIMUM EXPERIENCE:

5 years of Professional Nurse experience in a hospital

2 years of leadership experience in a hospital

DESIRED EXPERIENCE:

N/A

REQUIRED JOB SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

• Auditing and accreditation processes
• Clinical risk management
• Computer literate (Microsoft Office)
• Continuous improvement and quality assurance methodologies
• Financial management
• Healthcare industry
• Human resource processes including employee relations
• Infection prevention and control
• Management of staff productivity
• Nursing functional knowledge
• Patient complaint management
• Relevant nursing legislation