Unit Manager | ICU | Qualified or Experienced

LIFE Healthcare Group; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 480,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare group in Cape Town seeks an experienced ICU Unit Manager to provide quality nursing care to critically ill patients. The role involves supervising nursing staff, enhancing patient satisfaction, and ensuring adherence to best practices in an esteemed hospital environment. Successful candidates will hold a General Nursing Degree and have substantial ICU experience.

Qualifications

• Registration with SANC required.
• 2-3 years ICU experience or relevant experience.
• Understanding of the private healthcare industry is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Provide and supervise nursing care in accordance with legislation.
• Enhance patient satisfaction through quality improvement initiatives.
• Assist in the performance management and development of unit staff.

Skills

Problem-solving

Customer responsiveness

Attention to detail

Verbal communication skills

Building relationships

Education

General Nursing Degree / Diploma

ICU qualification / Critical Care course

Job description

Unit Manager | ICU | Qualified or Experienced

Function Nursing Facility Life Kingsbury Hospital Position Unit Manager | ICU | Qualified or Experienced Introduction

A vacancy exists for an ICU Registered Nurse, based at Life Kingsbury Hospital, Cape Town, reporting to Beaulah Fouten, Unit Manager. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing holistic and optimal quality nursing care to critically ill patients in order to maximize a positive outcome for the customer in line with Company and Hospital strategic objectives.

Critical Outputs

Ensure professional, ethical practice in the unit

• Provide and supervise nursing care in accordance with legislation that directly and indirectly governs nursing practice
• Provide and supervise nursing care in accordance with ethical codes that directly and indirectly guide nursing practices
• Accept accountability and responsibility for own professional actions

Ensure the provision of competent, clinical nursing care in the unit

• Use the scientific process of nursing to initiate and manage comprehensive nursing care plans that will ensure quality nursing care
• Coordinate and supervise nursing activities of members of the healthcare team who provide basic care

Customer Satisfaction: Enhance patient satisfaction

• Utilise available management tools and strategies to enhance patient experience through continuing quality improvement initiatives e.g CFS and Qe
• Assist in the management of patient complaints

Build professional relationships with the members of the multi-disciplinary team

• Cooperate fully with the members of the multi-disciplinary team and independently delivering nursing care
• Assist in the management of complaints from members of the multi-disciplinary team

Safe Environment: Assist in maintaining an environment which is both emotionally and physically safe

• Utilise available management tools and participate in pro active management strategies to ensure an emotionally and physically safe patient environment e.g. SHEQ and infection control

Business Efficiency: Contribute to business efficiency through cost effective patient care, interdepartmental cooperation and economic use of all resources

• Utilise and supervise adherence to interdepartmental requirements with regard to stock management, case management and billing

Coaching and mentor staff

• Assist in the performance management of the unit staff
• Assist in staff development through the provision of appropriate on the job in-service education
• Participate in staff recognition and reward management strategies

Requirements

• General Nursing Degree / Diploma
• Registration with SANC
• ICU qualification/Critical Care course or 2-3 years ICU experience
• Relevant experience and technical skill to meet the critical outputs
• Understanding of the private healthcare industry, its challenges and role players would be an advantage
• Computer proficiency would be an advantage
• Cardio-thoracic experience would be an advantage
• Strong customer orientation, team player, energetic, resilient and well organized.
• Must be able to work under pressure in a constantly changing environment
• Strong inter-personal skills required

Competencies

• Problem-solving, analysis and judgement
• Attention to detail
• Resilience
• Engaging diversity
• Verbal & written communication skills
• Influencing skills
• Building relationships
• Customer responsiveness
• Organisational awareness
• Action orientation
• Excellence orientation
• Ethical behaviour

Contact

Chwayita Mpangele

Tel [phone] Email [e-mail] Closing date Thursday, July 10, 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.