Job Summary:

To plan, monitor, coordinate and oversee the Unit’s operations and processes to ensure quality patient care and the overall running of the unit including but not limited to managing the ward clerks, RN, EN and ENA’s roles and responsibilities. Take responsibility for the mentoring, coaching, training and development of nursing staff and managing the Unit budget and ensuring cost saving and stakeholder engagement.   

Minimum Qualifications and Experience:

• BCur Degree /Diploma in General Nursing
  
• Nursing Administration
• BLS qualification.
• Current registration with South African Nursing Council.
• 3+ years’ experience at a managerial/supervisory level.
• Experience in a physical rehab or acute setting
• Experience within a private hospital environment advantageous

Minimum Job Requirements:

• Plan and organise multiple work outputs by assigning tasks and priorities and continuously reviewing objectives and goals in line with the Unit standards.
• Plan, organise, supervise and assess quality nursing standards and ensure efficient and effective execution of the required tasks.
• Accumulate information to report on work progress and use for decision making purposes and the identification of improvement opportunities.
• Translate and drive adherence to the relevant regulatory principles and standards across the unit as set out by the SANC and other regulatory bodies.
• Act as the liaison between nurses and other departments, whilst engaging with relevant stakeholders to ensure operational efficiencies are coordinated to improve overall effectiveness of unit activities in line with hospital requirements.
• Plan, develop and implement needs-based programmes to promote health and wellbeing within the rehab ward
  
• Conduct ward rounds to ensure compliance with protocols, security, safe patient environment, policies, procedures and the Group’s patient care standards.
• Inform and educate patients about the Group’s complaints procedure and “The Voice” patient experience platform.
• Participate in multi-disciplinary team meetings, review, discuss and co-ordinate best approach to overall patient care.
• Build mutually beneficial relationships with Doctors and Therapists in terms of meeting the needs of patients and enhancing patient care.
• governance requirements.
• Ensure the alignment and implementation of end-to-end standard operating procedures / processes in line with hospital policies.
• Review existing unit delivery processes and suggest innovative ideas to improve and streamline processes to drive efficiencies and minimise redundancy
• Organise and monitor stock levels to maximize efficiency, ensuring an effective stock management system is implemented in Units.