Um Trauma Icu Unit Manager

1 week ago

Johannesburg, South Africa Medical Placements Full time

**ROLE SUMMARY**

The Unit Manager will be responsible for coordinating improved quality nursing care by ensuring compliance to professional and ethical practice. The incumbent will also be responsible for monitoring and ensuring that nursing care and service delivery is implemented and practiced within a multi-disciplinary quality assurance team. In accordance the incumbent will be accountable for coordinating capacity building, mentoring and training.

**KEY WORK OUTPUT AND ACCOUNTABILITIES**

Manage acuities and skill mix in such a way as to ensure cost effective quality care and the smooth

running of the Department on a daily basis.

Manage all costs emanating from the department.

Ensure correct billing, stock management and purchasing.

Facilitate timeous and accurate compilation of files.

Identify quality improvement opportunities and ensure appropriate strategy and Quality Improvement initiatives are developed and measured.

Investigate all negative incidents and ensure appropriate capturing on IMS.

Monitor safety standards in accordance with the Machine and Occupational Safety Act (Act 6 of 1983). Report all accidents and incidents to Line Manager / Safety Representatives. Ensure compliance with protocols, policies and Acts.

Ensure that all equipment is in working order and properly maintained.

Control of asset register.

Ensure the unit is providing safe, cost-effective quality patient care in line with the Clinical Governance.

Evaluate nursing quality indicators and clinical outcomes.

Communicate effectively with patients regarding their care.

Promote health and wellbeing of patients and staff.

Ensure the principles of infection prevention and all standard precautions are adhered to.

Implementing group quality initiatives.

Ensure achievement of transformation goals as set out by the Transformation Committee.

Active involvement in own professional development to maintain a satisfactory level of skill and knowledge.

Keep up to date with evolving policies and procedures.

Keep abreast of current research in the applicable discipline.

Create an environment where staff are aware of the role, they play in the provision of quality nursing care and their value to the organization.

Assign decision making, authority, tasks and responsibility to appropriate persons in order to maximize organisation and employee effectiveness.

Develop a talented nursing workforce.

Co-operate with the Education Division to ensure appropriate nursing training for the delivery of quality care.

Monitor staff attendance and/or absenteeism and ensure action is taken accordingly.

Facilitate effective change and conflict management.

Orientation of new staff and students.

Coaching and mentoring of staff.

Promote staff wellbeing.

Work effectively and co-operatively with others to establish and maintain good working relationships that are mutually beneficial.

Create and maintain a positive environment where the differences of others are recognized,

understood, and valued, so that all can reach their full potential and maximize their contributions.

Maintain customer intimacy through building relationships with doctors, nursing staff, suppliers and building patient loyalty.

Build strategic inter-departmental relationships to help achieve business goals at Exco and

departmental level within the hospitals.

Foster an effective working relationship with service providers.

**SKILLS PROFILE**

**EDUCATION**

A relevant nursing qualification (Diploma in General Nursing/ B Cur Degree) or equivalent NQF 7 qualifications

Registration with the South African Nursing Council as a Registered Nurse

An ICU Post Basic Qualification in the relevant Nursing discipline preferred

A relevant management qualification preferred

**WORK EXPERIENCE**

Previous Management Experience Essential.

Experience in Trauma ICU essential

An intermediate level of Computer proficiency.

2 or more years’ experience in a private hospital setting.

Experience would be an added advantage.

Experience in clinical leadership.

**KNOWLEDGE**

Sound financial knowledge and the ability to interpret financial data.

Sound knowledge of an Intensive Care Unit and or Cardiac Thoracic Unit.

**NON-MANAGERIAL/ SPECIALIST SKILLS**

Coaching Others* The capacity to recognise development areas in others and support them to facilitate personal development through coaching.

Leading and Managing Change* The capacity to implement and support change initiatives and to provide leadership in times of uncertainty.

Performance Development* The ability to evaluate and develop different levels of capacity within a team to achieve set objectives.

Taking Action Capable of recognising the need for action, considering possible risks and taking responsibility for results.

Decision Making Capable of making decisions timeously and taking responsibility for the consequences.

Managing Self Capacity to plan, organise and control own work environment by setting

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