Unit Manager

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Job Profile 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

CONSISTENCY OF CARE

Financial Management

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

• Manage all costs emanating from the department

• Ensure correct billing, stock management and purchasing

• Facilitate timeous and accurate compilation of files
Governance and quality management

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

Risk management

• 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 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

Patient care

• Ensure the unit is providing safe, cost-effective quality patient care in line with the Clinical Governance strategy and evidence based practice

• Evaluate the patient's journey through patient experience and stakeholder input

• 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

TRANSFORMATION OF OUR SOCIETY

Transformation targets

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

Teamwork

• Actively participate as a member of a team to achieve goals

Personal and professional development

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

• Keep up to date with Netcare's evolving policies and procedures

• Keep abreast of current research in the applicable discipline

People management

• 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 Netcare Education Division to ensure appropriate nursing training for the delivery of quality care

• Facilitate a culture that is supportive of talent management and the initiation of required implementations to hone nursing talent

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

• Enforce staff dress code within and on leaving the Hospital

• Facilitate effective change and conflict management

• Orientation of new staff and students

• Facilitate staff development both personal and professional

• Coaching and mentoring of staff

• Ensure professional conduct and appearance of staff

• Promote staff wellbeing
Build and maintain stakeholder relationships

• 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.

• Develop collaborative relationships to help accomplish work goal

• 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

• Foster an effective working relationship with Public liability
 

SKILLS PROFILE

EDUCATION

Essential

• A relevant nursing qualification (Diploma in General Nursing/ B Cur Degree) or equivalent NQF 7 qualification
• Registration with the South African Nursing Council as a Registered Nurse
• Compliance with the SANC code for a Registered Nurse and all applicable health care legislations
• Post - Basic 12 months Trauma qualification

Preferred

• A health management qualification

WORK EXPERIENCE

Essential

• An intermediate level of Computer proficiency

Preferred

• 2 or more years' experience in a private hospital setting
• Experience in clinical leadership

KNOWLEDGE

Essential

• Sound financial knowledge and the ability to interpret financial data

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