Nurse Manager at Life Healthcare

• An exciting opportunity exists for a Nurse Manager at Life Paarl Valley Hospital reporting to the Hospital Manager. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing, leading and coordinating the nursing function within the hospital in line with the hospital and company's strategic objectives of growth, quality and people.

Critical Outputs
Effective operational management of clinical outcomes

• Lead nursing operations to deliver safe, high-quality, patient-centred care.
• Ensure compliance with nursing standards, clinical protocols, and regulatory requirements.
• Drive patient safety, infection prevention, and clinical quality outcomes.
• Optimise workforce planning, staffing, and utilisation of clinical systems.
• Partner with multidisciplinary teams to identify and mitigate clinical risks.

Quality Improvement and Clinical outcomes

• Drive compliance with quality, accreditation, governance, and patient safety standards.
• Lead quality improvement initiatives that enhance patient outcomes and patient experience.
• Utilise audit, incident, and performance data to improve care delivery and reduce risk.
• Promote evidence-based practice and a culture of continuous improvement.

Effective financial and resource management

• Manage nursing resources and budgets to ensure cost-effective, high-quality service delivery.
• Drive workforce productivity, operational efficiency, and effective resource utilisation.
• Support value-based care outcomes through effective cost and resource management.

Effective people leadership and workforce development

• Provide visible leadership that fosters a culture of excellence, accountability, and compassionate care.
• Lead workforce planning, talent management, succession planning, and employee engagement.
• Develop nursing leaders and teams through coaching, education, and professional development.
• Build workforce capability to meet current and future service needs.

Effective stakeholder engagement and professional advocacy

• Build effective relationships with medical practitioners, hospital leadership, and key stakeholders.
• Collaborate across multidisciplinary teams to optimise patient outcomes and service delivery.
• Represent and advocate for the nursing profession within the organisation and broader healthcare community.
• Support hospital growth, reputation, and community engagement initiatives.

Effective marketing

• Market the professional image of Nursing and the Hospital within the community, participate actively in marketing initiatives and promote nursing as a career.

Governance and risk management

• Ensure effective governance, regulatory compliance, and risk management across nursing services.
• Identify and mitigate clinical, operational, workforce, and reputational risks.
• Foster a culture of safety, ethical practice, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Data management, reporting and decision support

• Monitor and analyse clinical, quality, workforce, and financial performance indicators.
• Utilise data and insights to support informed decision-making and operational excellence.
• Prepare accurate performance reports and drive data-driven improvement initiatives.
• Promote the effective use of digital tools and analytics to enhance nursing performance and outcomes.
• Monitor trends, identify risks and opportunities, and implement data-driven improvement actions.

Requirements

• Degree/Diploma in Nursing
• Qualification in Health Services Management is preferential
• Post-graduate qualification is advantageous.
• Current registration with the South African Nursing Council
• Relevant clinical experience and knowledge of the critical outputs
• Proven leadership and management experience within healthcare (ideally private healthcare)
• Basic understanding of labour legislation.
• Understanding of business principles and a commercial orientation
• Computer proficiency (MS office)

Competencies

• Problem-solving, analysis and judgement
• Resilience
• Engaging diversity
• Influencing
• Drive & Energy
• Strategic Communication
• Clinical Governance /Clinical Quality Management and Operations Management.
• Information and Communication Technology/Digital IQ
• Human Resources Management
• Financial Management
• Strategic and Systems Thinking
• Change Management
• Building relationships
• Customer responsiveness
• Organisational awareness
• Leading by example
• Excellence orientation
• Ethical behaviour

Deadline:10th November,2026