Regional Nursing Manager at Life Healthcare

• A vacancy has arisen for a Regional Nursing Manager for the Inland South Region, based at Life Head Office, Dunkeld, reporting to the General Manager: Inland South with a matrix reporting line to the Head Office Nursing Function. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering the national nursing strategy within the Coast East Region.

Critical Outputs

Leadership and Management

• Provide strategic direction and leadership to nursing across the region.
• Ensure regional nursing strategy is aligned to the national nursing strategy.
• Promote teamwork development and high standards of care.
• Mentor Nursing Managers and continuous develop managers for the nursing leadership pipeline

Operational Oversight

• Oversee implementation of nursing strategic focus/initiatives protocols, policies.
• Oversee and monitor use of business-related clinical systems.
• Monitor and manage safe staffing levels.
• Ensure adherence to infection prevention and control standards and patient safety protocols.

Quality Improvement

• Lead and participate in QI initiatives to enhance patient clinical outcomes and patient experience.
• Effective governance within the region to mitigate clinical nursing risks.

Financial and efficiency management

• Ensure that applicable nursing management tools are embedded in the region
• Manage the nursing budget and monitor financial performance of the region

Strategic planning

• Ensure contribution to the achievement of agreed targets.

Stakeholder engagement

• Build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Collaboration with national nursing function.

Sustainable pipeline of resources through skills development

• Strategically analyse and identify clinical and systems training needs and implement educational programs to enhance nursing skills.
• Support the National skills strategy

Data Management and reporting

• Utilise systems data to drive strategic decision-making and improve nursing practices.

Requirements

• Nursing qualification essential
• Midwivery qualification is preferred
• Health Services Management qualification is essential
• Post graduate qualification would be an advantage
• Current registration with South African Nursing Council
• Technical and Professional Competence to the critical outputs
• Understanding of funding models
• Knowledge of Nursing Education framework
• Understanding of SA healthcare industry as it relates to Nursing and key role-players
• Understanding of operating structures and relationships within a hospital environment
• Proven leadership and people management experience
• Financial and business acumen
• Computer proficiency in MS office

Competencies

• Problem-solving, analysis and judgement
• Resilience
• Engaging diversity
• Verbal & written communication and presentation
• Influencing
• Drive & energy
• Excellence orientation
• Ethical behaviour
• Building relationships
• Customer responsiveness
• Organisational awareness
• Leading by example
• Motivating and developing people
• Strategic communication
• Talent Management
• Information and Communication Technology
• Human Resource Management
• Risk Management
• Financial Management
• Strategic and systems thinking
• Change Management

Deadline:30th September,2026