Unit Manager | Fyfe 3 | Oncology at Life Healthcare

• A vacancy exists for a Unit Manager in Fyfe 3 based at Life Entabeni Hospital. This position reports to the Nursing Manager General. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing and coordinating evidence based clinical practices and resources efficiently by engaging and empowering staff within the unit to achieve the company’s strategic objectives of quality, growth, efficiency and sustainability.

Critical Outputs
Effective clinical leadership to deliver quality care benchmarking against international standards for quality and safety

• Lead the implementation of the nursing care plan and co-ordinate and facilitate the delivery of the correct treatment plan within the correct MDT program in order to achieve clinical outcomes.
• Function as clinical expert in achieving patient outcomes.
• Ensure competence of staff and students, determine and drive criteria for effective professional socialization, create an environment conducive to learning and provide feedback to relevant stakeholders.
• Promote customer satisfaction within unit, address customer complaints, conduct quality care rounds and clinical practice audits to monitor care levels and report accordingly.
• Implement national quality initiatives within unit with the focus on improved clinical outcomes and report accordingly.
• Identify clinical and safety risks and trends in all of the above, implement corrective action where necessary and monitor on an ongoing basis.
• Initiate and drive unit specific best operating practice, communicate these for wider implementation and participate in hospital specific marketing initiatives.

Effective leadership and people management – retaining employee through leadership and empowerment

• Demonstrate visible leadership in respect of LHC values, operating model, nursing strategy and image of the profession, actively sponsor LHC initiatives and projects to ensure continued and improved productivity.
• Drive and manage all people related processes within unit.

Effective financial management – cost effective management of resources

• Delivery of cost effective, quality nursing care
• Optimal and efficient human resource utilization as per agreed budgetary parameters
• Ensure staff are trained on the operation of equipment within unit and together with relevant stakeholders ensure equipment is in working order to provide a safe patient environment.

Effective relationships with internal & external stakeholders

• Build and maintain productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders (i.e. HOD’s, Enabling functions, patients, family members, service providers etc.) through ongoing communication and feedback.
• Build and maintain productive relationships with doctors by agreeing professional code of conduct, driving and monitoring effective communication regarding positive patient outcomes, functioning as an advocate for LHC and communicate impact of industry challenges on the Nursing profession.

Requirements

• Degree or Diploma in nursing with approximately 5 years post registration experience and proven leadership and/or people management experience within healthcare (including clinical competence in the area of specialization)
• Haematology and Oncology experience is essential
• Participate and collaborative management style, capacity to lead, foster and develop a healthy and positive working environment, which actively promotes a joint performance and value, based culture, resolution and negotiation.
• Updated knowledge and understanding of relevant legislation, industrial relations, standards, codes, ethics, and competency standards.
• Effective leadership skills including highly developed skills in communication, problem solving, conflict, resolution and negotiation
• Experience and knowledge in managing surgical discipline will be advantageous
• Current registration with SANC
• Computer proficiency
• Driver’s license and ability to travel

Competencies

• Problem-solving, conflict resolution and negotiation
• Critical thinking, analysis and judgement
• Engaging diversity
• Verbal & written communication and presentation
• Influencing and persuading
• Action orientation
• Ability to set goals and standards for self and team and develop people
• Digital IQ and computational thinking
• Organizational awareness
• Leading by example
• Motivating and developing people
• Excellence orientation
• Ethical behavior (honesty)
• Building relationships and networking