Unit Manager X 1
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Job Location:
Johannesburg - South Africa
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
21 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Function
Nursing
Facility
Life Nkanyisa Kirkwood Care Centre
Position
Unit Manager X 1
Introduction
A Vacancy exists for a Unit Manager position at Life Nkanyisa Kirkwood Care Centre (Chronic Psychiatric Hospital) in Kirkwood. The position will be reporting to the Nurse Manager. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring delivery of uncompromising quality care in line with Company strategic objectives and applicable health / nursing legislation for our intermediate care.
Critical Outputs
Effective clinical leadership
Closing date
Tuesday January 27 2026
Internal applicants - Before making an application you are requested to discuss your application with your line manager. External candidates will also be considered.
Life Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Thank you for your interest in this opportunity. Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Applicants who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date of this advert should consider their application as unsuccessful.
Nursing
Facility
Life Nkanyisa Kirkwood Care Centre
Position
Unit Manager X 1
Introduction
A Vacancy exists for a Unit Manager position at Life Nkanyisa Kirkwood Care Centre (Chronic Psychiatric Hospital) in Kirkwood. The position will be reporting to the Nurse Manager. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring delivery of uncompromising quality care in line with Company strategic objectives and applicable health / nursing legislation for our intermediate care.
Critical Outputs
Effective clinical leadership
- 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 a clinical expert in achieving patient outcomes
- Ensure competence of staff 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 the 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
- Demonstrate visible leadership in respect of Life Nkanyisa values operating model nursing strategy and image of the profession actively sponsor Life Nkanyisa initiatives and projects to ensure continued and improved productivity
- Drive and manage all people related processes within unit
- Participate in business planning and budgeting processes and manage nursing costs according to budget
- Manage stock utilization and drive product management processes within unit together with relevant stakeholders
- Ensure staff is trained on the operation of equipment within the unit and together with relevant stakeholders ensure equipment is in working order to provide a safe patient environment
- Build and maintain productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders (i.e. HODs 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 Life Nkanyisa and communicate impact of industry challenges on the nursing profession
- Drive rehab programmes in the facility as determined by the MDT
- Grade 12/NSC
- Computer proficiency (MS Office)
- Understanding of the private healthcare industry its challenges and role players would be an advantage
- Basic understanding of labour legislation financial and change management principles
- Current registration with South African Council
- Relevant experience in nursing to meet the critical outputs
- Degree / diploma in Psychiatric Nursing with post basic experience and approximately 2-3 years leadership and / or people management experience within the healthcare industry
- Effective communication skills written verbal and presentation
- Problem-solving analysis and judgement
- Planning and organizing
- Application of ethical principles
- Customer responsiveness
- Resilience
- Cost control
Closing date
Tuesday January 27 2026
Internal applicants - Before making an application you are requested to discuss your application with your line manager. External candidates will also be considered.
Life Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Thank you for your interest in this opportunity. Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Applicants who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date of this advert should consider their application as unsuccessful.
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Nurse Management
- Acute Care
- Computer Skills
- Data Collection
- Management Experience
- Conflict Management
- Dementia Care
- Medical Terminology
- Nursing
- Operations Management
- Leadership Experience
- Supervising Experience
