Unit Manager - Durban, South Africa - JOINT MEDICAL HOLDINGS
1 week ago
Description
KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS
- Ensure all midwifery / nursing staff in the team practice safely, are competent and work within their scope of practice.
- Ability to plan strategically and financially.
- Ability to teach and supervise staff in the unit.
- Assume the role of Nurse Educator with Students.
- Ability to coordinate patient care, ward management and leadership of the professions of midwifery and nursing to ensure the delivery of highquality patient care and efficient use of resources.
- Must be capable of overseeing routine antenatal, intrapartum care and postnatal care for normal pregnancy including risk assessment, recognition of complications and initiation of appropriate action following SASOG Guidelines.
- Overseeing the Coordination of individualized care from point of first contact throughout the episode of care, incorporating discharge planning in the plan of care.
- To ensure the unit is run to the highest standards at all times.
- Ability to plan, organise, control, lead and direct the team to achieve the company goals.
- Ability to understand and follow policies, procedures and protocols.
- Have good leadership and problemsolving skills.
- Good Interaction skills with doctors, patients and colleagues essential.
- Ability to handle all conflict situations in the Unit.
- Ability to uphold legislation required to DOH, OHSC/ SANC/DOL.
- Equipment maintenance and motivations.
- Recruitment of nursing personnel with the NSM.
- Ability to lead and supervise staff.
- Competent with the Hospital Regulations and Policy.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
- Approximately five (5) years' experience as a Registered Midwife, deputising for the Unit Manager.
- Must have Advanced Midwifery OR Midwifery.
- Diploma in Nursing Administration is essential.
- Computer literacy
- MS Word & Excel
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