Unit Manager for High Care and Cardiac Unit at Life Mount Edgecombe Hospital
Life Healthcare Group · Johannesburg
Overview
Life Healthcare is looking for a Unit Manager to lead the High Care and Cardiac unit at Life Mount Edgecombe Hospital in Johannesburg. This is a senior nursing role where you will manage clinical practice, lead a team of nurses, oversee budgets and stock, and make sure patients get excellent care. If you have critical care training, SANC registration and leadership experience, this could be a great next step in your nursing career.
About the role
Life Healthcare Group is hiring a Unit Manager for the High Care and Cardiac unit at Life Mount Edgecombe Hospital. You will report to the Nurse Manager and take charge of coordinating clinical practice and resources so the unit meets its quality, growth and people goals.
What the role involves:
- Leading the implementation of nursing care plans and making sure the correct treatment is delivered within the multidisciplinary team.
- Acting as a clinical expert to achieve positive patient outcomes.
- Ensuring staff and students are competent and creating a learning environment.
- Promoting customer satisfaction and addressing complaints.
- Conducting quality care rounds and clinical audits.
- Implementing national quality initiatives and monitoring clinical and safety risks.
- Driving best operating practice and participating in hospital marketing initiatives.
- Managing people processes and providing visible leadership aligned to Life Healthcare values.
- Participating in budgeting and managing nursing costs and stock.
- Building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including doctors and patients.
Requirements
- Degree or Diploma in Nursing midwifery or Nursing Administration.
- Certified qualification in the specialist discipline is essential (Critical Care Training).
- Current registration with SANC.
- Relevant nursing experience to meet the critical outputs of the role.
- Proven leadership and people management skills would be an advantage.
- Basic understanding of labour legislation, financial and chain management principles.
- Understanding of the private healthcare industry and its role players would be an advantage.
- Computer proficiency.
- Driver's license and ability to travel.
- Competencies: problem solving, analysis and judgement, resilience, engaging diversity, verbal and written communication, presentation, influencing, action orientation, building relationships, customer responsiveness, organisational awareness, leading by example, motivating and developing people, excellence orientation, ethical behaviour.
Responsibilities
- Lead the implementation of the nursing care plan and coordinate the delivery of the correct treatment plan within the multidisciplinary team to achieve clinical outcomes.
- Function as a clinical expert to achieve patient outcomes.
- Ensure the competence of staff and students and create an environment conducive to learning.
- Promote customer satisfaction within the unit, address complaints and conduct quality care rounds and clinical audits.
- Implement national quality initiatives and report on clinical outcomes.
- Identify clinical and safety risks, implement corrective action and monitor on an ongoing basis.
- Initiate and drive unit specific best operating practice and participate in hospital marketing initiatives.
- Demonstrate visible leadership in respect of Life Healthcare values, operating model, nursing strategy and image of the profession.
- Drive and manage all people related processes within the unit.
- Participate in business planning and budgeting processes and manage nursing costs according to budget.
- Manage stock utilization and drive product management processes.
- Ensure staff are trained on equipment operation and that equipment is in working order.
- Build and maintain productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including doctors, patients, family members and service providers.
Job details
- Organisation
- Life Healthcare Group
- Location
- Johannesburg
- Job type
- Full time
- Experience level
- Mid
- Education
- Diploma
- Category
- Healthcare & Nursing
- Closing date
- 13 November 2026
- Application Method
- Apply manually
Success Guide
This is a great opportunity if you are a nurse with critical care experience looking to step into a leadership role. Life Healthcare is a major private hospital group and they value strong clinical skills and people management. When you apply, make sure your CV clearly shows your SANC registration, your critical care qualification and any leadership experience you have had. In your cover letter, mention why you are interested in high care and cardiac nursing and how you have handled budgets or stock in the past. Prepare for questions about how you lead a team, handle conflict and improve patient care. Also be ready to talk about quality audits and how you keep patients safe. It could help to research the Life Mount Edgecombe Hospital and Life Healthcare values so you can show you fit their culture. Good luck!
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