Elevate your nursing career and become the Unit Manager for the Maternity Unit of this flagship hospital in the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town. This is a great position for a seasoned Maternity Registered Nurse.

Key Responsibilities:
• Effective role model leadership according to the standards of the hospital
• Staff planning- staffing requirements for next 24 hours daily including the management of sessional staff
• Delegate nursing staff for the optimum functioning of the unit
• HR management of staff according to the Basic Conditions of Employment, the Hospital Conditions of Employ and the Disciplinary Code
• Evaluate, intervene and resolve patient complaints and queries
• Report on all incidents inclusive of root cause analysis, intervention and outcome
• Identify and minimise medico legal risks
• Evaluate clinical expertise and knowledge of staff
• Implement and monitor induction of employees to unit
• Cost effective mgmt of the unit financial budget including stock mgmt.

Benefits:
• Excellent remuneration package
• Offers great benefits such as medical aid, provident fund and 13th Cheque

Requirements:
• Matric or Equivalent
• Registration with SANC as a Registered Nurse
• Post basic Diploma in Midwifery
• Minimum of 2 – 3 years Management experience Excellent Leadership qualities and mentoring skills
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, organizational and problem-solving skills
• The skill to manage nursing standards and in-service training
• Accurate record keeping and the management of stock
• Excellent MS Office computer skills, i.e. Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, KRONOS (Advantageous), etc

Mednurse is a permanent nursing and health recruitment agency that works with the best private hospitals in Gauteng, the Western Cape and more! We believe in placing candidates in positions where they can thrive and develop long term and our aim is to ensure the success of every individual we place. Job code CPT 3159