Assistant Unit Leader

SUMMARY:
About Us

National Renal Care is a leading provider of comprehensive kidney disease management in South Africa. We foster a collaborative work environment where compassion, digital innovation and clinical excellence come together to deliver high-quality, person-centred care.

We are seeking a qualified, goal-driven and self-motivated Assistant Unit Leader to join our multidisciplinary team.

Purpose of the Role

The Assistant Unit Leader supports the Unit Leader in delivering safe, high-quality, patient-centred dialysis care and achieving the unit’s clinical, operational, and quality goals. This role provides clinical leadership, ensures effective care coordination, and promotes multidisciplinary collaboration to deliver seamless, person-centred care throughout the patient journey.

The Assistant Unit Leader drives quality improvement initiatives, monitors clinical outcomes, promotes patient safety, and maintains compliance with clinical governance, professional standards, and organisational policies. The role also develops staff capability, promotes teamwork, and advances a culture of accountability and ongoing improvement.

In the Unit Leader’s absence, the Assistant Unit Leader assumes leadership to sustain continuity of care, operational excellence, and consistently high-quality clinical outcomes and experiences.

POSITION INFO:
Minimum Requirements

Qualifications

• Diploma or Degree leading to registration as a Registered Nurse with the South African Nursing Council (SANC) or Clinical Technologist (Independent Practice) registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA).
• Post Basic Diploma in Nephrology Nursing would be advantageous.
• Qualification or training in Quality Management, Risk Management, Clinical Governance, or Infection Prevention and Control.

• Minimum 3 years' dialysis experience.
• Previous experience acting in a supervisory or team leadership capacity.
• Proven experience in delivering patient-centred care and driving positive patient outcomes.
• Demonstrated competence in haemodialysis clinical practice.
• Experience in clinical quality, infection prevention and control, or clinical governance activities.
• Experience with audits, accreditation standards, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Intermediate computer proficiency.

• Renal and dialysis clinical practice.
• Clinical governance and quality management systems.
• Infection Prevention and Control.
• Healthcare legislation and professional standards.
• SANC and HPCSA ethical rules and scope of practice.
• Risk management and incident investigation.
• Patient-centred care and patient experience principles.
• National Renal Care policies, procedures, standards, and SOPs.

• Opportunity to work within a patient-centred, multidisciplinary environment.
• Exposure to innovative renal care practices.
• Ongoing professional development and learning opportunities.
• A culture built on compassion, collaboration and clinical excellence.

• Appropriate pre-employment screening, including reference checks, may be conducted with current and previous employers. For internal applicants, reference checks may be conducted with current and previous line managers.
• Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation are encouraged to notify the Company during the recruitment process.
• By submitting your application, you consent to the processing of your personal information for recruitment purposes in accordance with POPIA and applicable legislation.
• Unsuccessful applicants' personal information will be retained for six (6) months following the conclusion of the recruitment process, after which it will be securely destroyed or anonymised unless otherwise required by law or requested by the applicant.