DEPUTY NURSING SERVICES MANAGER - TOKAI

SUMMARY:
DEPUTY NURSING SERVICES MANAGER

POSITION INFO:

Exciting opportunity to assist the Nursing Manager of a leading private hospital group.

The ideal candidate will have willingness to assume job ownership, work independently and apply principles of continuous improvement.

Experience required

• Must be registered with the South African Nursing Council as a Professional Nurse.
• Minimum 4 years experience in the capacity of a Unit Manager.
• Must have a Diploma and / or relevant qualifications in Nursing Admin.
• A post basic quantification in ICU or Trauma will be an advantageous.
• Must have excellent MS Office computer skills, i.e. Outlook, Word, Excel, Kronos, etc.

Duties:

• Assist the Nursing Services Manager with the development, implementation and evaluation of the nursing strategic plan and sub-unit strategic plan
• Deputise in the absence of the Nursing Services Manager
• Attend meetings as requested by the Nursing Services Manager
• Ensure the implementation and adherence to nursing standards and policies
• Assist with the selection and appointment of staff
• Implement and monitor the induction of employees
• Implement and monitor in-service training
• Monitor and manage staff absenteeism
• Implement a system for mentoring
• Define, evaluate and correct the job descriptions and the scope of practice of staff identified where necessary
• Ensure a positive working environment conducive to Continuous Professional Development
• Evaluation, JPM and provide guidance to Unit Managers
• Liaison between various departments in the multi-disciplinary team
• Commitment to change is built by the mobilisation of resources to implement agreed changes
• Monitor of staffing levels, based on the acuity levels in departments
• Manage client expectations according to the client services policies
• Weekly check of Unit Managers Schedule Drug audit report
• Analysis of all incident reports, root cause, interventions and outcomes
• Evaluate and manage all patients / visitor POS issues
• Evaluate infection control processes, interventions and outcome

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