Role title Unit Manager – Theatre

Division Netcare Hospitals

Location Netcare Alberton Hospital

Reporting structure Deputy Matron

Role summary

The Unit Manager will be responsible for coordinating improved quality nursing care by ensuring compliance to professional and ethical

practice. The incumbent will also be responsible for monitoring and ensuring that nursing care and service delivery is implemented and

practiced within a multi-disciplinary quality assurance team. In accordance the incumbent will be accountable for coordinating capacity

building, mentoring, and training.

Key work output and accountabilities 

Manage acuities and skill mix in such a way as to ensure cost effective quality care and customer and staff satisfaction – Quadruple

AIM 

Manage all costs emanating from the department 

Ensure correct billing, stock management and purchasing 

Facilitate timeous and accurate compilation of files 

Identify quality improvement opportunities and ensure appropriate strategy and Quality Improvement initiatives are developed and

measured 

Investigate all negative incidents and ensure appropriate capturing on IMS 

Ensure compliance with protocols, policies standard operating procedures, Netcare nursing standards and Acts 

Ensure that all equipment is in working order and properly maintained 

Management of unit capital budget 

Ensure the unit is providing safe, cost-effective quality patient care in line with the Clinical Governance strategy and evidence-based

practice 

Evaluate the patient’s journey through patient experience and stakeholder input 

Evaluate nursing quality indicators and clinical outcomes 

Ensure achievement of transformation goals as set out by the Transformation Committee 

Actively participate as a member of a team to achieve goals 

Management of personnel in order to maximize organisation and employee effectiveness. 

Develop a talented nursing workforce, i.e., ensuring talent pool and succession planning 

Work effectively and co-operatively with others to establish and maintain good working relationships that are mutually beneficial. 

Create and maintain a positive environment where the differences of others are recognized, understood, and valued, so that all can

reach their full potential and maximize their contributions.
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Develop collaborative relationships to help accomplish work goal 

Facilitate staff development both personal and professional 

Coaching and mentoring of staff 

Ensure professional conduct and appearance of staff 

Actively participate in ensuring adherence to Nursing the Netcare Way and compliance to Netcare values 

Participate actively in the disaster planning and management i.e., major incidents management

Skills profile

Education 

A relevant nursing qualification (Diploma in General Nursing/ B Cur Degree) or equivalent NQF 7 qualification 

Registration with the South African Nursing Council as a Registered Nurse 

Compliance with the SANC code for a Registered Nurse and all applicable health care legislations 

A relevant management qualification will be an advantage. 

A relevant post basic qualification will be an advantage.

Work experience 

2 or more years’ experience in a private hospital setting 

2 or more years’ experience in management position 

Experience in clinical leadership 

An intermediate level of Computer proficiency 

Experience in a Theatre Unit Essential

Knowledge 

Sound financial knowledge and the ability to interpret financial data 

Sound knowledge of a Budgetary Process 

A relevant management qualification will be advantageous

NON- MANAGERIAL/ SPECIALIST SKILLS

Coaching Others* The capacity to recognise development areas in others and support them to facilitate personal

development through coaching.

Leading and Managing Change* The capacity to implement and support change initiatives and to provide leadership in times of

uncertainty.

Performance Development* The ability to evaluate and develop different levels of capacity within a team to achieve set

objectives.

Taking Action Capable of recognising the need for action, considering possible risks, and taking responsibility

for results.

Decision Making Capable of making decisions timeously and taking responsibility for the consequences.

Managing Self Capacity to plan, organise and control own work environment by setting appropriate priorities

and achieving set objectives within a given time frame.

Customer Focus and Service Delivery The capacity to identify and respond to the needs of *internal and external customers.

Internal and external customers include patients, doctors, colleagues, suppliers, visitors,
vendors, and any other person that requires a relationship

Adapting and Responding to Change Capable of supporting and advocating change initiatives and managing own reaction to change.

Continuous Improvement The capacity to improve systems and processes to facilitate continuous improvement.

Personal Work Ethic Capacity to instil an ethic of quality and consistency in self and others.

Building Relationships Capacity to establish constructive and effective relationships.

Communication The capacity to clearly present information, either written or verbal.

Teamwork Capacity to cooperate with others to work towards a common goal.

Technical Knowledge The capacity to perform a technical function to required standards.

Leadership skills

Visioning The ability to provide direction in terms of action towards certain future outcomes.

Empowering Creating conditions of willingness and participation amongst teams by providing sufficient

encouragement, information, resources, and authority to make the necessary decisions to

accomplish tasks.

Energising Having the capacity to motivate and mobilize, impart strength, vitality, and enthusiasm to

teams to actualize the organization’s vision of the future.

Designing and aligning Ensuring the optimal alignment of employee behaviour with the organization’s vision and

values.

Rewarding and feedback Fostering a performance culture by creating a framework of appropriate incentives and rewards

to direct and motivate the achievement of desired performance behaviours and goals.

Team building Creating team players and team effectiveness by using appropriate methods and a flexible

interpersonal style to instil a cooperative atmosphere conductive to building a cohesive team.

Outside orientation Awareness of outside constituencies, emphasizing particularly the need to respond to the

requirements of customers, suppliers, partners, shareholders, and other interest groups, such

as local communities affected by the organization.

Global mindset Possessing a global frame of reference that enables one to scan the external world environment

for different perspectives and to adopt successful practices. The capacity to inculcate a global

mentality in others by instilling shared values and cross-cultural sensitivity.

Tenacity The capacity and courage to persevere with one’s purpose in a persistent and determined

manner despite opposition or setbacks until the desired objective is obtained or it becomes

clear that the objective is no longer attainable. Inspiring others, through active example, to have

the courage of their convictions.

Emotional intelligence The capacity to foster trust and create an emotionally intelligent workforce whose members

know themselves and deal respectfully and understandingly with others. The ability to regulate

and manage one’s emotions healthily and productively.

Life balance Articulating and modelling the importance of the need for life balance for the long-term welfare

of oneself and one’s employees.

Resilience to stress Appropriately balancing these various pressures to maintain stable performance.

Values and behaviours

Netcare values At Netcare, our core value is care. We care about the dignity of our patients and all members

of the Netcare family. We care about the participation of our people and our partners in

everything we do. We care about truth in all our actions. We are passionate about quality care

and professional excellence. 

Care – The basis of our business. The professional, ethical patient care and services we offer

at every level of the organization. 

Truth – The crucial element in building relationships that work.

Open communication with honesty and integrity is essential. 

Dignity – An acknowledgement of the uniqueness of individuals.

A commitment to care with the qualities of respect and understanding. 

Compassion – We engage everyone with empathy and respond with acts of compassion in

all interactions with our patients and their families. 

Participation – The willingness and desire to work in productive and creative partnerships

with others and the commitment to communicate.

The Netcare way Netcare is committed to providing quality care. Our basic service standard holds us accountable

for the below seven behaviours, which you will be accountable to uphold: 

I always greet everyone to show my respect. 

I always wear my name badge to show my identity. 

I am always well-groomed to show my dignity. 

I always practise proper hand hygiene to show my care. 

I always engage to show my compassion. 

I always say thank you to show my appreciation. 

I always embrace diversity to show I am not a racist.

Application process

Netcare is an equal opportunity employer

The Company’s approved Employment Equity plan and targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process aligned to the Group’s

Employment Equity strategy. Netcare actively supports the recruitment of people with disabilities.

Interested candidates who meet the above criteria are requested to e-mail a detailed CV to Kgothetse.Mavundla@netcare.co.za

Please note: 

Please note that reference checks for internal applicants will be conducted with the applicant’s current and past Netcare direct line

managers and the relevant Netcare HR Managers. Therefore, employees are encouraged to discuss internal job applications with

their direct line manager to ensure that the line manager is aware of the application. 

The terms and conditions of employment relating to the function you have applied for will be based on those in the Division you will

be employed.
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the employer so that an assessment for reasonable accommodation can be made. 

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