Quality Manager
- Function
- Quality
- Facility
- Life Faerie Glen Hospital
- Position
- Quality Manager
- Introduction
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A vacancy exists for a Quality Manager, based at Life Faerie Glen Hospital, reporting to the Hospital Manager. The successful candidates will co-ordinate quality efforts in support of the hospital management team and monitor the effectiveness of the Quality Management System; Safety, Health and Environmental compliance; as well as Legal Compliance thereof.
- Critical Outputs
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Hospital scorecard:
- Submit inputs to the hospital scorecard
- Set Hospital specific Quality objectives and targets in conjunction with management and in line with the Life Healthcare group targets
- Measure performance against set goals monthly and interpret results
- Advise management on corrective actions for major trends
Quality Reporting System(QRS)
- Manage the QRS and ensure all quality data is accurately captured
- Extract and generate monthly reports and graphs
- Analyse quality stats
- Review trends and assist line managers to generate corrective actions where necessary
- Identify hospital trends, co-ordinate power teams
- Coordinate and Manage Quality audits and monitor implementation of findings
- Coordinate and participate in arrangements for external audits
Quality Management processes
- Coordinate quarterly Health and Safety meetings
- Coordinate and assist the Hospital Manager with hospital Quarterly Quality Review meetings
- Coordinate the QMS process in all hospital departments
Document Control
- Train document control resource, HOD’s and all line managers on the document control processes
- Monitor compliance to document control process in the hospital and deviations
Legal, Safety, Health and Environment
- Conduct SHE assessments and audits.
- Coordinate processes to ensure legal compliance
- Risk and Emergency management
- Health and Safety representatives
- Hazardous Chemical Substances
- Occupational Health Programme
- Environmental management
Training
- Co-ordination and facilitation of all Health and Safety training
- Participate in the Quality Care process
- Quality Induction training
- Quality Management System and process training
- Assist in the implementation of quality campaigns
- Requirements
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- Applicant must have a nursing background.
- Computer literacy and familiarity in all MS-Office programs and applications is essential.
- Computer proficiency essential.
- Line management experience would be an advantage
- Health and Safety, Quality management and ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 experience is essential
- Knowledge of legal compliance in Healthcare management and Healthcare Risk Waste
- Driver’s license and ability to travel
- Excellent interpersonal, negotiation and communication skills.
- Good administrative skills and ability to set priorities.
- Detail-oriented.
- Degree or Diploma in Nursing or Degree or Diploma in Safety Management or similar
- Competencies
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- Problem-solving, critical thinking, analysis and judgment
- Engaging diversity
- Verbal & written communication and presentation
- Influencing
- Drive & energy
- Attention to detail
- Ethical behavior
- Building relationships
- Customer responsiveness
- Organizational awareness
- Faerieglen.CV@lifehealthcare.co.za
- Closing date
- Sunday, March 15, 2026
Internal applicants - Before making an application, you are requested to discuss your application with your line manager. External candidates will also be considered.
Life Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Thank you for your interest in this opportunity. Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Applicants who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date of this advert, should consider their application as unsuccessful.