Unit Manager | Renal

Function

Nursing

Facility

Life Bedford Gardens Hospital

Position

Unit Manager | Renal

Introduction

Being a professional nurse at Life Healthcare is more than just a job. It is making life better. As a valued member of our nursing team, you will be helping us in making life better for our patients through the delivery of quality evidence-based nursing care. In addition, we value our employees and want to see them succeed, we commit to making life better for you by investing in your continuous learning, career development and the things that matter most to you. Take a step towards making life better and consider your professional journey with us today.

A vacancy exists for a Unit Manager based at Life Bedford Gardens Hospital reporting to Anthea Myers, Nursing Manager. The successful candidate will manage and co-ordinate evidence based clinical practices and resources efficiently by engaging and empowering staff within the unit to achieve the Company’s strategic objectives of Growth, Efficiency, Quality and Sustainability.

Critical Outputs

Clinical Operations and Patient Outcomes: 

• Lead the delivery of safe, high-quality, evidence-based renal care services across chronic and acute dialysis environments.
• Drive positive patient outcomes, patient experience, and patient safety through effective clinical leadership.
• Ensure compliance with nephrology nursing standards, professional practice guidelines, and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate and optimise the delivery of haemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, and acute renal replacement therapies where applicable.
• Facilitate effective multidisciplinary collaboration to optimise patient outcomes, continuity of care, and disease management.
• Ensure patient-centred care that supports treatment adherence, education, and long-term management of chronic kidney disease.
• Manage patient flow, treatment scheduling, capacity planning, and resource allocation to meet service demands.

Quality Improvement and Clinical Excellence:

• Drive compliance with quality, accreditation, clinical governance, and patient safety standards.
• Lead quality improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing renal patient outcomes and service excellence.
• Monitor and analyse key renal clinical indicators, including treatment adequacy, vascular access outcomes, dialysis complications, infection prevention metrics, and adverse events.
• Promote evidence-based renal nursing practice and implementation of best clinical practices.
• Foster a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, and clinical excellence within the renal unit.
• Ensure continuous monitoring and improvement of patient experience and service quality outcomes.

Financial and Resource Management

• Manage resources effectively to ensure cost-efficient delivery of high-quality renal services.
• Optimise workforce utilisation, staffing productivity, and operational efficiency within approved budgetary parameters.
• Ensure appropriate utilisation and management of dialysis equipment, consumables, pharmaceuticals, water treatment systems, and unit resources.
• Monitor expenditure and implement controls to support financial sustainability and operational efficiency.
• Promote responsible resource utilisation while maintaining exceptional standards of patient care.

People Leadership and Workforce Development:

• Provide visible leadership that promotes accountability, clinical excellence, compassion, and patient-centred care.
• Recruit, develop, mentor, and retain a high-performing renal nursing and multidisciplinary team.
• Drive employee engagement, succession planning, performance management, and professional development initiatives.
• Foster a positive work environment that promotes teamwork, wellbeing, diversity, and employee retention.
• Build workforce capability through coaching, mentoring, continuous learning, and specialised renal skills development.
• Create a culture of empowerment and continuous improvement within the renal service.

Stakeholder Engagement and Service Excellence

• Build effective relationships with nephrologists, physicians, multidisciplinary healthcare teams, patients, families, and external stakeholders.
• Promote patient-centred care and support patients and families through education and engagement initiatives.
• Ensure effective management of patient feedback, complaints, compliments, and service recovery processes.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to optimise patient outcomes and service delivery.
• Promote the professional image of renal services and support strategic growth initiatives.

Data, Performance and Operational Excellence

• Monitor and analyse clinical, operational, workforce, quality, and financial performance indicators.
• Utilise data and insights to support evidence-based decision-making and continuous service improvement.
• Monitor key renal performance metrics including dialysis adequacy, infection rates, vascular access outcomes, patient retention, treatment compliance, and workforce performance.
• Ensure accurate reporting, audit readiness, and implementation of data-driven improvement plans.
• Leverage digital systems, clinical technologies, and performance dashboards to enhance operational efficiency and patient outcomes.
• Support strategic planning through effective use of performance and operational data.

Requirements

• Postgraduate Diploma in Nephrology Nursing or a Bachelor of Technology in Clinical Technology (Renal specialized) with at least 2 years post registration experience.
• Qualification in Health Services Management is preferred and highly recommended.
• In the absence of Health Services Management, Midwifery Qualification is required.
• Proven leadership and/or people management experience within healthcare (including clinical competence in the area of specialization).
• Proof of current SANC or HPCSA council registration.
• Experience and knowledge of both chronic dialysis and acute dialysis treatments coupled with the ability to work with varying dialysis machines types e.g. Braun, Fresenius; Adcock.
• Certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) will be an advantage.
• Updated knowledge and understanding of relevant legislation, industrial relations, standards, codes, ethics, and competency standards.

Competencies

• Ethical behaviour (honesty)
• Persuading and Influencing
• Building relationships & networking
• Strategic Communication
• Clinical Governance/Clinical Quality Management and Operations Management
• Information and Communication Technology
• Human Resources Management
• Financial Management
• Strategic and systems thinking
• Change Management

Email

Recruitment.BedfordGardens@lifehealthcare.co.za

Closing date

Friday, November 13, 2026