Night Quality Coordinator

A vacancy exists for a Night Quality Coordinator based at Life Bedford Gardens Hospital, reporting to Nursing Standards Manager, Bongiwe Malane. The successful candidate will be responsible for coordinating and leading the provision of quality patient care during the night in support of hospital and nursing objectives of quality, growth, and people.

Critical Outputs

Effective quality management

• Communicating, supporting, coaching, and monitoring night staff to ensure a safe patient and staff environment.
• Identifying clinical competence and addressing concerns with the line manager.
• Participating and leading quality projects to support a culture of quality.

Effective operations management

• Ensuring staff allocations are adequately assigned.
• Understanding stock management processes to achieve unit targets.
• Effectively managing unplanned events to ensure optimal utilization of resources.
• Providing direction and inspiring positive work behavior to keep staff motivated and productive.

Effective relationship building with internal & external stakeholders

• Displaying visible leadership to night staff and management to ensure productive and motivated teamwork.
• Participating in meetings to ensure productive and meaningful relationships with external stakeholders.

Requirements

• Degree or Diploma in Nursing.
• Registered with SANC.
• Preferably have midwifery (not compulsory).
• Experience in a specialty would be advantageous.
• Management qualification or experience will be an advantage.
• Proven leadership abilities.

Competencies

• Problem-solving, analysis, and judgment.
• Resilience.
• Engaging diversity.
• Verbal & written communication and presentation.
• Influencing.
• Drive & energy.
• Excellence orientation.
• Ethical behavior.
• Building relationships.
• Customer responsiveness.
• Organizational awareness.
• Leading by example (Key for Managers).
• Motivating and developing people (Key for Managers).

Email Recruitment.BedfordGardens@lifehealthcare.co.za Closing date: Friday, January 31, 2025.

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.