Nursing Optimisation Manager needed at Clinix Health Group Ltd

Minimum Requirements:

• Diploma or B.Cur Degree in General Nursing.
• Post Graduate Degre in Nursing.
• 5-7 years’ experience in Nursing Management.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Implement, monitor and control financial and business processes for clinical and non-clinical agency staff across CHG hospitals according to quality standards, policy, compliance and governance requirements (the following non-clinical functions are included:, Billings Department and EMS).
• Ensure the development, alignment and consistent implementation of agency resource plans and end-to-end standard operating procedures and processes.
• Researching current industry and market trends and using knowledge for business improvement and consult (Group Nursing Services Manager, Hospital Managers and Nursing Services Managers) on agency utilisation improvements and opportunities.
• Review existing agency utilisation processes at Group and Hospital Facility levels and suggest innovative and practical ways and streamline processes to drive efficiencies, minimise redundancy and manage agency staffing costs.
• Develop and continuously review relevant tools and frameworks to track the availability and placement of nursing staff in specialised and non-specialised units.
• Proactively monitor staffing patterns and acuities in accordance with the correct staffing ratios to maintain quality of care.
• In collaboration with the Group Nursing Services Manager and Nursing Services Managers in hospitals, develop and contribute to the annual agency staffing budget and recruitment plan for agency staff.
• Develop and drive agency staff recruitment process, which includes selection, finalization, induction and orientation.
• Review all incident reports relating to area of assignment, recommend additional follow up/ escalation as appropriate, tracking of trends and recommend initiatives for change.
• Establish parameters for Nursing flexible resources and ensure the implementation thereof (across all hospitals)
• Collaborate with NSMs and Unit managers in ensuring the monitoring of performance for Agency staff.
• Provide input into recruitment and selection processes across the board in order to source and select the appropriate caliber and number of candidates which will meet the business requirements.
• Develop a Group-wide recruitment, onboarding and performance plan for agency staff and train relevant managers in hospital facilities on effectively using the plan.
• Monitors adherence to recruitment plan and evaluates effectiveness thereof against financial parameters.
• Establish frameworks for conducting performance reviews for agency staff.
• Identify and ensure they acquire the required managerial or functional competencies and knowledge.
• Execute department strategy and operational plans and manage the department’s annual budget, to meet set objectives and performance targets.
• Prepare hospital/ service statistics, analyse data to identify issues/ trends and recommend appropriate strategies.
• Drive branding and advertisement of CHG Nursing Pool Agency.
• Provide consistent, high-quality advice and guidance to internal stakeholders.
• Analyse trends, anticipate issues and ensure contingency plans are in place; proactively recommend solutions to identified risks.
• Provide advice (and where necessary draft relevant documentation) regarding CHG Standards, Policies and SOPs.