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Quality Assurance Manager (Quality Assurance Services)
  Employment Type: Permanent
  Reference No: MHS197/2025
  Stikland Hospital
 
Minimum educational qualification:
Appropriate 4-year Health related National Diploma/Degree or equivalent registrable with a South African Statutory Health Professions Council or South African Nursing Council.
 
Experience:
Appropriate work experience in a hospital or health service environment.
 
Competencies (knowledge/skills):
Knowledge of the Quality Assurance framework as well as the Occupational Health and Safety Act. Clinical document auditing. Understand patient information systems and the ability to interpret report and recommend changes to improve data collection systems. Ability to understand and apply the patient safety incident management framework of existing legislation. Excellent report writing skills. A working and current knowledge of strategic planning, project management and Ideal Hospital Framework standard. Computer literacy in the full Microsoft Office Package.
 
Duties (Key result areas/outputs):
Manage, evaluate and report on all aspects of the quality assurance program. Manage, evaluate, report on and respond to client input. Monitor and assist stakeholders to ensure an effective Infection Control and Occupational Health and Safety program. Conduct team and individual inspections to ensure that Quality Assurance plans are implemented and that practices are according to Ideal Hospital Quality Framework. Monitor Quality Assurance indicators and report thereon to assist in the improvement of service delivery. Identify best practice and help units to implement to advance Quality Assurance standards. Work with internal and external stakeholders as appropriate to the institution. Perform quality improvement audits and submit to senior management on deadlines. Ensure that all units conduct Patients Experience of Care and Waiting Times Surveys. Co-ordinate all aspects of Ideal Hospital Framework, including assessments and activities to accreditations. Participate in and or lead peer review assessments. Ensure clinical and nursing audits are conducted to evaluate patient care. Co-ordinate adverse events, complaints and various other related committees to improve quality of care and service user’s satisfaction.
 
Enquiries:
Ms E Silence, tel. no. (021) 940 4402
 
Note:
No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post. Shortlisted candidates will be subjected to a practical/written and oral assessment. The pool of applicants will be considered for other similar posts within the Chief Directorate: Metro Health Services for a period of 3 months from date of advert.
 
Inherent requirements of the job:
Valid driver’s licence.
 
 
 
 
Remuneration:
R 444 036-R 532 602 per annum Annual salary plus service benefits (13th cheque, employer's contribution to the pension fund, housing and medical aid allowance).
 
Starting Date:
4/4/2025 12:00:00 AM
 
NOTICE TO ALL
Candidates may be subjected to a competency test. No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post. As directed by the Department of Public Service and Administration, applicants must note that further checks will be conducted once they are shortlisted and that their appointment is subject to positive outcomes on these checks, which include security clearance, qualification verification, criminal records and previous employment.
  • It will be expected of shortlisted candidates to be:
  • available at the venue on the time and date as determined by the Department and
  • bring along recently (not older than 6 months) certified copies of your Identity Document (ID), driver’s license (if applicable for the post), qualification and/or proof of registration at relevant statutory body. Failure to adhere to the aforementioned may lead to his/her application being disqualified and not further considered.
Closing date: 4/22/2025 12:00:00 AM
 
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