Job Description

We require the services of a Palliative Care Manager to provide clinical programme leadership to the Palliative Care Services clinical team ensuring service excellence to patients and their families.

ENTRY LEVEL QUALIFICATION, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

Tertiary education qualification in Nursing. Postgraduate training in Palliative Care will be advantageous. A minimum of 5 years' experience in a health management environment Registration with a recognized professional body: SANC. Proven advanced stock management ability. Fluency in two of the official languages of the Western Cape will be advantageous. Proven team leadership capabilities. Proven advanced administrative ability. Advanced computer literacy with experience in MS Office (Word, Excel and Outlook). Ability to work independently and be a self-starter. Unendorsed driver's license.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

Provide leadership ensuring that professional and clinical standards are maintained of the highest quality. Manage all activities required to drive the achievement of goals within Palliative Care Services community teams. Meet Palliative Care Services reporting requirements; coordinating and consolidating all community programme reports for sharing with key stakeholder audiences. Provide oversight to clinical care record systems ensuring records are accurate and up to date at all times, and stored securely. Work collaboratively with the entire Palliative Care Services team through active participation in departmental budget processes. Provide oversight towards the execution of departmental administrative activities. Identify gaps in staff competencies within the Palliative Care Services community team and facilitate acquisition of the requisite knowledge and skills upgrades across the department. Serve as Liaison between SLCH and the Community Hospices thus ensuring all parties are kept in the loop on all pertinent activities. Facilitate people development. Manage staff performance and adherence to policies and procedures within codes of conduct. Perform ad-hoc and other tasks as requested by HOD: Palliative Care Services and relief as and when required in the event of staff shortages. Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES

Organisational awareness. Resilience and stress management. Interpersonal sensitivity. Professional maturity. Relationship building/partnering. Excellence orientation. Action orientation. Planning and organising. Judgement and decision making. Monitoring. Teamwork. Engaging diversity. Developing people.

SCREENING PROCEDURE

All applicants are expected to provide or avail themselves for:

A Curriculum Vitae (with dates and reasons for leaving). Other proficiency assessments to assess competence in areas required, inclusive of a panel interview. Copies of Certificates, Degrees, Registrations, etc.

WE HOLD OUR HEADS HIGH WITH THE FOLLOWING BENEFITS:

Better than Basic Condition of Employment leave benefits, and study leave that exceeds comparative benefits of other organisations. NPO market-related remuneration. A contributory Pension Fund that includes Group Life Insurance, Disability- and Funeral Cover. Preferential working hours of 08h00 to 16h00 Monday to Friday, with exception of roles that expect after-hours deliverables such as this role. Competency-based development opportunities. Free access to an Employee Wellness Program managed by Company Wellness Solutions, offering 24/7/365 Telephone Counselling, access to Legal, Financial, Family Care, Psychosocial, and Health specialists, Face-2-Face- and trauma Counselling.

Closing date:

COB Monday, 13 October 2025.

All applications received within the time frames will be considered. Applicants who do not receive a response on their application within 5 working days of the closing date of the advertisement, are to accede that the application was not successful. Please forward your application to recruitment@stlukes.co.za , citing the reference number top left and job title of vacancy.

On behalf of Management, we wish you well in your application and future endeavours!

Job Type: Full-time

Work Location: In person