MANCO
Hospital Manager La Verna Private Hospital
2025/08/08
La Verna Private Hospital
La Verna Private Hospital - 1 Convent Road, Ladysmith, 3370, KwaZulu Natal
Lenmed is a respected and fast-growing healthcare group committed to delivering world-class
clinical outcomes and exceptional patient care. As a proudly global organisation with a
growing international presence, including recent expansion into the GCC (Gulf Cooperation
Council) states, we are deeply invested in the communities we serve and the dedicated
professionals who bring our vision to life.
Guided by our vision to be a leading global provider of person-centred healthcare driven by
compassion, excellence and innovation, we place people at the heart of everything we do.
Our purpose is to create healthy and prosperous communities that inspires us to go beyond
care, working collaboratively to ensure sustainable impact across every region we serve.
About us:
At Lenmed, our strength lies in our people, skilled, compassionate individuals committed to
accessible, innovative healthcare. We foster a culture of continuous improvement,
collaboration, and personal growth, supported by strong leadership and a clear strategic
direction.
Role Summary:
Reporting to the Cluster Hospital CEO, these are critical roles to lead high-performing teams
in managing the hospital platforms and executing the strategy to ensure the success and
sustainability of the business for the benefit of all its stakeholders. You will work closely with
a range of internal and external stakeholders including the Doctors, Group Managers and the
Executive team to maintain and implement growth initiatives, drive innovation and enable
digital transformation, providing leadership and creating alignment to the strategic
imperatives set.
The successful incumbent will be accountable to the Cluster Hospital CEO and will be
responsible to lead, manage and develop all departments within the hospital to create a world
class facility that meets regulatory, financial, quality, clinical and patient-centred objectives.
The successful incumbent should perform, inter alia, the following key performance areas:
▪ Drive key financial and quality metrics in line with the strategic imperatives of the
business.
▪ Oversee the recruiting and marketing of new doctors in line with the hospital’s vision and
strategic objectives.
▪ Collaborate with business to implement new ways of business and manage issues around
the implementation, alignment, integration and leveraging of the technical implementation
of new technology;
▪ Build & manage relationships with medical professionals & other key stakeholders to
ensure growth and brand loyalty;
▪ Ensure quality customer service is aligned with the mission, vision and values of the
Group;
▪ Ensure operational practices are aligned with the operating model of the organisation;
▪ Ensure adherence to ethical & clinical standards;
▪ Ensure uncompromising quality nursing care;
▪ Achieve financial targets that meet the growth agenda;
▪ Effective management of productivity and cost efficiency;
▪ Effective leadership and people management;
▪ Remain abreast of industry developments and identify and manage issues relating to the
alignment, integration and leveraging of technologies;
▪ Oversee technology health of all applications and infrastructure;
▪ Proactively identify and resolve ongoing bottlenecks and obstacles and drive the quality
of delivery to business and user adoption;
▪ Oversee vendor compliance and performance and take remedial action where necessary;
▪ Drive compliance to regulatory and legislative standards;
▪ Track and report on Key Risk Indicators for systems stability
Qualities of the successful candidate:
The successful candidate will embody personal attributes that will enable them to quickly add
value to our Vision, including:
▪ To perform effectively as a leader, the Hospital Manager will need the requisite leadership
and interpersonal skills, including communication, strategic thinking, change
management, emotional intelligence and decision-making skills
▪ Passion - wants to make an impact and cares about the business and brand
▪ Curiosity - wants to understand how things work and how to make them better
▪ Drive - self-starter, who can undertake multiple priorities across the business
▪ Analytics and Resilience - bring an analytical perspective to solve business challenges
▪ Judgement - applies experience, facts, and intuition to assess situations and define
solutions
▪ Influence - ability to relate to and influence across the organization
▪ Innovation – ability to take the Hospital Management function to the next level
▪ Growth Champion - a strong leader with experience in guiding, driving, connecting and
inspiring people
▪ High level of integrity and dependability with a strong sense of urgency and results-driven
Minimum Required Education:
▪ Relevant University Degree
▪ A post-graduate business qualification will be an advantage
Inherent Requirements:
▪ Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a leadership role with a track record of successfully
delivering results and managing a team;
▪ Prior healthcare experience, in a management capacity, will be an advantage;
▪ Demonstrated ability of driving strategy and innovation in the business;
▪ Excellent stakeholder management skills with high levels of interpersonal agility
▪ Well-developed business, commercial and financial acumen with strong budget
management skills
▪ Drives continuous improvement;
▪ Ability to Integrate across teams, processes and organisational layers;
▪ Requires parallel processing thinking (i.e. thinking on a number of levels simultaneously);
▪ Managing delivery at this level requires a strong capacity to lead change;
▪ Entrepreneurial mindset
▪ Proven ability to manage operational business requirements to ensure systems, people
and processes are optimised;
Application Process:
Candidates who meet the minimum criteria will be subjected to an interview and evaluation
process and must be aware that previous employers and references will be contacted and
their qualifications, credit and criminal records will be verified. The candidates will be required
to disclose all financial interests.
The application must be accompanied with a covering letter, comprehensive CV, original
certified copies of qualifications, ID document, driver’s license.
Applications must be submitted to - Jackie Naicker on: grouphr.administrator@lenmed.co.za
Closing Date for applications – 08 August 2025
Correspondence will be limited to shortlisted candidates only. If you do not receive a
response within 3 months from date of advert, please accept that your application was
unsuccessful.
Candidates must ensure that their contact details are correct and that they can be contacted during office hours. If candidates are not contacted within thirty (30) days after the closing date, they should consider their applications as being unsuccessful. Late, incomplete and applications not indicating the applicable position will not be considered. The right to fill the position within the Operational requirements of the Company is reserved. By applying for this position and providing us with your CV and other personal information, you are consenting to the information being used for the specific purpose for which it was provided, which is recruitment purposes and possible appointment purposes(should you be successful). Please note that your information will be processed for recruitment purposes only or for such purposes relating to assessing the establishment of an employment relationship with yourself, and this will be in accordance with the applicable data protection and privacy legislation. We confirm that such information will not be used for any other purpose without obtaining your prior consent. If your application is not successful, we retain your CV and other information provided of 6 months after which it will be destroyed in a secure manner. If you object to your information being used in accordance with the aforementioned clauses, please indicate your objection and we will immediately destroy your personal information in a secure manner. Equal opportunity is supported by the Employer.
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