Hospital Human Resources Manager
lhc_001081
Under Review
14 May 2022
Position Summary
Industry: Medical, Health & Social Care
Job category: HR Management
Location: Westville
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: Yes
Introduction
A vacancy exists for a Hospital HR Manager, at Life Westville Hospital, reporting to the Hospital Manager Atish Maharaj. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering on the Group and Regional HR strategy in the hospital and for optimizing employee commitment, productivity and capability to support the achievement of quality patient care and business efficiency. This will be done with and through the line by providing sound people management leadership, planning, policy/legislative interpretation, communication, developing sound relationships and change capability in line with Life Healthcare strategic objectives.
Job description
HR Leadership in the Hospital
• Ensure Hospital HR plan is aligned to Group HR strategy
• Visible HR leadership and partnership in the hospital
• Leadership influence, responsiveness and credibility
• Ensure HR best practices (including an effective line manager delivery model and effective change
management)
• Analysing trends, metrics, understand issues and develop solutions
Resourcing and Talent Management
• Agree hospital resourcing needs and implement strategies to attract, retain and develop employees
(includes transformation, flexible staffing)
• Effective training, development, talent and succession processes (including skills/WSP)
• Coach, guide and mentor managers and supervisors on HR / people management
• Partner with the line to ensure effective recruitment and sound processes
• Effective induction and on-boarding of employees
• Analysing trends, metrics, understand issues and develop solutions
Transformation
• Providing effective guidance through influencing and the promotion of diversity
• With the line, ensure effective Employment Equity/BBEEE planning, execution and legal compliance
(including target setting and achievement)
• Analysing trends, metrics, understand issues and develop solutions
Effective Employee Relations
• Ensuring engagement and communication structures are effectively managed with and through the
line e.g., consultative forum, union representatives
• Providing support, counsel and risk mitigation advice to Manco, line managers and employees
• Training all line managers / business partners on IR best practices and ensuring same are complied
with
• With line, effectively manage day to day ER / IR e.g. CCMA, wage negotiations
• Analysing trends, metrics, understand issues and develop solutions
Employee Engagement and Enablement
• Ensuring effective leadership engagement and enablement in the hospital to enhance the company
EVP (including survey actions, reward & recognition, culture)
• Ensuring employee productivity in the business (including performance and absence management)
• Ensuring an effective and integrated employee wellness programme
• Analysing trends, metrics, understand issues and develop solutions
HR Best Practices, Compliance and Risk Mitigation
• Partnering with line managers to ensure best practices, policy and process compliance, successful HR and legal audits, mitigate HR risks
• Support Employee Services by ensuring good administration, accuracy, quality and achievement of
deadlines (Kronos and payroll submission deadlines)
• Analysing trends, metrics, understand issues and develop solutions
HR Projects
• With the line, effectively drive and implement HR, Functional and Business projects
• Implementing effective change management plans for all major projects
• Partner with Manco to implement Hospital initiatives e.g., Capex, cost management, retention of key
skills
• Analysing trends, metrics, understand issues and develop solutions
Minimum requirements
· A minimum of a three year Degree in Human Resources Management or a relevant HR qualification at NQF level 7
· Minimum of 3 years HR generalist experience
· Sound knowledge of HR practices and an understanding of SA legislative context
· Sound knowledge and application of IR practices, including representation at CCMA up to and including arbitration
· Experience dealing with labor unions would be advantageous
· Previous experience in healthcare environment advantageous
· Computer proficiency in all Microsoft packages including basic knowledge of payroll systems
· Valid Driver’s license and own car essential
Competencies:
· Problem-solving and analysis
· Engaging diversity
· Verbal & written communication and presentation
· Influencing
· Excellence orientation
· Building relationships
· Customer responsiveness
· Organisational awareness
· Leading by example
Motivating and developing people
· Resilience
· Drive & energy
· Ethical behaviour
· Strong leadership influence