Clinic Coordinator

A Clinic Coordinator position is being filled in Umhlanga. Suitable candidates from across KwaZulu-Natal are invited to submit their applications for review.

What This Role Involves

The Clinic Coordinator position is part of an ongoing recruitment drive across KwaZulu-Natal. The brief has been shaped carefully, with a focus on delivery in Umhlanga and across the health jobs space.

Communication runs both ways. Managers across the health jobs team in KwaZulu-Natal make time for one-to-ones, and people are expected to speak up early when something needs attention.

Stakeholders for this position include line managers, peers across the health jobs team and trusted external partners. Building those relationships early makes the next twelve months in Umhlanga much easier.

Meet the Team

On top of that, the team you will be working with is fast-paced and energetic. Things move quickly across the Umhlanga office, and the people who thrive here are the ones who plan ahead, communicate openly and pick up the slack when KwaZulu-Natal operations get busy.

Line management is hands-on without being heavy. Expect regular one-to-ones, honest feedback and the support needed to do good work consistently.

In addition, the team mix in Umhlanga reflects a balance of experienced operators and emerging talent, with deliberate space for diverse voices and backgrounds.

What Your Day Looks Like

You start your shift with a thorough handover, picking up patient histories, treatment plans and any concerns from the previous team. The morning is paced but purposeful — vital signs, medication rounds, bedside conversations — and you're constantly switching between clinical tasks and the very human work of reassuring patients and families. Multi-disciplinary rounds give you a chance to advocate for your patients, and by the time you hand over again, you have done meaningful work that makes a real difference to the people in your care.

Practically speaking, the Umhlanga office buzzes through peak hours and settles into focused, productive lulls in between, giving you time to plan and reset before the next stretch of work.

No two days look exactly the same — and that variety is part of what keeps the role engaging for the right candidate in Umhlanga.

Our Commitment to Transformation

Diverse teams build stronger workplaces. Applications are welcome from candidates of every background, language and community across KwaZulu-Natal, and recruitment is fair, transparent and aligned with the EE Act.

Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Umhlanga.

Practical steps back the words. Structured EE reporting, transformation initiatives and learnership programmes give real opportunities to candidates from across KwaZulu-Natal.

Key Outputs

• Assist with admissions, discharges and patient transfers
• Maintain a clean, safe and welcoming clinical environment
• Support infection prevention and control protocols across the unit
• Administer prescribed medications and document treatments accurately
• Monitor vital signs and escalate clinical concerns to the attending clinician
• Support quality improvement audits and clinical governance reviews
• Educate patients and families on treatment plans and self-care
• Operate and care for clinical equipment in line with manufacturer guidelines

Essential Criteria

• Strong patient-centred communication and interpersonal skills
• BLS, ACLS or PALS certification where applicable to the role
• Commitment to ongoing CPD and clinical learning
• Relevant clinical qualification from a recognised institution
• Working knowledge of POPIA as it applies to patient information
• Current registration with SANC or relevant professional body
• Clear criminal record verified through approved screening

Each application is reviewed carefully, and strong matches against the criteria above will move forward in the process.