Clinical Business Partner (Clinical Operations)

Key Performance Areas: (include but are not limited to)
The successful candidate will perform, inter alia, the following key performance areas:

Key Performance Areas:

• Support implementation and consistent adoption of approved Group clinical standards and protocols across hospitals.
• Liaise between hospital teams, Group Operations, and the Chief Medical Office to resolve clinical-operational issues and implement approved policy changes.
• Identify, monitor, and escalate clinical risks, adverse-event trends, and regulatory compliance gaps; coordinate corrective actions.
  Provide clinical-operational support to hospital leadership, troubleshoot service delivery challenges, and recommend sustainable improvements.
• Support patient safety and quality initiatives, including infection prevention and control, medication safety, and incident reduction.
• Build strong relationships with clinicians and operational leaders, facilitate stakeholder forums and share learning across hospitals.
• Coach and support hospital clinical teams, identify capability gaps and facilitate training on approved standards and protocols.

Post Requirements: (include but are not limited to)
Minimum Required Education:

• MBChB or equivalent medical qualification recognised for the required HPCSA registration category.
• A postgraduate qualification in Healthcare Management, Public Health, Clinical Governance, or a related field will be advantageous.

Inherent Requirements:

• Current HPCSA registration in the applicable Medical and Dental Professions Board category, in good standing (specific category subject to role verification).
• 7 to 10 years of clinical practice, with 3 to 5 years in senior hospital leadership, clinical governance, or operational support.
• Experience implementing clinical protocols, managing clinical risk and compliance, improving patient safety and engaging stakeholders in complex hospital environments.
• Willingness and ability to travel regularly between Lenmed hospitals and attend to material clinical escalations when reasonably required.
• Maintain applicable professional registration, CPD, competence and any required Lenmed credentialing.
• Comply with confidentiality, patient information governance and applicable clinical, occupational health and safety requirements.

Personal Attributes

• Strategic thinker with sound clinical judgement and practical problem-solving ability.
• High integrity, ethical judgement, and commitment to patient safety.
• Resilient, adaptable, and able to identify and escalate risks proactively.
• Collaborative communicator who can influence, mentor, and build trusted stakeholder relationships.
• Evidence-driven, improvement-focused and committed to clinical excellence.

Deadline:6th November,2026