Clinical Risk Manager

at  Discovery Ltd

Business Unit: Discovery Health
Function: Clinical
Date: 14 Aug 2024
Discovery – Strategic Risk Management
Clinical Risk Manager

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES AND SKILLS

The successful Incumbent must be able to demonstrate the following competencies:

• Expresses opinions, information, and key points of an argument clearly
• Monitors own and teams’ performance against deadlines and milestones.
• Deciding and initiating action. Capable of recognising the need for action, considering possible risks, and taking responsibility for results.
• Entrepreneurial and Commercial Thinking
• Analysing of data
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Persuading and Influencing
• Sets high standards for quality and quantity.
• Managing self. Takes initiative and works under own direction - self-starter.
• Capacity to plan, organise and control own work environment by setting appropriate priorities and achieving set objectives within a given time frame.
• Upholds ethics and values; demonstrates integrity.
• Be flexible in handling multiple projects simultaneously.
• The capacity to improve systems and processes to facilitate continuous improvement.
• Capacity to establish constructive and effective relationships.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Medical related degree or other Bachelor’s degree
• Outstanding academic qualification
• 3 to 5 years’ experience in the health care industry
• At least 5 years’ experience in strategic role
• Practical knowledge of value-based care methodologies
• Understanding of underlying care delivery process
• Strong commercial and analytical acumen to be able to develop, guide implementation and track value-based care initiatives
• Ability to work collaboratively with analytical teams – advantageous.
• Sound up to date knowledge of the SA Private Healthcare environment and the primary factors influencing / impacting on the business model.
• Experience managing high performance teams.

COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE

• Skilled working with Microsoft Office: Excel, Word, PowerPoint
• Outlook knowledge essential
• Data tools e.g. PowerBI

Developing a vision, design (model, benefits, partners, build (including operational delivery and systems), delivery roadmap, monitoring and scaling of selected healthcare delivery, Value-Based Care (VBC) and digital transformation initiatives aligned to the SRM and wider organisational strategy. Engagement with health providers, senior industry bodies and thought leaders with regard to care delivery transformation. Has the authority, accountability, and responsibility to manage specific healthcare delivery transformation initiatives to achieve specific objectives.