Clinical Business Partner (Clinical Operations)

About the role

Lenmed, a fast-growing healthcare group with an expanding international presence, is recruiting a Clinical Business Partner (Clinical Operations) for its head office in Roodepoort. The role supports hospitals across the Lenmed Group by embedding approved clinical standards into daily operations, acting as a key link between hospital clinical teams, the Chief Medical Office and Group Operations. It covers clinical risk identification, operational guidance, compliance monitoring and collaborative improvement.

Key responsibilities

• Support the 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 policy changes.
• Identify, monitor and escalate clinical risks, adverse-event trends and regulatory compliance gaps, and coordinate corrective actions.
• Support 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 relationships with clinicians and operational leaders, run stakeholder forums and share learning across hospitals.
• Coach hospital clinical teams, identify capability gaps and facilitate training on approved standards and protocols.

Required profile

• 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 is advantageous.
• Current HPCSA registration in good standing (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.
• Ability to maintain professional registration, CPD, competence and Lenmed credentialing, and comply with confidentiality and patient information governance.

Applications require a covering letter, CV, certified copies of qualifications, ID and driver's licence, and three reference contacts, sent by e-mail to the named recruiter. Previous employers and references will be contacted, and qualifications, credit and criminal records will be verified. The closing date is 6 November 2026.