Sanelisiwe Mahla

Nurse leader who drives health team to focus on providing patients safe, quality, and evidence-based care. Consistently prioritize efficient and effective care delivery while controlling costs to meet the demands and challenges faced by the healthcare system. Having developed critical skills in team leadership and operational management, streamlining processes, and improving patient outcomes, I have proven my ability to make a positive impact. As I transition into a new field, I aim to leverage my strategic oversight and process improvement expertise to drive success in my future endeavours.

Developed critical skills in a high-stakes surgical environment, including team leadership and operational management. Demonstrated ability to streamline processes and enhance patient outcomes, ensuring efficient and effective care delivery. Seeking to transition these skills into anew field, leveraging expertise in strategic oversight and process improvement.

• -Achieved100% of scrub/ scout team performance reviews from20%.
• -Elearning pushed to currently93% from83%.
• -I enforced the policy of checking surgical trays pre-and post-operatively.
• -Successful accreditation of department without recommendations.
• -Ensured staff had contracts that reflected actual working hours, with a verbal recommendation by the line manager.
• -Strong leadership skills based on developing relationships with staff and reducing toxic work environments.
• -Ability to staff19 theatres with a great skill mix despite challenging experienced staff shortages.