Oncology Care Coordination Team Leader
Job Description
Location: Centurion, Gauteng
Position Purpose:As the Oncology Care Coordination Team Leader, you will lead a dedicated team of clinical coordinators who support beneficiaries throughout their oncology journey, from diagnosis to treatment, recovery, and survivorship. You will play a key role in overseeing case management processes, improving patient navigation, managing clinical and financial risk, and strengthening collaboration between beneficiaries, oncology specialists, and internal teams.
Experience & Qualifications:- Registered Nurse (3- or 4 year qualification) OR health sciences degree - mandatory
- 3 to 5 years' experience in:
- Oncology clinical management
- Managed care and health risk management
- Clinical customer service within the medical scheme or healthcare industry
- Previous experience managing or supervising a clinical team (advantageous)
- Strong understanding of oncology treatment protocols, staging, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and palliative care.
- Lead and mentor an oncology care coordination team to ensure delivery of exceptional service
- Oversee oncology case assessments, treatment plan reviews, risk stratification, and patient follow ups
- Analyse oncology programme data and prepare operational and clinical reports
- Ensure compliance with oncology clinical guidelines, scheme rules, and regulatory requirements
- Collaborate with oncologists, radiologists, oncology centres, and multidisciplinary teams
- Support beneficiaries by providing clear guidance, treatment navigation, and psychosocial sensitivity
- Improve operational workflows and contribute to updates of oncology SOPs and care processes
- Drive team performance, engagement, and professional development
- Resolve escalations and ensure high quality stakeholder and patient experiences.
- Strong clinical judgement and oncology specific risk assessment skills
- Analytical and data interpretation ability
- Attention to detail and strong organisational skills
- Ability to build relationships with providers, oncology centres, and internal teams
- Computer literacy and comfort using clinical and administrative systems
- Leadership skills with a coaching mindset and a commitment to staff development
- Empathy, patient centred communication, and resilience
Note: Company reserves the right to close the advert before specified closing date.
PHA has its head office in Westville, KwaZulu-Natal. It operates country-wide with a nationally linked network and uses a robust, flexible, as well as integrated system to ensure efficient and effective administration of membership and benefits.