Professional Practice Leader

3 months ago


Halifax, Canada Nova Scotia Health Authority Full time

**Req ID**:187259**
**Location**:Central** Zone, **Bethune Building - QEII**
**Department**:Interprofessional Practice & Learning**
**Type of Employment**:Temporary** **Hourly FT** (**100%**) x **1**
**Management/Non Union** P**osition**
**Posting Closing Date**:19-Sep-24**

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres, and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers today.

The Interprofessional Practice and Learning team facilitates and advances person-centered care through evidence-based professional practice and learning strategies and programs that are designed provincially and implemented locally to enhance collaborative learning and practice. The Interprofessional Practice and Learning team takes a leadership role in creating a culture of collaboration with a focus on team-based care, evidence-informed practice, and learning and professional development to improve health outcomes for patients, families and communities. Through strong partnerships with the academic sector, regulators, and government, the Interprofessional Practice and Learning team has an integral role in influencing and operationalizing health system priorities.

**About the Opportunity**:
Reporting to the Central Zone Director, Interprofessional Practice and Learning; the Professional Practice Leader (PPL) facilitates and advances excellence in quality person centred care and practice through the integration of a variety of services aimed at supporting and enhancing professional practice. The PPL takes a collaborative leadership role in fostering a culture of learning with a focus on clinical practice, clinical leadership, inter/intra professional collaboration and the development, implementation and maintenance of a model for inter/intra professional practice and standards consistent with health professional regulatory bodies and associations. The PPL serves as a consultant to the organization with respect to professional practice issues at the individual, team, program and system level. The PPL works with all members of the interprofessional team including physicians to promote evidence-based practice, reflecting best practices and a culture of person centred care.

Please note this position requires periodic travel to facilities within Central Zone. A valid driver’s license and access to transportation is required.

**About You**:
We would like to hear from you if you have the following:

- Health profession education at Master’s level or higher relevant to interprofessional practice and learning required
- Active practicing licensure and in good standing or eligible for licensure as a health professional in Nova Scotia
- Minimum of five (5) years clinical experience in related health professional
- Minimum of three (3) years progressive leadership experience
- Expert knowledge to critically analyze evidence-based practices to inform innovative, flexible and responsive learning and educational programming and quality improvement initiatives
- Knowledge of relevant legislative and regulatory frameworks applicable to the practice of health professions
- Experience working with diversity of learners, staff and stakeholders, with knowledge of cultural competence, diversity and social inclusion
- Knowledge of scope of practice and scope of employment
- Experience in innovative curriculum development and design
- Ability to manage conflict and foster conflict management strategies
- Demonstrated success in collaborating with others
- Experience in initiating and managing projects
- Demonstrated success in working with teams and team development
- Demonstrated aptitude for progressive, creative and innovative thinking
- Demonstrated success in leading change
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications

**Hours**:

- Temporary, Full-Time (75 hours biweekly)
Beginning September 23, 2024, until July 31, 2025

**Compensation and Benefits**:
$45.45 - $60.39 hourly
$88,629 - $117,7613 annually

**Once You've Applied**

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.



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