Advanced Practice Leader Phd

2 months ago


Dartmouth, Canada Nova Scotia Health Authority Full time

**Req ID**:160894**
**Company: Nova Scotia Health**
**Location**:Provincial** Zone, **Nova Scotia Hospital**
**Department**:MHA Strat Community Based Supports PP**
**Type of Employment**:Permanent** **Hourly FT** (**100%** FTE) x **1** position(s)**
**Status: NSGEU** **Healthcare** Position**
**Posting Closing Date**:27-Jul-23**

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.

**About the Opportunity**:
The Mental Health and Addictions Program (MHAP) operates out of various hospitals, clinics, and community locations across the province. It is comprised of specialized teams of Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Physicians, Nurses, Social Workers, Health Promoters, Recreation Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Secretaries, and other members of the allied health and support team.

The focus of this role will be on providing consultation regarding the development and implementation of evidence-based programming and clinical pathways for acute psychiatric care as well as training nursing and other clinical staff working on inpatient services throughout the province. The role will include developing and delivering initial and ongoing trainings, providing regular consultation, liaising with inpatient managers, psychiatrists, and policy analysts, and conducting program evaluation. training will be aimed at enhancing inpatient clinicans' knowledge, skills, and confidence in the areas of mental health assessment, suicide and other risk assessment, motivational interviewing, brief interventions and working with emotionally and/or behaviourally dysregulated patients. trainings and consultation will be situated in recovery-oriented, culturally responsive, and trauma-informed models of care.

The APL will have training and experience in providing the following with inpatient and acute psychiatric populations: mental health assessment; suicide and risk assessment; motivational interviewing; and cognitive-behavioural, dialectical behavioural, and other evidence-based interventions. They will have expertise in providing training and consultation and be familiar with adult learning principles.

The APL will have one day per week (0.2 FTE) for clinical work.

**About You**:

- PhD in Clinical Psychology, Counselling Psychology, Nursing, Occupational Therapy or Social Work
- Registered, or eligible to be registered/licensed in Nova Scotia with the appropriate licensing body for their discipline
- Minimum of four (4) years of formal training and clinical experience in adult mental health and addictions, including two (2) years’ experience providing clinical consultation and supervision for mental health problems, including group-based supervision, live supervision, and case consultation. Have received supervision/consultation regarding own supervision and consultation skills.
- Skills and experience working with inpatient populations, providing mental health assessment, suicide and other risk assessment, cognitive-behavioural interventions, and in-the-moment skills training with emotionally and/or behaviourally dysregulated patients.
- Skills and experience in promoting learning cultures that emphasize anti-racist and intersectional values, analysis, and actions, clinical humility, and the responsible use of power and privilege.
- Training and experience in the provision of cognitive and behavioural interventions for a range of mental health disorders. Certification in cognitive-behavioural therapy is an asset.
- Knowledge of adult learning principles and experience providing training and consultation in mental health and addictions
- Experience with program evaluation and research
- Skills in leadership, advocacy, and team building
- Skills and experience working with adolescent as well as adult populations is an asset.

**Hours**:

- Permanent Full Time position; 75 hours biweekly

**Compensation and Incentives**:
$51.12 - $65.99 hourly

**Once You've Applied**

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

This is a Healthcare bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are a



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