Tides Specialist

CAMH Education presents a unique and exciting opportunity for a full-time, permanent TIDES Specialist, who will be involved in the trauma-informed de-escalation education for safety and self-protection (TIDES) training program. It is a CAMH Safe and Well initiative. TIDES blends trauma-informed approaches with collaborative communication strategies and patient-centred care. It focuses on preventative and responsive interventions for psychiatric and behavioural emergencies.
- TIDES specialists:_
- Collaborative with stakeholders across CAMH, including clinical and non-clinical (also known as direct and indirect service) staff
- Design and deliver evidence-based education to drives clinical and social change and to improve the daily experiences of CAMH staff and people living with mental illness in our hospital and communities
- Provide consultation to address identified gaps within program areas and around specific processes for safely providing the best patient care
- Provide consultation to develop and implement safety initiatives around quality control and improvement.
- TIDES delivers training and consultations in a variety of formats that include:_
- Classroom and virtual delivery
- Innovative education technologies
- Outcome measures to ensure continuous quality improvement
- Simulation-based practice and process.

This position is located at 1001 Queen Street West with travel between CAMH sites.

**Job Requirements**
- You must be a university or college graduate in adult education, health science, health promotion, social or behavioural sciences, combined with at least three years of experience with group facilitation and consultation.
- You must have at least 3 years of experience in facilitating healthcare staff safety education such as Trauma informed de-escalation education for safety and self-protection (TIDES) or a similar program
- You must have at least three years of experience directly supporting clients/patients in an inpatient or outpatient program. You must bring demonstrated skills and experience as a facilitator of education programs that incorporate:

- Collaborative individual and team discussions
- Facilitation and debriefing of simulation activities that support principles of patient-centred care, empathic communications, self-awareness and de-escalation
- You have demonstrated assessment and consultation skills related to environmental factors, organizational policies and protocols and procedures to promote safety of staff and patients.
- Knowledge of evaluation and research best practices is an asset.