Advisor Policy Long Term Care

**Job Description**:
**Advisor Policy Long Term Care**

**Health Services - Long Term Care**

**Contract Duration: Approximately thirteen (13) months**

**Care. Compassion. Love. Respect.**

The Long-Term Care Division requires staff to provide person-centered care to our residents and families following the Butterfly Model of Care. This will ensure high levels of emotional wellbeing and a better quality of life for those living in our homes. Staff are to have emotional intelligence ability to deliver person-centered care in an authentic way that is meaningful to the resident and their family.

The Advisor Policy Long Term Care (LTC) will provide expert advice and works collaboratively with staff across the LTC division in developing and managing all aspects of the work to implement the new regulatory requirements of the Fixing Long Term Care Act, 2021 as related to policies and programs.

**What you will do in this role**:

- Research, develop and revise policies in alignment with the requirements within the FLTCA, other applicable legislation requirements, Accreditation standards and Regional policies.
- Provide expert advice and leadership to conceptualize, develop, implement, and maintain a system (processes, methods, tools, standards, models, etc.) for policy work implementing the legislative and regulatory changes for the Fixing Long-Term Care Act, 2021 and Ontario Regulation 246/22.
- Monitor changes to provincial Directives and best practices, industry trends and other available resources to inform policy and program changes.
- Provide knowledge translation of policies relevant to Centre operations and priorities to guide policy implementation and programming delivery.
- Consult and engage the Practice, Innovation, and Education team members, Centre Leadership Teams, and relevant internal and external stakeholders in the policy development process.
- Collaborate with the LTC Implementation Specialist and provide strategic input and support with the implementation of the FLTCA.
- Disseminating and promoting the adoption of key policies and strategic directions within Health Services.
- Provides advice to the Divisional Leadership Team on all aspects of policy development and management, identifying risks and actual/potential gaps in current policy, practices and processes.
- Undertake the analysis of issues and develop approaches to policies related to the objectives of LTC, including the leadership of ad-hoc teams drawn from LTC staff or cross-divisional teams.

**What do we require you ask?**
- Bachelors degree in Nursing or Health Science or a degree in Policy, Planning, Health Administration, or related degree and expert knowledge of the long term care sector
- Knowledge of current and emerging issues related to policy
- Minimum of 4 years recent experience in LTC setting
- Demonstrated experience in policy analysis and writing and development processes
- Knowledge of evidence-informed policy development
- Knowledge of research techniques relevant to healthy public policy
- Knowledge and/or experience in public consultation and facilitation
- Ability to work with senior managers, government officials, health professionals and other stakeholders
- Ability to think conceptually and strategically and to provide expert advice to support strategic and operational objectives

**Location**: In this role you will have the ability to work remotely and attend on-site when required based on operational requirements at the 10 Peel Centre Drive worksite. The frequency of on-site activities may vary on a weekly basis and based on operational requirements. Your remote work location must be located within the province of Ontario.

**Hours of Work**: 35 hours per week

The Region of Peel offers job based flexible hours of work that allows employees to manage personal and professional responsibilities while at the same time ensures business operational needs and customer service expectations are achieved.

**Interview**: Our recruitment process will be completed with video conference technology.
- Vulnerable Sector Police Check
- TB Skin Testing
- COVID-19

**As part of the Region’s ongoing commitment to health and safety, there are enhanced Covid-19 specific safety protocols and/or personal protective equipment requirements (e.g. masks, eye protection, etc.) in place to help protect health and safety. The additional requirements are determined based on the nature of the work being carried out.**

**New employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Being fully vaccinated is determined as the status of having received the full series of approved vaccines (both doses of a two dose vaccine series, one dose of a single dose vaccine series) and any additional doses required and approved by Health Canada and having satisfied the full post vaccination period required to ensure vaccination efficacy. The Region of Peel reserves the right to request proof of vaccination at an