Lead, Mental Health

At Ontario Health, we are committed to developing a strong organizational culture that connects and inspires all team members across the province. Our vision is that together, we will be a leader in health and wellness for all. Our mission is to connect the health system to drive improved and equitable health outcomes, experiences and value. How we work together is reflected through our five values: integrity, inspiration, tenacity, humility and care.

What Ontario Health offers:

- Achieving your career goals is a priority to us. Benefits of working at Ontario Health may include the following based on employment type:
- Fully paid medical, dental and vision coverage from your first day- Health care spending account- Premium defined benefit pension plan- 3 personal days and 2 float days annually- Individual contributors start at 3 weeks’ vacation with 4 weeks at 2 yrs.- Career development opportunities- A collaborative values-based team culture- Wellness programs- A hybrid working model- Participation in- Communities of InclusionWant to make a difference in your career? Consider this opportunity.
- The Mental Health and Addictions Centre of Excellence (MHA CoE) has an exciting and unique opportunity to design and develop an improved system of care for mental health and addictions services in Ontario. Created through legislation in 2020, the MHA CoE will establish a system of improvement and management based on the successes and learnings from other provincial programs like cancer, renal, cardiac, and stroke.

Here is what you will be doing:
- Planning and implementing projects related to mental health and addictions system strategy, planning and performance, including an initial focus on contract and funding management of mental health and addictions services in Ontario. This includes working closely with health system administrators, clinical experts, health service providers and internal partners across OH, managing funding agreements with health service providers, collaborating closely with the Ministry of Health on funding and reporting requests, performance management, developing implementation, change management and evaluation tools, managing project documentation, and contributing to presentations and publications relating to the projects-
- Facilitating all aspects of contract management such as identifying and effectively communicating with relevant stakeholders, driving agendas, and providing input in a collaborative setting to develop and implement strategies to foster quality improvement-
- Supports meetings including (but not limited to) conducting research for meetings, developing reports and presentations, coordinating logistics, corresponding with meeting participants, leading meetings and/or participating in meetings as recorder when requiredProviding expert strategic advice across multiple areas of business and developing comprehensive clinical and/or health system plans and policiesMonitoring evidence and conducting jurisdictional scans to understand best practices. Conduct systematic literature reviews-
- Identifying, resolving, and escalating, as required, issues and risks in a timely manner-
- Commitment and willingness to be a team player, support colleagues, and ensure program goals are accomplished-
- Creating, building, and maintaining strong respectful relationships with stakeholders, staff, and senior leadership-
- Demonstrating and maintaining a positive and creative influence in keeping project momentum moving forwardLead the development, implementation, and optimization of internal business processes-
- Supervise and mentor staff when required to do so, including but not limited to providing performance feedback and appropriately escalating issues to management- Here is what you will need to be successful:
Education and Experience- Master’s degree preferred or Undergraduate degree in an appropriate discipline (clinical epidemiology, health services research, business/health administration, Sciences) or equivalent combination of education and experience-
- Five to eight years of healthcare sector experience, including at least three leading key projects and initiatives, and/or health systems planning; or an equivalent combination of education and experience-
- Knowledge of Communities of Practice (clinical) concept, performance, evaluation, indicator development, and/or performance measurement-
- Knowledge of the Ontario health and social services system, project management, best practices in quality improvement and performance management are preferred-
- Experience leading/enabling small to medium-scale strategic projects preferably related to the mental health and addictions field-
- Experience in contract and stakeholder management-
- Knowledge of digital health initiatives is considered an asset-
- Demonstrated successful project management and change management experience-
- Experience with qualitative and quantitative analysis including systematic literature reviews-