Chief of Trauma, Addictions

**Position Summary**

As Chief of the Traumatic Stress Injury and Concurrent Program, Addiction Medicine Program, and Eating Disorders Program, you will be an integral part of the Senior Management Team and a collaborative, inter-disciplinary team focused on delivering seamless services and programs to our clients and customers on site at the Homewood Health Centre in Guelph.

If you are looking for a work environment where your physician colleagues are collegial and supportive, working hours are reasonable and predictable and call requirements are mínimal, this is the place for you

**What you’ll be doing**:
***Leadership and Management (50%)**
- Model the organizational Vision and Values to patients, families, referral sources/clients, community, team members/staff, the Ministry of Health, College of Physicians and other stakeholders
- Actively contribute to leadership, management, growth, efficiency, innovation and other initiatives on a broad scale.
- Provide input, strategic thought, recommendations and solutions in terms of HHC operations, infrastructure and strategic direction
- Initiate and lead relevant projects having long-term or substantial impact on the current or future viability of Homewood Specialized Services (HSS)
- Collaborate with HSS Director Clinical Operations and Director of Nursing to achieve clinical and financial targets
- Facilitate the development of organizational and team member competencies and capabilities critical to current and future HHC success
- Manage medical staff by ensuring compliance with current policies, procedures and regulations
- Facilitate medical staff involvement in continuing education and the utilization of current best practice standards
- Maintain and enhance relationship with McMaster University, maintain faculty appointment, provide mentorship and facilitate educational opportunities for medical learners

**Clinical and Consultation (50%)**
- Ensure current best practice and professional standards of clinical care are being met
- Provide direct clinical care as needed and clinical consultation across the organization and in the community relating to HSS
- Promote the ongoing development and implementation of policies and procedures that guide and support the provision of quality clinical care in HSS
- Provide expert direction to physicians, teams and individual clinicians regarding the entire continuum of care
- Represent the hospital on a local, provincial and national level by attending conferences, writing expert medical reports as requested, providing expert presentations, meeting with ministry officials and others to educate on the services and programs of HSS
- Participate in scholarly and/or research activities including publication in academic journals, etc. in collaboration with the Homewood Research Institute (HRI)
- Participate in public relations activities including formal presentations and interviews, expert advice, etc.
- Maintain stakeholder relationships such as third-party referral sources, community partners, EAPs, and corporate partners

**What you bring**:

- Degree in medicine, license to practice in Ontario and a specialist certification in Psychiatry by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada or College of Family Physicians of Canada with certification in Addiction Medicine
- Minimum 5 years of clinical experience
- Experience in a medical leadership position is highly valued
- Must have previous experience in leading an interdisciplinary team with proven record in driving growth, developing new programs and services and building high-performing teams
- Exceptional leadership skills and executive presence
- Demonstrated ability to think and act with strategic and tactical agility
- Strong ability to negotiate and influence
- Creative thinker with a strong knowledge of health care issues and trends and the latest clinical approaches
- Demonstrated ability to evaluate and develop knowledge exchange forums (i.e. communities of practice, rounds, on-line collaborative spaces, etc.)
- Action-oriented and produce optimal results
- Presentation skills as public spokesperson
- Strong business acumen
- Demonstrated ability to create and maintain positive relationships with community partners, organizations and customers
- Experience with creating an environment that enhances team cohesion, morale and collaboration across the organization
- Ability to Inspire others to be accountable through action, decisions and/or communications
- Experienced in change management

**Why work with us?**

***Homewood Health is Canada’s largest and leading service provider for medically focused, evidence-based treatment of mental health and addiction disorders. Our organizational culture values service excellence, integrity, collaboration and innovation. Our people make a difference

Join us at Homewood Health and be part of a diverse team helping Canadians live healthier, more productive and fulfilling lives.