Manager - Seniors, Frailty and Social Work

**Req ID**:174298**
**Company: Nova Scotia Health**
**Location**:Northern** Zone, **Colchester East Hants Health Centre**
**Department**:OPNZ STRAT-PROVINCIAL MOBILIZATION NZ**
**Type of Employment**:Permanent** **Hourly FT** (**100%** FTE) x **1** position(s)**
**Status: MGMT/NON-Union** **Management/Non Union** Position**
**Posting Closing Date**:16-Feb-24**

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**:
Reporting to and in conjunction with the Director Seniors and Frailty Care and Social Work, the Manager plans, develops, implements, coordinates, evaluates and manages all activities and resources of a coordinated and integrated Seniors, Frailty, Mobility and Social Work Program for the Northern Zone. The seniors’ program will be based on evidence, using population health approach addressing identified health needs of the zone while promoting relationships within NSHA, various communities, and interest groups. The Manager collaborates with the multidisciplinary team and stakeholders to ensure effective and efficient program delivery. The Manager is involved in the development and management of intersectoral service delivery programs in the Northern Zone.

The Manager ensures that the principle and practices that guide NSH such as the vision, mission, values, expected behaviours, the leadership philosophy, organizational health, population health, ethics, safety, quality, partnerships and interprofessional collaboration are visible at the front line and within daily activities.

**About You**:
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

- Bachelors' degree related to healthcare or management is required.
- Current designation with professional association; Social Work, Occupational Therapy/Physiotherapy, Nursing
- Master’s degree related to healthcare or management is preferred.
- Minimum of five (5) years recent related experience, including at least two (2) years experience in a formal leadership role with responsibilities related to program planning, evaluation, human resource, partnerships and financial management.
- Experience with seniors and frailty care, LTC and Continuing Care sectors is required.
- Information systems - ability to work within Microsoft Office suite.
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience with seniors in a health care setting.
- Demonstrated clinical knowledge relevant to the seniors’ population.
- Demonstrated judgement and decision making skills demonstrated through analysis and synthesis, problem solving, systems thinking and emotional intelligence.
- Demonstrated ability to define a vision and guide individuals and groups toward the vision while maintaining group cohesiveness, motivation, commitment and effectiveness.

**About You - Continued**:

- Management skills demonstrated through planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluating.
- Ability to manage human resources/intellectual capital, financial resources, capital/material assets and information.
- Demonstrated ability to build internal and external collaborative relationships.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
- Demonstrated conflict resolution skills.
- Demonstrated networking, negotiation and change management skills.
- Demonstrated commitment to quality improvement initiatives and evidence based practice.
- Demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development.
- Commitment to promoting a culture that supports safety, ethical practice and organizational health.
- Sound knowledge of programming related to the seniors population.
- Sound knowledge of and demonstrated compliance with standards, ethics and legislation.
- Travel is required.

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

**Hours**:

- Permanent, Full-time (100%) position; 75 hours bi-weekly
- Weekends may be occasionally required

**Compensation and Incentives**:
Salary - To be determined

**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 Management/Non Union 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 Succ