Clinical Service Leader

**Requisition ID**:394609

**Position Number**:20006574

**Posting End Date**:December 31, 2025

**City**:Winnipeg

**Employer**: Shared Health

**Site**:Health Sciences Centre - Health Sciences Centre

**Department / Unit**:OT Rehab-Geri Service

**Job Stream**:Clinical

**Union**:MAHCP

**Anticipated Start Date - End Date**:01/13/2025** -**04/28/2027

**Reason for Term**:Maternity Leave

**FTE**: 1.00

**Anticipated Shift**: Days;Evenings;Weekends

**Work Arrangement**: In Person

**Daily Hours Worked**:7.75

**Annual Base Hours**:2015

**Salary**:$52.743, $54.327, $55.955, $57.630, $59.355

Shared Health leads the planning and coordinates the integration of patient-centered clinical and preventive health services across Manitoba. The organization also delivers some province-wide health services and supports centralized administrative and business functions for Manitoba health organizations.

**Position Overview**:
Under the direction of the Manager (or Designate), the incumbent is responsible for:

- Supervising the daily clinical service delivery and environment/operational issues in a designated service area whereby the nature and scope of the work performed, the size of the staff population supervised, and the activities occurring and the variety of issues/problems arising are of a complex and variable nature requiring a higher-level of decision-making, problem-solving and judgment with considerable latitude to exercise same.
- Providing guidance to occupational therapists and support staff within the designated service area through clinical leadership, mentoring, supervision, education, evaluation and research.
- Contributing to the delivery of quality occupational therapy services by examining, developing, refining and evaluating the body of knowledge and clinical practices and assisting in program planning, development and evaluation.
- Assisting with performance appraisals and recruitment, as well as coordinating clinical work schedules, caseloads and service rotations.
- Maintaining a partial clinical caseload and collaborating with clients through assessment, interventions, follow-up, planning and designing of services to meet occupational performance goals, support healthy lifestyles, prevent illness and disability and promote health.

**Experience**:

- Minimum of three years of recent Occupational Therapy experience in a large complex environment with at least two years in the designated service area required.
- Supervisory experience is preferred.

**Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)**:

- Entry-to-practice academic credential in Occupational Therapy from an accredited Canadian university program or the approved equivalent if internationally educated as determined by the College of Occupational Therapists of Manitoba (COTM). Post-graduate research degree in Occupational Therapy or related field, or other post graduate degree relevant to the position, preferred.
- Working knowledge of healthcare administration and systems and integrated hospital information systems, e.g., INFOMED, would be an asset.
- Training in fiscal and human resource management preferred.
- Completion of, and ongoing participation in, relevant continuing professional education in designated clinical area and in other areas as needed to address continuing education requirements for the position.
- Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office.

**Certification/Licensure/Registration**:

- Registration is required with the College of Occupational Therapists of Manitoba (COTM) with the incumbent’s name entered in the practicing register.
- Membership with the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists and the Manitoba Society of Occupational Therapists preferred.
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) training requirements for this position shall be in accordance with the Employer policy.

**Qualifications and Skills**:

- Ability to establish and maintain good interpersonal relationships.
- Demonstrated effective written and verbal communication skills.
- Preference will be given to those applicants competent in an Indigenous language and/or knowledge in Indigenous customs, traditions and values.
- Ability to work cooperatively with other disciplines.
- Demonstrated professional judgment and initiative.
- Knowledge of the physical, social, cultural and economic aspects of client care.
- Demonstrated effective organizational, interpersonal, critical thinking, clinical reasoning, conflict resolution and decision-making skills.
- Ability to adapt to new concepts, techniques and best practice in the academic and clinical fields of healthcare knowledge.
- General knowledge of the regulations and scope of practice documents that guide the practice of Occupational Therapy and relevant support workers such as Rehabilitation Assistants.
- Demonstrated leadership, coaching, and mentoring skills.
- Sound knowledge and understanding of evidence informed and evidence-based practice.
- Working knowledge of research/program evaluat