Advanced Clinical Practice Lead

Come Build Hope and Homes with Us
Advance Practice Lead
- Southwest
- Full Time
London and St. Thomas, Ontario
**Salary**: $85,000-$101,000
**Closing Date for Applications**: March 10, 2025.
**Position Description**: Reporting to the Clinical Director, as the Advance Practice Lead
- Southwest, you will have a dynamic role in providing both oversight and direct clinical supervision to Indwell’s Southwest program teams. Your leadership will have a specific focus on community mental health and addiction nursing practices at Indwell. Ensuring that all clinical care services meet the requirements and standards of practice as described in Indwell policy and provincial legislation. Overall, you will be empowered to influence Indwell’s clinical and nursing practice at large. Working as a member of a clinical leadership team in addition to program teams, this is an active, relational role that creates:

- Opportunities for health wellness and belonging for tenants
- Thriving clinical education settings
- Places of professional practice growth and enthusiasm for all practice roles at Indwell with an added focus on nursing
- Strong alignment between the aims of professional practice and the values of Indwell
- Strategic growth and integration of Indwell services within the context of a complex system of mental health, addiction and complex care services
- Common understanding of diverse approaches and practices to person-centered care, rooted in culturally safety

What matters to you? Having growth opportunities in a place that sees you as a LEADER, contributing your individuality to create a unique role in nursing based on your assessment skills. Establishing exceptional clinical education environments. And promoting professional growth and enthusiasm for nursing at Indwell. Being in a work culture that operates out of their core values of DIGNITY, LOVE and HOPE to transform lives
- embracing diversity, promoting equality and inclusion.
**About Indwell**: For over 50 years, founded in 1974, our Christian charity continues to thrive and grow exponentially as we serve people impacted by poverty and homelessness through our vision of HOPE and HOMES for All. We are the fastest growing developer in Ontario creating affordable high quality efficient housing communities coupled with supportive programs to over 1,250 tenants to meet their needs of health, wellness, and belonging. To learn more, go to: indwell.ca/our-model
**Hours of Work/Location**: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday
- 9am-5pm. Primarily supporting London and St. Thomas programs with occasional travel to other regions. Work location as per personal preference (at home and/or Indwell’s London Resource Centre
- 740 Dundas St. East).
**WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING**:
**Advanced Nursing Practice**: Consultation, Coaching and Support
- Facilitate growth of nursing practice at Indwell with a focus on the Southwest Regions, while supporting nurse growth across the organization
- Assessment of clinical needs and advising leadership on gaps and opportunities for growth
- Ensuring full scope of practice competencies while recognizing the specific boundaries of the scope of practice
- Lead and support Indwell’s nursing identity with blending principles of community health nursing and mental health nursing
- Direct program presence and availability to nursing staff in our Southwest Programs

Clinical Supervision Southwest
- Maintain regular communication with program staff to review current practices, address challenges, and implement solutions to challenges of providing care
- Identify and mitigate clinical risk situations and support critical incident and occurrence reporting and debriefing
- Provide direct mentorship and coaching to supervisors, clinical leaders, and senior staff in health and social support activities
- Deliver education and training where required
- Partner with managerial and supervisory staff to ensure compliance with Indwell policies and procedures
- Inform hiring practices by anticipating and identifying future nursing skill needs and trends
- Participate in program evaluations and continuous improvement initiatives
- Ensure clinical supports offered support the culturally safety of our residents, are inclusive of whole-person wellness, and in consideration of the Social Determinants of Health

District Responsibilities
- Maintain familiarity with program operations regionally
- Be a visible and engaging presence in programs, mentoring, coaching, and encouraging staff
- Support the on-boarding and training of new nursing staff
- Respond to emergent situations and provide consultation as needed
- Participate in program management and leadership activities, systems level collaboration, and supporting professional development
- Proactive support of staff education, remediation, and disciplinary processes where necessary
- Physical presence and proximity in programs to maintain familiarity with staff and tenants

**WHAT YOU WILL BRING**:

- Master’s de