Professional Standards and Practice Lead

Employment Status: Temporary
Department: Patient Care Administration

**Competition Number**

2025-NON-042

**Job Type**

Full-time Interim

**Hours**

1.00 FTE

**Classification**

CLED

**Department**

Nursing Administration

**Salary**

$62.5440 to $65.4009 per hour

**Closing Date**

Friday, October 31, 2025

**Description**

The Professional Standards and Practice Lead is responsible for promoting, developing and assuring high standards of clinical and professional practice across the organization. They will work closely with clinical leaders to embed professional standards and improve care quality through coaching, education, and mentoring.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Leadership in Clinical Standards:

- Champion and oversee the implementation of professional standards, clinical guidelines, and accreditation standards
- Collaborate with clinical leaders to promote evidence-based and best practice standards
- Governance and Quality Assurance:

- Monitor clinical practice and performance to ensure compliance with standards, policies and procedures, best practice guidelines
- Lead clinical audits and support action plans following incident investigations or reviews
- Lead audits, peer reviews, and quality improvement initiatives related to clinical practice
- Monitor compliance with professional standards and regulatory requirements
- Collaborate with Quality Risk and HR to align performance and operational goals for individuals and departments
- Education and Practice Development:

- Support the development of clinical staff through mentorship, training, and continuing professional development
- Identify learning needs and help develop education plans in conjunction with the clinical educators and managers
- Mentor and coach clinical staff to support development and retention, inclusive of IEN’s
- Policy and Practice Development:

- Develop, review, and implement policies and clinical practice guidelines

**Why Work with LWDH? In this position, there are many benefits to joining our team**:

- Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan enrolment, one of Canada’s largest defined benefit pension plans that includes inflation protections, survivor benefits, buyback options, and early retirement
- Pay in lieu of vacation and benefits provided
- A third party partnered, self-directed and initiated benefits package through Health Care Providers (HCP) Group Insurance is provided that includes customizable health and dental plans, life insurance, long-term disability benefits (LTD), and accidental death, disease and dismemberment (ADD&D) based on package eligibility
- Access to staff physiotherapy, onsite gym, Employee Assistance Program, staff wellness initiatives, and much more

**Qualifications**
- Current registration with a professional or regulatory body
- Experience in senior clinical and /or leadership role
- Experience improving clinical practice standards
- Experience working with policies, audits, and quality improvements
- Good understanding of professional standards, regulations and governance
- Strong leadership and communication skills
- Reliable attendance record
- We thank all applicants for their interest but advise that only those selected for further consideration will be contacted. Qualified applicants may be considered for other comparable positions or within the same classification other than this posted position._
- LWDH is committed to the principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion and belongingness in our operations, throughout our workplace, and seeks to employ individuals who are committed to and value these principles._
- We believe in and promote the rights of all persons with disabilities as outlined in the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA 2005) and its related Accessibility Standards Regulations. To meet this responsibility, LWDH will make appropriate accommodations, including alternative formats available. Please inform Human Resources of any accommodation(s) at any point throughout the recruitment and selection process to ensure your equal participation._