Director, Learning and Development

BC Cancer
Vancouver, BC
Reporting to the Executive Director Professional Practice, Learning and Development, the Director of Learning and Development guides the strategic planning, development, delivery and evaluation of quality nursing and health professions education and education services, mentorship, research and knowledge translation activities at BC Cancer.The Director will help optimize the uptake of evidence-informed practices through research and by providing education and mentorship to enhance knowledge and skills and foster a culture that values clinical inquiry and excellence in care. The Director will create highly functioning teams of clinicians, educators, researchers and leaders to engage in collaborative research that will help generate new knowledge that informs practices at respective PHSA programs and beyond. The Director is an ambassador and advocate of an organizational culture of learning, leadership, and innovation to advance a standard of excellence in health care education and research that serves patients/families students, staff, and the public.
What you'll do
Provide strategic leadership, coordination and decision making within PHSA Programs on all matters related to the development and implementation of education including education needs assessments, planning, instructional design, organizational readiness, resource development, resource distribution, education delivery modes, and research and evaluation of education.
Ensure the provision of comprehensive and effective staff continuing education that addresses clinical program needs now and into the future for new and continuing staff and contributes to the delivery of quality and safe care.
Establish learning strategies that enable interactive, experiential learning, and experimentation with new knowledge informing new practices through learning simulation, user experience, and innovation.
Develop an implementation strategy to integrate activities with practice leaders, clinical educators, and quality coordinators as appropriate.
Negotiate with academic post-secondary institutional partners in British Columbia (BC), and other provincial, national and international academic institutions regarding the terms of affiliation agreements and the placement of students.
Provide leadership in development of a learning framework to guide and promote learning and a knowledge translation strategy that will facilitate ongoing relationships between evidence and practice transformation for the organization’s health care providers.
Maintain knowledge of current trends in adult education and health care by reviewing literature, attending relevant conferences/continuing education, liaising with external organizations, industry advisory groups and members of professional associations. Identify and incorporate industry innovations related to learning and knowledge translation and best practices into the operational framework.
Build research capacity through research skill development and the conduct of practice-based, collaborative research.
Lead the development of site education policies, systems and procedures, standards and outcomes and assures quality in PHSA programmatic area of focus, research and services.
What you bring

**Qualifications**:
A level of education, training and experience equivalent to a Master’s degree (PhD preferred) in a relevant field such as, Education (Adult Education, Education Leadership, Education Administration), Health Care or Nursing.
At least ten (10) years of experience in leadership roles, including five (5) years of recent, related health care experience. Faculty appointment in a recognized University or School of Nursing preferred.
**You have**:
Ability to provide leadership and advance the practice of education in a health care organization in accordance with that organization’s strategic goals and priorities.
Demonstrate ability to consult, teach, and promote research in a clinical and continuing education environment.
Progressive experience in adult education instructional design, curriculum development, instruction and evaluation.
Ability to conceptualize research questions and collaborate with researchers and key parties.
Superior analytical, problem-solving, and system analysis skills to resolve clinical/research and complex issues efficiently and resourcefully.
Ability to synthesize related data/information and present information in concise, understandable and meaningful ways in order to utilize research findings into practice.
Ability to advance strategic initiatives, project planning and implementation in an inter-professional and multi-program setting and ability to effect change.
Demonstrate interpersonal skills and ability to supervise and lead staff as a positive role model.
Ability to understand and communicate effectively with others at all levels of the organization.
Demonstrate aptitude for progressive, innovative thinking.
Proven record of scientific achievements and demonstrated examples