Advanced Practice Leader

**Req ID: 211421

Location: Provincial Zone, All Locations

Department: MHA Professional Practice

Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100%) x 1
Union Jurisdiction to be determined upon appointment of successful applicant

Posting Closing Date: 17-Dec-25
About The Opportunity**
The Advanced Practice Leader (APL) will be part of the Provincial Center for Training, Education, and Learning (PCTEL) and will report to the Provincial Clinical Leader and Manager of Training and Education. They will work closely with other members of the MHAP that support Intake Services.

The focus of this role is providing training and clinical consultation in evidence-based assessment and interventions for mental health and addictive disorders to clinicians working within Intake Services as well as throughout the MHAP.

The role also includes serving as a clinical advisor, supporting the development, implementation, and evaluation of models of care and clinical policies and procedures, participating in organizational planning, and representing clinical perspectives in domain planning. The role includes one day per week (0.2 FTE) for clinical work.

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

• Master's degree in any of Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Counselling Psychology, Clinical Psychology, or Nursing
• Licensure with the relevant licensing body
• Minimum of 4 years of formal training and clinical experience in evidence-based interventions for mental health and addictions, including the DSM-5-TR classification system and diagnosis, suicide assessment and management, motivational interviewing, and in-the-moment management of emotional and behavioural dysregulation.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience providing clinical consultation/supervision. Have received supervision/consultation regarding their own supervision and consultation skills.
• Training and experience working with children, adolescents, and adults is an asset.
• Training and experience providing psychoeducation and psychotherapy groups
• Training and experience in the provision of cognitive and behavioural interventions for a range of mental health and addictive disorders. Certification in cognitive-behavioural therapy is an asset.
• Experience conducting assessments in the context of an intake service is an asset
• Skills in leadership, advocacy, and team building
• Skills and experience in promoting learning cultures that emphasize anti-racist and intersectional values, analysis, and actions, clinical humility, and the responsible use of power and privilege
• Competencies in other languages, French preferred

*Hours*

• Permanent Full-Time Position; 75 hours biweekly
• The role includes one day per week (0.2 FTE) for clinical work.

Compensation And Benefits
$ $60.75 Hourly

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan. (Permanent Long Assignments Only)

Once You've Applied
Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Some opportunities may be eligible for our Employee Referral Program. If a Nova Scotia Health employee refers a candidate who is not working for the organization and the candidate is hired, the employee who made the referral may be eligible to earn up to $1000.

This is a Healthcare 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 SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units, or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.

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