Grey Bruce Ontario Health Team – Employment Opportunity:
Palliative Care Transformation Lead
Full-Time, Temporary (Approx. 12 months)
The Transformation Lead is responsible for working with local community organizations in alignment with provincial direction established by Ontario Health and guidance developed by the Ontario Palliative Care Network. The Transformation Lead will drive change, with a focus on improving access to and quality of clinical care, aligned to the Palliative Care Health Services Delivery Framework in the Community (“The Delivery Framework”) and the Ontario Palliative Care Competency Framework.
The Transformation Lead will:
- Provide palliative care support and mentoring to leadership, staff and clinicians in participating community and acute care organizations with the goal of building primary-level palliative care competency
- Collaborate with local leaders within community organizations on palliative care service integration and change management initiatives, using quality improvement methodologies to achieve systems-level outcomes
- Connect with local subject matter experts around clinical care when community organizations have identified that they require support or the complexity of their patients’ palliative care needs are beyond the existing competencies of providers
- Provide support to Indigenous communities and Indigenous organizations for their implementation efforts, where Indigenous communities wish to be involved, in collaboration with regional partners.
QUALIFICATIONS
- A degree in a registered health care discipline (e.g., RN, RSW, NP) or equivalent combination of education, project management, and healthcare leadership experience
- Experience and training in palliative care is preferred but not required
- Experience with project and change management is preferred
- Knowledge of relevant legislation and reporting requirements, including the Fixing Long-Term Care Homes Act, the Excellent Care for All Act and the Compassionate Care Act and other pertinent legislation and regulations related to professional practice
- Experience working with large-scale quality improvement initiatives
- Strong facilitation and debriefing skills, with both individuals and teams
- Strong consultation skills, with expert knowledge of models of consultation and their application with individual, team and community service providers
- Research and/or program evaluation experience with knowledge of evidence-based processes, including appraisal of research, application of findings and collaboration on research
- Experience working with a range of roles, disciplines, and levels of staff in different health care settings
- Experience working across health care settings (i.e. community, acute care, long term care, primary care)
- A commitment to developing equity-based, evidence-informed approaches for delivering palliative care services for all people in Ontario, regardless of their age or illness trajectory
- A strong understanding of regional priorities and local health care needs, within Ontario’s health care landscape
- Ability to work well under pressure and use good judgment in assessing difficult situations
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
- Aptitude for proactive problem solving, using strong critical thinking, and negotiating skills
- A demonstrated ability to develop, deliver and evaluate training and coaching efforts
- An ability to develop relationships based on trust, compassion, and empathy
- Strong active listening and interpersonal communication skills
- Experience designing education to effectively address training needs of interprofessional learners
- Excellent communication skills and experience with culturally responsive teaching
- A demonstrated focus on person-centred care
- Supports the advancement of equity, inclusion, and diversity across Ontario’s health care system
- Commitment to engage with First Nations, Indigenous, Métis and urban Indigenous people as they self-determine their own approach to palliative care
- Proficiency in educational technologies (e.g., webinars, apps) as well as knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Word, Teams, PowerPoint, and Excel
- Access to reliable and efficient mode(s) of transportation to enable travel throughout the Grey Bruce region
HOW TO APPLY:
Please submit your application by March 14, 2025.