• In collaboration with Discipline Leaders, ensures professional standards and regulation, practice guidelines and code of ethics for all assigned professions are achieved. Facilitates education, policy and systems level discussion regarding professional regulation and standards.
• Provides leadership in creating, articulating, innovating and sustaining an organization wide vision for inter-professional collaborative practice that emphasizes highest quality, family centered care. Supports strong inter-professional collaboration through the development of structures, processes and mechanisms that support positive patient outcomes. Utilizes and models effective change management strategies to achieve systems level transformation.
• Supports organizational strategy deployment, ensuring that professional practice priorities are aligned with organization and provincial strategic priorities. Tracks, analyzes and reports progress in relation to designated performance indicators.
• Provides systems leadership and assignment of appropriate discipline representation for effective profession-specific and inter-professional participation in advancing practice and/or addressing professional practice issues.
• Develops and/or guides development with discipline leaders, of systems, mechanisms and structures that support clinicians in exercising accountability and responsibility in the provision of safe, family-centred quality care.
• In collaboration with relevant discipline leader(s), participates in the review and resolution of interdisciplinary care/clinical issues across the programs and within specific programs/units which may have operational (budget, HHR) and/or practice implications.
• In collaboration with relevant discipline leader, leads and directs progressive disciplinary plans as required.

• A level of education, training, and experience equivalent to a Master’s Degree in a Health Sciences Discipline or related field
• Five (5) years of recent, related experience including two (2) years leadership experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Current full registration with own Discipline Professional Regulatory Body.

• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in facilitation of inter-professional collaborative practice and education.
• Current knowledge of regulatory bodies and the Health Professions Act and knowledge of other health care disciplines and their role in client care.
• Comprehensive knowledge of organization mission, vision, values, strategic directions and goals. Knowledge of research process and methodology.
• Demonstrated skill and ability in designing flexible strategies and to develop project plans and implement new projects by problem solving and leading change.
• Demonstrated ability to plan, organize and prioritize work, including the ability to adjust to new or unexpected events.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and work collaboratively as a member of an inter-professional team and ability to function as an effective leader, coach, mentor and facilitator.
• Commitment to develop knowledge and understanding of legislative obligations and provincial commitments found in the foundational documents – including Truth & Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight (2020), BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), Reclaiming Power and Place Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls Calls for Justice (2019), the Declaration Act Action Plan and Remembering Keegan: A First Nations Case Study – and how they intersect across the health care system.
• Commitment to upholding the shared responsibility of creating lasting and meaningful reconciliation in Canada as per TRC (2015) and BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019).
• As a strong asset for consideration, we are looking for our successful candidate to have: Knowledge of social, economic, political and historical realities of settler colonialism on Indigenous Peoples and familiarity with addressing Indigenous-specific anti-racism, anti-racism and Indigenous Cultural Safety and foundational documents and legislative commitments (The Declaration Act, the Declaration Action Plan, TRC, IPS, Remembering Keegan, etc.).

• Join one of BC’s largest employers with province-wide programs, services and operations – offering vast opportunities for growth, development, and recognition programs that honour the commitment and contribution of all employees.
• Access to professional development opportunities through our in-house training programs, including +2,000 courses, such as our San’yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training course, or Core Linx for Leadership roles.
• Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including municipal pension plan, and psychological health & safety programs and holistic wellness resources.
• Annual statutory holidays (13) with generous vacation entitlement and accruement.
• PHSA is a remote work friendly employer, welcoming flexible work options to support our people (eligibility may vary, depending on position).
• Access to Work Perks, a premium discount program offering a wide range of local and national discounts on electronics, entertainment, dining, travel, wellness, apparel, and more.