Share Email Opening Title Collaborative Practice Leader   Category Healthcare Professional Opportunities   Req Number HEA-20-00027   Open Date 8/14/2020   Number of Openings 1   Department Collaborative Practice  Work type Regular Full-time  Grade Grade 8B ($47.76/hr to $59.83/hr)  FTE 1.0  Posting Close Date 08/30/2020  Description SUMMARY As part of Holland Bloorview, you will be contributing to fulfill the strategic plan and priorities of the organization, which includes creating the most meaningful and healthy futures for all children, youth and families. This will be achieved in an academic health sciences centre, with a focus on client and family centred, high quality and safe care, and a commitment to research, teaching, and advancing best practices in pediatric rehabilitation. The Collaborative Practice Leader (CPL) works under the direction of the Senior Director of Collaborative Practice in continuing to grow and enable the vision and strategic direction for health professions at Holland Bloorview. The Collaborative Practice Leader plays a key role in supporting our academic mandate, and is responsible for the promotion and maintenance of standards of practice, integration of research and practice, and innovation as it relates to interprofessional collaboration. In this role, you will consistently, and conscientiously apply an equity, diversity and inclusion approach in order to minimize disparities in the experiences of our clients, families, and our staff. In this role, you will be instrumental in helping to provide the leadership, vision and guidance required by our health disciplines staff to allow them to develop the knowledge and skills required to achieve the highest standard of pediatric rehabilitation in Canada. You will lead practice change through effective and innovative strategies and partnership, monitor outcomes and seek opportunities for funding to support priority projects. The incumbent is an influential clinical leader with a passion and commitment to advance professional and interprofessional practice with a strong focus on supporting those professions with a psychosocial focus, such as social work, psychology, and others. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Practice Enhancement Supports the Senior Director of Collaborative Practice and the Collaborative Practice team in creating, articulating and sustaining an organization wide vision for Collaborative Practice that emphasizes highest quality, client/family centred care Provides leadership to specific practice initiatives such as Schwartz Rounds for Compassionate Care and our Child and Youth Mental Health strategy Promotes, advances and integrates clinical best practices, evidence-based practice and quality improvement within the professional health disciplines and across service programs Ensures the professional standards of practice and standards of care of the health disciplines are developed, disseminated and sustained across Holland Bloorview Supports operations in the equitable recruitment, hiring and performance management of health professionals Interprofessional Practice Leads the development and systematic updating of relevant evidence-based standards of care, policies and medical directives Supports strong interprofessional collaboration through the development of structures, processes and mechanisms that support positive client and family outcomes Models interprofessional collaboration and a commitment to client and family partnerships Leads interprofessional organizational change initiatives and projects Professionalism Supports professional development of health professions staff including orientation, mentorship, career development, and clinical and academic leadership Enhances profession-specific and interprofessional peer support, mentorship, and consultation Promotes and facilitates professional development and on-going learning within the health disciplines Leads/facilitates monthly Practice Council meetings Regulatory Requirements Ensures clinical practice is delivered in accordance with legislated requirements and hospital quality standards Develops strategic relationships with information systems and technology partners for key informatics and technology efforts, ensuring clinical practice needs and regulatory requirements are understood and addressed Monitors Ontario regulations and legislation directives, changes and updates and supports implementation of required changes Academic practice Enhances academic relationships with the University of Toronto and Acute Care partners both within and beyond Toronto Academic Health Sciences Network (TAHSN). Represents Holland Bloorview’s interprofessional collaborative practice at local, national and international forums Promotes an environment that supports clinical inquiry, quality improvement and research MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES Education/Experience: Registrant in good standing with any professional regulatory college required Masters in health related discipline/education required. PhD in health related discipline preferred Professional disciplines with a psychosocial focus (such as social work, psychology) preferred Minimum of 5 years of clinical experience; preferably in a paediatric setting Minimum of 3 years of progressive experience in leadership/management within a health care organization Experience in adult education, program development, practice enhancement, evaluation and research Experience in advancing interprofessional practice and collaborative care Demonstrated ability to introduce and sustain evidence-based and academic practice Eligibility for appointment with an academic institution Knowledge of relevant regulations and legislation (e.g. Public Hospital Acts, Consent Act, Regulated Health Professions Act, privacy legislation etc.) Knowledge and understanding of the healthcare system and the health professions education/academic system Excellent communicator and team player with advanced interpersonal, facilitation and negotiation skills Advanced writing and presentation skills Excellent decision-making and problem solving skills Excellent organizational and time management skills   About the Organization Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital creates a world of possibility by supporting children and youth with disabilities, medical complexity, illness and injury. All of our work is guided by our strategic plan, Transformative Care, Inclusive World: Holland Bloorview 2030. The plan: https://strategicplan.hollandbloorview.ca/ To get a glimpse as to who Holland Bloorview is, we invite you to watch the Dear Everybody, This is Holland Bloorview video. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbp-WhflXXo&feature=youtu.be Holland Bloorview is committed to fostering a climate of inclusion, diversity, equity accessibility, and anti-racism (IDEAA). This commitment is central to, and mutually supportive of, our research excellence mandate. We welcome and respect the diversity of all members of our community and we seek to create an inclusive culture for our clients, families, research scientists, staff, participants, trainees, volunteers, trustees, and partners. To help in our journey towards fully reflecting the communities we partner with, we welcome and encourage applications from Black individuals and other racialized persons, Indigenous Peoples, women, persons with disabilities, LGBTQI2SA+ persons, and others who may contribute to further diversification of ideas within our community. Holland Bloorview is committed to fair assessment of a candidate's abilities, and consideration for diversity of thought, method, and experience, including non-traditional career paths. In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, accommodation will be provided throughout the recruitment process to applicants with disabilities. Please notify us of any accommodations that you require by contacting humanresources@hollandbloorview.ca or 416-425-6220.   This position is currently not accepting applications. 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