Manager, Clinical Planning

  Req ID: 180838
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Central Zone,  Halifax Infirmary Robie Street Entrance - QEII  
Department: QERD Sr Dir QEII RedevelopmentPrjt SR
Type of Employment: Permanent   Hourly FT long-assignment (100%FTE) x 1position(s)
Status: Management/Non Union P osition
Posting Closing Date: 22-May-24

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators and creative thinkers today.

Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with an Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

About the Opportunity

Nova Scotia Health (NSH) provides sustainable, safe and high-quality health services that are accessible, people-centered, promote health and wellness and optimize the health of all Nova Scotians. The Halifax Infirmary Expansion Project is an initiative to realign care and services from the aging Victoria and Centennial buildings on the Victoria General Site of the QEII Health Sciences Centre. The initiative is the largest healthcare infrastructure project to take place in Nova Scotia. As part of this work, the QEII Health Sciences Centre’s tertiary, quaternary care and research and academic mandates are addressed in the planning, design and construction phases.

The Manager, Clinical Planning will work in collaboration with the Build Nova Scotia Healthcare Infrastructure team to deliver on the redevelopment of the QEII Health Sciences Center.

Build Nova Scotia, Healthcare Infrastructure Division, has responsibility for QEII New Generation Project execution. The Manager, Clinical Planning will report to the Director, Clinical Planning but will support other members of the project leadership team as required consistent with Nova Scotia Health’s (NSH) responsibilities for project planning and delivery.

This role will have responsibilities including, but not limited to:

• Collaborate/provide indirect support to the Build Nova Scotia Healthcare Infrastructure team.
• Lead identified clinical functional programming & planning teams and serve as the central point of contact/coordination for designated groups. Ensure the alignment of project planning and initiatives to overall operational needs and strategic priorities.
• Collaborate and engage key clinical stakeholders.
• Assist with progress report preparation to be used in board, executive and government status updates as well as updates to the NSH community.
• Assist in implementing a risk identification and monitoring process for all NSH interests in the QEll Redevelopment Project.

About You

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

• Bachelor’s degree in a health-related discipline or area
• Master’s degree in Health Administration, Business Administration, or similar
• 3-5 years’ experience in health care planning, health care/hospital construction project work, including planning, implementation, and operational readiness
• Exceptional facilitation, conflict management and problem-solving skills
• Project management experience
• Strong interpersonal skills and experience consulting with a diverse range of stakeholders
• Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with staff, other departments, consultants, and other stakeholders
• Project Management Professional certification is an asset
• Certified Health Executive (CHE) designation is an asset

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

Hours

• Long-Assignment Full-time Position (100%) / 75 Hours Bi-weekly
• Start date as soon as possible with an expected end date of April 1, 2029 (approximately 5 years). 

Compensation and Benefits

$45.45 - $56.81 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.

Once You've Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.  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. Follow Us!