Job Description

\xe2\x80\x8bReq ID: 151172
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Provincial Zone, Flexible Within the Province
Department: Integrated Workforce Planning, IPP&L
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100% FTE) x 2 position(s)
Status: Management/Non Union Position
Posting Closing Date: 15-Mar-23

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\xe2\x80\x99re 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.

The Interprofessional Practice and Learning team facilitates and advances person-centered care through evidence-based professional practice and learning strategies and programs that are designed provincially and implemented locally to enhance collaborative learning and practice. The Interprofessional Practice and Learning team takes a leadership role in creating a culture of collaboration with a focus on team-based care, evidence-informed practice, and learning and professional development to improve health outcomes for patients, families and communities. Through strong partnerships with the academic sector, regulators, and government, the Interprofessional Practice and Learning team has an integral role in influencing and operationalizing health system priorities.

About the Opportunity

Reporting to the Director, Integrated Workforce Planning, the Integrated Workforce Planning Lead leads the multidisciplinary team responsible for the delivery of integrated workforce planning for their NSH zone and provincial portfolio. The Integrated Workforce Planning Lead plays a key role in supporting the NSH Workforce Planning team to deliver exceptional service to senior leaders in achieving integrated workforce planning and ensuring there is alignment between workforce planning and NSH\xe2\x80\x99s mission, visions and strategic plan. They will be responsible to support zone operations in workforce planning, facilitating best practice and resource plan frameworks, and expected to collaborate and lead discussions with senior leaders. With a focus on integration and continuous improvement, this role collaborates with operational leaders (and other key stakeholders within the zone) to ensure zone resources are available to meet demand and service standards. This role is critical in supporting a high performing team that focuses on integration, continuous improvement and ensures experience is always consistent with NSH values.

This is a provincial position and can be aligned with any of the sites across the province.

About You

• 5-7 years\xe2\x80\x99 experience in health care and /or planning capacity
• Experience in forecasting and planning with strong operations background, preferably in workforce planning
• Experience in the achievement of targets in an operational environment
• Knowledge of workforce planning quality assurance frameworks, best practices and trends
• Knowledge and understanding of health professions and labour regulations is desirable
• Strong organizational and process management skills
• Sound knowledge and skill working in a team setting
• Ability to think critically, quickly, and accurately; creative problem-solving ability
• Demonstrated leadership in facilitation with multiple stakeholders and service providers
• Proven ability to build, enhance, foster, and maintain effective relationships
• Superior communication skills \xe2\x80\x93 written, oral, presentation
• Demonstrated high degree of independent decision making, self-direction, motivation, and team building/leadership skills
• Demonstrated high level of judgement to make independent decisions related to responsibilities
• Coordination and Strategy/Project Management Skills
• Understanding of Behaviour Change Techniques
• Demonstrated experience and knowledge of business systems and processes including practical application/use of Microsoft suite of products and other tools, data analytics and reporting capabilities
• Demonstrated Cultural Competence
• Desktop publishing an asset
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Your Application

Successful Applicants are required to provide a Criminal Record Check to Human Resources before starting employment and assume any associated costs as a condition of employment.

PLEASE NOTE: Applicants will be screened on the above qualifications. Applicants must clearly demonstrate how they meet the knowledge and competencies in their cover letter and resume. Applicants relying on education and experience equivalencies must demonstrate such equivalencies in their application. Applicants will not be considered for an interview if applications are incomplete or missing information.

Hours of Work

Permanent, Full-Time (75 hours biweekly)
Beginning March 27, 2023.
Dates are approximate and are subject to change.

Salary Information

$37.66 - $47.07 hourly
$73,433 - $91,790 annually

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. For more details and instructions, please visit

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.

Preferred candidates must be able to demonstrate proof of primary series of COVID -19 vaccine at time of hire.

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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