Job Description

\xe2\x80\x8bReq ID: 154653
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Eastern Zone, Mental Health & Addictions
Department: MHA EZ Child Adolescent / Adult GASHA
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: MGMT/NON-Union Management/Non Union Position
Posting Closing Date: 14-Jun-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\'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

Reporting to the Director of Mental Health & Addictions, Eastern Zone, The Manager of Community Mental Health and Addictions (CMHA), (Child and Adolescent, and Adult Services) is responsible for planning, developing, implementing, supervising, and evaluating the Mental Health and Addictions Child and Adolescent and Adult clinical outpatient teams. The Manager oversees a team responsible for the clinical and administrative operations that support clients in our core services.

The position monitors clinical service delivery on a day-to-day basis to ensure service provision is in accordance with Nova Scotia Health\'s policies and procedures and is compliant with evidence-based practice, provincial standards, accreditation requirements and provincial service delivery model for adults and, CAPA for child & adolescents. Working closely with the Eastern Zone Director, Chief of Psychiatry, MHA Managers, and all other relevant staff, physician and academic leaders, the Manager provides strategic and operational leadership that supports excellence in service delivery, integration of mental health and addiction service provision, and collaboration with other program areas.

About You

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

• Master\'s Degree in a recognized mental health and/or addiction health discipline or related field with five (5) years\' experience in a mental health and addictions system preferred; OR Bachelor Degree in a recognized mental health and addiction discipline, with five (5) years\' experience in mental health or addictions, one of which should be in professional practice/leadership capacity and two (2) additional years\' experience in clinical practice for a total of seven (7) years\' experience.
• Registered/eligible for registration and a member in good standing of the relevant regulatory body.
• Minimum of five (5) years\' experience in working in the mental health and addictions field.
• Experience and understanding of the Choice and Partnership approach (CAPA) an asset
• Membership in the Canadian College of Health Leadership with CHE designation, or equivalent, is an asset
• Formal leadership experience in the health care field, Mental Health & Addictions preferred
• Judgment and decision making skills demonstrated through analysis and synthesis, problem solving, systems thinking and emotional intelligence.
• Demonstrated ability to define a vision and guide individuals and groups toward the vision while maintaining group cohesiveness, motivation, commitment and effectiveness.
• Management skills demonstrated through planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluating
• Ability to manage human resources/intellectual capital, financial resources, capital/material assets and information.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills with evidence of their use in establishing partnerships and respectful, productive, collaborative internal/ external stakeholder relationships;
• Clinical knowledge and ability to use sound professional judgment and initiative.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development and/or upgrading
• Experience reporting on a range of financial, human resource, clinical outcome, client and family satisfaction indicators
• The ability to understand and apply the principles of knowledge exchange and change management to support change within the service;
• Commitment to a healthy workplace and the use of best practices in building/ sustaining staff competencies, ensuring good communication and involvement of staff and physicians in decisions which affect them;
• Understanding and knowledge to apply the principles of knowledge exchange and change management to support change within the service;
• Commitment to developing a culture of continuous quality improvements

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

Hours

• Permanent Full Time position; 75 hours bi weekly
• Travel required to Port Hawkesbury and other areas
• Must have access to reliable transportation

Compensation and Incentives

$43.90 - $58.33 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. (Permanent Long Assignments Only)

Once You\'ve Applied

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

\xe2\x80\x8bThis is a Management/Non Union bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. 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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