Job Description

Requisition ID: 391328
Position Number: 20072389
Posting End Date: November 14, 2025
City: Winnipeg
Employer: Shared Health
Site: Shared Health - 753 McDermot Avenue
Department / Unit: SH - Centre for Healthcare Innovation
Job Stream: Clinical Support
Union: Non Union
Anticipated Start Date: 11/24/2025
FTE: 1.00
Anticipated Shift: Days
Work Arrangement: Hybrid
Daily Hours Worked: 7.75
Annual Base Hours: 2015
Shared Health leads the planning and coordinates the integration of patient- centered clinical and preventive health services across Manitoba. The organization also delivers some province-wide health services and supports centralized administrative and business functions for Manitoba health organizations.
Position Overview
The Patient Engagement Consultant - Anti-Racism 's primary function is to work with researchers, clinicians, patient and public partners and knowledge users (stakeholders) to promote and enhance patient and public engagement, patient-oriented research and anti-racism initiatives in Manitoba. This includes facilitation services utilizing trauma-informed and cross-cultural approaches and working closely with researchers, clinicians and students to provide knowledge, expertise, and supports around patient engagement strategy, anti-racism initiatives, participatory approaches, recruitment strategy, and advice on patient engagement materials. The role provides knowledge around diversity, inclusion, equity and anti-racism within their work.
The Patient Engagement Consultant will embrace the principles of community-based research, patient centered care and anti-racism and must possess excellent organizational, operational, leadership and interpersonal skills.
Experience

• 5 years of progressive experience in working within project coordination/management, research or health sciences fields required.
• 3 years of experience managing a variety of diverse internal and external stakeholder and partner relationships.
• 2 years of experience using public engagement tools and participatory approaches, such as, virtual engagement and focus groups.
• Experience working, and negotiating with multiple stakeholder groups (e.g., health professionals, persons with lived experience, the public, health care managers, private industry) required.
• Demonstrated experience designing, delivering, and evaluating anti-racism projects and initiatives in organizational and/or community contexts.
• Strong facilitation skills with the ability to create safe, inclusive, and respectful meeting/workshop environments for diverse stakeholder groups required.
• Experience conducting literature searches, conducting interviews/focus groups & synthesizing qualitative data required.
• Commitment to and experience applying equity, diversity, inclusion, anti-oppression, and/or decolonization frameworks to initiatives.
• Experience adapting materials to meet the needs of diverse audiences, including staff, leadership, and community partners.
• Experience working with refugee and newcomer populations is an asset.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• Degree in health sciences, social-behavioural sciences or a related field required. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Academic preparation in research methods.
• Master's Degree in health sciences, social-behavioural sciences or a related field an asset.

SPECIAL TRAINING:

• Specific Patient & Public Engagement courses/education or Knowledge Translation courses is an asset.
• Courses or training in facilitation is an asset.
• Formal training or certification in equity, diversity, inclusion, anti-racism, anti-oppression, or decolonization practices (e.g., anti-racism facilitation training, intercultural competency programs, human rights certification) an asset.
• Knowledge of adult education, curriculum development, or instructional design principles considered an asset.
• Ongoing professional development in anti-racism, equity, and social justice learning an asset.

Certification/Licensure/Registration

• Active member in good standing with an associated regulatory body as appropriate.

Qualifications and Skills

• Demonstrated comprehensive leadership capabilities. Shared Health has adopted the

framework. * Strong organizational, interpersonal, written, editorial and verbal communication skills.

• Active listening skills to gain insight into the interests, issues and innovations of consortium members, partners and stakeholders.
• Effective relationship building and facilitation skills to foster collaboration among individuals and groups.
• Experience working and negotiating with multiple stakeholder groups (e.g., health professionals, persons with lived experience, the public, health care managers, private industry).
• Ability to develop partnerships, promote networking and team building, and work effectively as part of a supportive team.
• Excellent interpersonal and networking skills.

Physical Requirements

• Physically capable of providing service in a wide variety of community settings under varying weather and environmental conditions.
• Possession of a valid Manitoba Class 5 Driver's license required.

We have a unique ability to work together to make health care better. If you want to make a difference and contribute to supporting the health of your family, friends and neighbours, please apply today.
Interested candidates should select the "Apply" icon below to upload their cover letter, resume and copy of licenses/certification.
This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.
Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions in Shared Health that combine to equal more than 1.0 FTE.
Shared Health values and supports employment equity and workplace diversity and encourages all qualified individuals to apply. We thank all applicants but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.

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