Job Description

About SickKids

Dedicated exclusively to children and their families, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) is one of the largest and most respected paediatric healthcare centres in the world. As innovators in child health, we lead and partner to improve the health of children through the integration of healthcare, leading-edge research and education. Our reputation would not have been built – nor could it be maintained – without the skills, knowledge and experience of the extraordinary people who come to work here every day. SickKids is committed to ongoing learning and development, and features a caring and supportive work environment that combines exceptionally high standards of practice. When you join SickKids, you become part of our community. We share a commitment and determination to fulfill our vision of Healthier Children. A Better World. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to work alongside the world’s best in paediatric healthcare.

Position Description

The Canadian Pediatric Inpatient Research Network (PIRN - https://www.pirncanada.com) in collaboration with the Pediatric Outcomes imProvement through COordination of Research Networks (POPCORN), a CIHR-funded pediatric platform, is looking for a patient engagement coordinator. POPCORN brings together pediatric health researchers from 16 research sites across Canada to monitor health and social impacts related to COIVD-19 infections among diverse children and youth populations. Embedding patients and family perspectives in research design and execution is a strategic priority for POPCORN. Aligning POPCORN’s aims with patient and families’ insights, experiences, and information needs offers the opportunity to drive research that is meaningful to patients, and to share with the community the important learning from our world-class patient informed research. The POPCORN Patient Engagement Coordinator, will be responsible for;

• Developing and managing a patient and family advisory committee, including recruitment, onboarding and training of patient and family advisors from across Canada.
• Liaising with the POPCORN research community, and stakeholders across the pan-Canadian network, including clinicians, scientists, research teams, senior leadership, to embed the perspectives of patients and families and the values of patient-oriented research.
• Collaborate with patients, family caregivers, researchers and other POPCORN stakeholders to

o identify opportunities for patient and family input,
o develop tools to support engagement,
o establish and coordinate governance structures and processes,
o develop and deliver communications, and
o prepare key performance indicators and reports for leadership. Qualifications:

• Outstanding ability to interact with, engage, and build relationships with a large group of diverse stakeholders including patients, family caregivers, healthcare practitioners, and researchers.
• Experience as a patient and/or family research advisor within a healthcare and/or child health organization is highly desired.
• Possess 3-5 years of administrative, coordinator and/or project management experience
• Excellent project management skills, with demonstrated ability to manage multiple initiatives
• Experience with the values, practice and theories informing patient and community engagement is an asset
• Expertise in business writing including policy, standards, reports, and designing and delivering presentations
• Outstanding collaborative solutions-oriented approach and interpersonal skills
• Strong knowledge of concepts, values, and theory related to patient engagement in healthcare and/or research are an asset
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organizational, time management, multi-tasking and prioritization skills
• Excellent computer skills including Zoom, Teams, MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Candidate must reside in Ontario

Our Commitment to Diversity

The children and families we care for are from a variety of communities, and so are our employees. We welcome and encourage everyone to join our organization and be part of our team. When requested, SickKids will provide access and inclusion supports to eligible candidates to support their full engagement during the interview and assessment process. Information received related to access or inclusion will be addressed confidentially. Thank you for your interest in joining SickKids. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. In accordance with our Hospital policy, employment at SickKids is conditional upon the Hospital’s receipt of all necessary documentation. FOR EXTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY: As a health care institution, our highest priority is the safety of patients, families and staff. As a result, we are adopting all prevention measures to ensure the safety of our patients, families and our staff. Therefore, any offer of employment is conditional upon you submitting proof that you have been fully vaccinated with a Health Canada or World Health Organization (WHO) approved COVID-19 vaccination as soon as possible and no later than fourteen (14) calendar days prior to the effective start date, in addition to satisfying any other condition(s) that may be set out in an offer. If a candidate fails to satisfy this condition (or any other condition(s) set out in an offer), any offer of employment shall be immediately rescinded. How to Apply Tip: Combine your cover letter and resume into ONE document of 20 pages or less as you cannot upload multiple documents as part of your application. If you are still experiencing technical difficulties please email ask.hr@sickkids.ca to send us a short description of the issues you are experiencing. Please note that we will not accept resumes sent to this inbox but we are happy to respond to requests for technical assistance.