Job Description

Req ID: 167895
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Provincial, Flexible Within the Province
Department: Violence Prevention, Intervention & Response Program, IPP&L
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: Based on Bargaining Unit and Constituent Union; Healthcare Position
Posting Closing Date: 24-Nov-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 a 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 www.novascotia.com 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

Within the IPPL portfolio, the Violence Prevention, Intervention and Response Program focuses on trauma informed, person centred evidence informed care required at various points of entry to health services by individuals and families with experiences of interpersonal violence. This program serves individuals aged 13 years and over who have experienced violence, including sexual assault, domestic violence, or other forms of violence and at a high level of risk for reoccurrence and/or lethality. This provincial program advances professional and interprofessional practice for regulated and unregulated care providers in health service settings across NSH and IWK and other sectors of the province.

Reporting to the Director of the Violence Prevention, Intervention & Response Program, Interprofessional Practice & Learning (IPP&L), the Professional Practice Coordinator (PPC) works collaboratively with members of discipline specific and interprofessional teams to create an environment for optimal person centered care. PPC\xe2\x80\x99s demonstrate expertise in their discipline; as well as demonstrating competency as a consultant, researcher, facilitator, change agent and leader. They foster a culture of learning to build capacity and support safe practice, advances professional practice through the development and implementation of transition to practice programs and ongoing practice at the point of care and professional development that integrates a learner centered approach. This position is responsible for developing, planning, executing and evaluating learning experiences for staff within the program and across NSH, specifically in relation to domestic violence, intimate partner violence, sexual violence, gender-based violence, and other areas of family violence.

Please note this position is flexible within the province and requires periodic travel to facilities within Nova Scotia. Access to reliable transportation is required.

About You

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

• Master of Science in Social Work required
• Licensure and membership in good standing with the Nova Scotia College of Social Workers required
• 3 years clinical experience as a Social Worker plus 2 years clinical experience with related leadership skills working in the area of domestic/intimate partner violence, sexual violence, and gender-based violence, including experience in course design, developing, implementing, and evaluating curricula and education programming required
• Demonstrated knowledge, experience, and skill in adult learning theories, principles, and best practices in education i.e., curriculum development, program design, writing objectives, evaluation, and different learning styles required
• Previous competency-based teaching experience to health care clinicians required
• Demonstrated experience working in interpersonal violence, specifically in the areas of domestic violence, intimate partner violence, sexual violence, and gender-based violence, and demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the complexity of issues required
• Demonstrated knowledge and skill in areas of cultural humility, trauma-and-violence-informed, anti-oppressive, and gender-specific approaches to care required
• Demonstrated knowledge of other types of violence, including strangulation, human trafficking, and violence across the lifespan, including child abuse and abuse of older adults
• Demonstrated experience with risk assessments, safety planning and risk management
• Basic Cardiac Life Support required
• Recent professional development relevant to maintaining competency in clinical practice and education

About You Cont. -

• Demonstrated success in collaborating with others
• Experience in initiating and managing projects
• Well-developed verbal and written communication skills, strong problem solving and clinical reasoning skills
• Previous teaching experience which involves designing, implementing and evaluating both traditional and nontraditional methods of instruction preferred
• Experience with group facilitation preferred
• Certificate/degree in Adult Education is an asset
• Leadership development course or equivalent is an asset
• Strives to maintain high quality, innovative services
• Must demonstrate sound judgment, common sense, flexibility & compassion
• Ability to manage stressful situations, conflict and competing demands
• Demonstrated initiative, self-motivation and ability to work independently
• Coaching ability and diplomacy when dealing with stakeholders and persons in the community
• Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with various stakeholders
• Experience with computer applications
• Competencies in other languages preferred, French an asset
  

Your Application

Successful Applicants are required to provide a Criminal Record Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search) 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 December 1, 2023.
Dates are approximate and are subject to change.

Compensation and Benefits

$44.37 - $51.73 hourly
$86,513 - $100,867 annually
$53.54 hourly ($104,398 annually) with 25 years\' related experience.
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 Recruitment - Incentives
This is a Healthcare 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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