Provincial Director - Regional & Clinical Supports

Position Overview

The Director Regional & Clinical Supports (Provincial) provides provincial-level leadership, oversight and direction for the Regional & Clinical Supports Unit. This includes a wide range of public health policy, programs, clinical services, and competency areas.

The Director collaborates across the branch, division, department, interdepartmentally and with health service delivery organizations, health providers, First Nations, Metis and Inuit governments and organizations, federal and local governments and community partners to promote population health and reduce health inequities.

Responsibilities include provincial program, policy, funding oversight, and provincial clinical nursing leadership for public health service areas within the assigned portfolio.

The Director is responsible for contributing to provincial strategies, responding to emerging issues, and providing operational and policy support for provincial public health priorities.

MAIN FUNCTION:

Under the day-to-day direction of the Executive Director, the Director Regional & Clinical Supports (Provincial) is a member of the Manitoba Health, Seniors and Long-term Care, Population and Public Health Services Branch leadership team.

The Provincial Director is responsible for:

• Delivering and coordinating of the provincial strategy for public health services in their portfolio.
• Providing clinical nursing leadership, drawing on the core functions of public health to promote population health and close health gaps.
• Accountable for ensuring operational excellence to services throughout Manitoba at a senior leadership level through common reporting standards to monitor implementation against shared indicators for health service organizations.
• Developing and implementing clinical standards, common training and professional development for clinical staff across the province.
• Collaborating and coordinating with a variety of internal and external stakeholders to ensure operational success (regional health authorities, the departments of Education and Early Childhood Learning, Families, Justice, and with the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch, Indigenous governments and organizations).
• Providing leadership within a unionized environment under multiple collective agreements.
• Directing the management of the human and financial resources for the public health services in the portfolio to deliver on operational and strategic mandates, ensuring the appropriate allocation of resources to maximize efficiency across the full spectrum of operations, including:
  • Human resources and training
  • Contracts with external organizations
  • Performance management

Experience

• Extensive understanding of public health science and policy, population health, determinants of health, health equity, epidemiology, theoretical and applied models of health promotion, prevention, health protection, policy development/supporting healthy public policy, program evaluation and applicable legislation as typically acquired with a minimum of 5 years public health experience.
• Must be a team leader experienced in building team engagement and capacity through establishing and maintaining strong lines of communication, trusting relationships, accountability, and employee development.
• Experience in complex program delivery with extensive operational and human resource management experience.
• Excellent political acumen skills with experience identifying potential operational impacts and influencing decisions. Political acumen demonstrated through experience providing strategic advice to senior leaders on complex topics and sensitive issues.
• Experience translating strategic priorities into clear operational and business plans.
• Experience with results-based management systems to inform operational excellence, including responsibility for reporting on performance indicators.
• Experience leading process/quality continuous improvement and providing solutions to challenges.
• Knowledge of change management principles and experience managing change.
• Strong financial acumen with experience in budgeting and financial management.
• Experience managing within a unionized environment and working with collective agreements.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• Bachelor of Nursing required.
• Master’s degree in public health, community health sciences, nursing, social sciences, business administration, public administration or related area preferred.
• An equivalent combination of education and work experience will be considered.

Certification/Licensure/Registration

• Active practice status in good standing with College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba required.
• Must have a valid Manitoba driver’s license and use of a personal motor vehicle for regular travel. Travel throughout the province may be required.

Qualifications and Skills

• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects that may have competing priorities. Must be able to adapt and shift priorities, based on organization requirements.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to synthesize information, assess risks and develop strategic recommendations.
• Understanding of the organization and administration of the Manitoba health care system. Including structure, pressures, and current provincial priorities to improve access to services.

Physical Requirements

• Requires efforts typical of an office environment and/or remote work site.
• Works primarily during weekdays but must be able to work evenings and weekends as required.