Who We are
LHSC is a world-class academic health sciences centre located in the southwestern Ontario city of London. Just two hours from Toronto and two hours from Detroit, London features a beautiful and walkable downtown core located on the Thames River, a vibrant culinary scene and scores of activities that highlight local arts, culture and music. As one of Canada’s largest hospitals, LHSC is a world-class innovator in clinical care, research and teaching, delivering both local and regional services, including the Children’s Hospital, within a large geographic area. LHSC has a workforce of close to 15,000, dedicated to delivering the highest quality patient care while working together to shape the future of health.
The Clinical Neurological Sciences (CNS) program provides patient-centred care to acute neurology and neurosurgical patients. Specialty care in neurology includes Epilepsy, Movement Disorders, Neuromuscular Disorders, Regional Stroke Program, Regional Multiple Sclerosis Clinic, and Neuro-Critical Care. Neurosurgery Care includes Neurovascular, Neuro-oncology, Spinal Surgery, Spinal Cord Injury, Head Injury, and Epilepsy Surgery.
Job Summary
What the Role is
Reporting to the Vice President Clinical Programs & Regional Vice President Cancer Services South West Region, the Director is responsible for strategic planning, operational execution and relationship management by leading the formation of long-term strategic plans as well as annual business operating plans and budgets. You will organize program activities, direct resources, execute operational initiatives, formulate policies & procedures, and strategically plan for the future.
Will translate decisions of our senior level into execution by utilizing relationship management and working with internal and external stakeholders to achieve the necessary outcomes by ensuring the team and program are aligned with our mission, vision and values, while working together to successfully achieve our strategic objectives. Will plan and execute action plans that deliver results and motivate individuals for greater performance excellence.
The Director will be a leader of leaders; capable of developing other leaders to their full potential.
The Director will demonstrate strong business acumen including management of multi-million dollar operating and capital budgets.
The Director will demonstrate values-based leadership and a proven track record for developing and sustaining healthy work environments and effective teams while leading in a performance-driven culture. This leader will lead and drive system transformation and develop self and others through teaching, coaching, mentoring and formal development processes. They will have exceptional analytical skills that contribute to effective decision-making and be self-directed, courageous, and highly motivated with excellent interpersonal and dynamic and effective communication skills.
Who You Are
Self-aware of own assumptions, values, principles, strengths and limitations
Able to manage and develop self while modeling qualities such as honesty, integrity, resilience, and confidence
Engaging and supportive of others as they foster development, personal goals and encourage a healthy organization
Achieve results by strategically aligning direction, decisions, actions and evaluation with the vision, values and evidence
Facilitate environment of collaboration and cooperation
Create connections, build partnerships and networks
Demonstrate a commitment to the organizational vision, mission, values and service excellence
Transformational thinker that encourages and supports innovation
Have exceptional analytical skills that contribute to effective decision-making
Be self-directed, courageous, and highly motivated with excellent interpersonal and effective communication skills
Compensation
$129,538.50 to $156,819.00 per annum
Qualifications
What You Will Bring with You
Successful completion of a recognized Master’s Degree in business or health profession preferred
Current Certificate of Registration from a college recognized under the Regulated Health Professions Act preferred
Minimum of 8 to 10 years’ leadership experience, preferably in progressively more responsible medicine related leadership position(s)
Minimum five (5) years’ previously related demonstrated experience and understanding in a healthcare-related discipline, preferably in Clinical Neurosciences
Previous clinical and/or leadership in Clinical Neurosciences department preferred
Membership in the Canadian College of Health Leaders (CCHL) who have, or are in process of attaining the Canadian Health Executive (CHE) Select certification program preferred
Fluent and computer literate with computer systems such as email and Microsoft Office applications (MS Word, Excel & PowerPoint)
Other Information
London Health Sciences Centre fosters a culture of patient and staff safety whereby all employees are guided by LHSC’s Mission, Vision, Values and Code of Conduct.
LHSC is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace and welcomes applications from women, visible minorities, Indigenous people, persons with disabilities, and LGBTQ2+ persons. We are committed to providing persons with disabilities equal opportunities and standards of goods and services, and are also fully compliant with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (2005), as applicable.
Submission Requirements (please submit in one MS Word document)
Cover Letter, Resume and Listing of Education, Credentials and Certifications
As part of the assessment process applicants may be required to complete a written examination or test. Please be advised that reference checks may be conducted as part of the selection process.
Successful candidates will be required to complete a health review which includes providing vaccination records or proof of immunity against Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Varicella (Chicken Pox), Hepatitis B, Tetanus/Diphtheria/Polio; Meningitis. In addition, they will need to provide documentation of the Tuberculosis skin testing (two step).
Your interest in this opportunity is appreciated. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Successful candidates, as a condition of job offer, would be required to provide a satisfactory police information check (original document) completed in the last 3 months.
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