Interdisciplinary Clinical Leader - Rehabilitation Services

Nova Scotia Health Authority; Canada; Hybrid; CAD 59,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Nova Scotia Health Authority is seeking an Interdisciplinary Clinical Leader for Rehabilitation Services at Soldiers Memorial Hospital. The role reports to the Manager and focuses on leadership, innovation, and support for a collaborative, person-centered care approach across the Rehabilitation Services portfolio.

Responsibilities include staffing optimization, program planning, recruitment and orientation of new team members, and promoting evidence-informed inter-professional practice.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in physiotherapy, occupational therapy, nursing or other relevant health discipline.
• Current license/registration with the appropriate licensing body.
• Minimum of three years of recent, relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and support to rehabilitation services programs.
• Oversee staffing needs and develop staffing models and processes.
• Participate in recruitment, orientation and onboarding of new team members.
• Foster inter-professional collaboration and ensure patient-centered care.

Skills

Licensure/Registration

Team leadership

Communication skills

Collaboration

Independent work

Coaching & diplomacy

Education

Bachelor of Science in relevant health discipline

Job description

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Interdisciplinary Clinical Leader - Rehabilitation Services

Req ID: 225776
Location: Western Zone, Soldiers Memorial Hospital
Department: OPWZ Rehab Physiotherapy SMH
Type of Employment: PermanentHourly FT (100%) x 1
Union: CUPEHealthcarePosition
Posting Closing Date: 14-Sep-26

About the Opportunity

Reporting to the Manager, the Interdisciplinary Clinical Leader provides leadership, innovation and support to their clinical program areas, with the goal of providing collaborative person-centered care to patients and families. The inter-professional clinical leader works closely with the team/program managers, professional practice coordinators, physicians, nurse leaders and other team members, to promote person-centered, collaborative care by employees within the Rehabilitation Services portfolio. Roles and responsibilities may include: fostering healthy inter-professional team processes that support person centered care across the continuum, identifying staffing needs and ensuring staffing requirements are being met on a daily basis, assisting in the development of client centered staffing models, fostering team processes that encompass the continuum of patient care from admission through discharge into the community, program planning and evaluation - ensuring practice is inter-professional and evidence informed, participating in the recruitment, selection and orientation of new team members, and supporting a quality approach to service delivery.

About You

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

• Bachelor of Science in relevant health discipline (Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Nursing)
• License with the relevant licensing body
• Three (3) years of recent and relevant experience required
• Demonstrates success in collaborating in others
• Experience in facilitating teams
• Good understanding of person centered health care
• Superior level of communication
• Demonstrates sound judgment, common sense, flexibility and compassion
• Coaching ability and diplomacy when dealing with co-workers and persons in the community
• Demonstrates initiative, be self-motivated and work independently
• Strive to maintain high quality, innovative service
• Establish and maintain good working relationships with patients, colleagues, management,community agencies, academic settings, students and volunteers
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

Hours

• Permanent full-time position; 75 hours biweekly

Compensation and Benefits

$43.07 - $55.10 hourly

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.

What You'll Love About Nova Scotia Health

Nova Scotia Health is more than the province's largest provider of health services; we're a team driven by excellence in health, healing and learning. Across hospitals, health centres and community programs, our people deliver innovative, high-quality care that impacts lives across Nova Scotia and Atlantic Canada.

From vibrant city life to scenic coastal communities, Nova Scotia offers a lifestyle as rewarding as the work itself. At Nova Scotia Health, you'll find meaningful career opportunities, supportive teams and the work-life balance to enjoy everything our beautiful province has to offer. Join us and discover why so many people are choosing to call Nova Scotia home.

Once You've Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
This is a Healthcare bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions.
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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