Territorial Manager, Public Health

Government of Northwest Territories; Yellowknife; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

The Government of the Northwest Territories seeks a Territorial Manager, Public Health to lead and align public health strategies and immunization standards across the NTHSSA. This senior role oversees planning, implementing and evaluating programs to prevent communicable disease and ensure consistent service delivery.

You will collaborate with communities, agencies, and leaders, manage budgets, and drive change processes while ensuring compliance with immunization status, registrations, and

Qualifications

• Baccalaureate in Nursing and five years of clinical or community health care experience.
• One year of management/supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and implementation of public health strategies, standards, guidelines and protocols for prevention and control of communicable disease and immunizations.
• Ensure consistent delivery of communicable disease and public health services across the NTHSSA.
• Oversee strategic planning, implementation, maintenance and evaluation of core public health standards.
• Build positive working relationships with communities, agencies and leaders to communicate program information.
• Apply change management and policy development within territorial health systems.

Education

Baccalaureate in Nursing

Job description

Department Information

The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA) offers challenging and exciting careers in health and social services delivery and administration in Canada’s North. The Territorial Authority has service locations in communities across the territory and a staff of more than 1,600 serving over 43,000 residents of the NWT and 5,900 residents of the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut. Challenging work, welcoming communities, and expanded opportunities are some of the benefits offered to employees of the NTHSSA.

Job Information

The Territorial Manager, Public Health is responsible for leading the development and implementation of consistent delivery of public health strategies, standards, guidelines and protocols for prevention and control of communicable disease and provision of immunizations in all areas of the Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA) where public health services are delivered. Leadership includes the strategic planning, implementation, maintenance, and evaluation of core public health and immunization standards.

The overarching function of this role is to ensure that communicable disease and public health services are delivered consistently across all health services in the NTHSSA and in alignment with the NWT Public Health Act.

Key Responsibilities

• Knowledge of program management, including budget development, preparation, and control to ensure financial responsibilities are carried out effectively and efficiently.


• Ability to develop and maintain positive working relationships with individuals, agencies, elected community leaders, and employees in order to communicate program information, including the ability to obtain and respond to feedback from these individuals.


• Interpersonal skills including effective communication, coaching and motivation in order to manage the human resources assigned to the position.


• Ability to apply creative and innovative approaches to policies and health to meet territorial needs.


• Knowledge of how to design and facilitate a change process. The ability to build and work with groups and teams, planning and implementing change; skilled in group dynamics and conflict resolution.


• Knowledge of administrative policies and practices to territorial systems, including the development of policy, procedures and clinical tools.

Key Qualifications

• A Baccalaureate in Nursing plus five (5) years of experience in a clinical or community health care setting and one (1) year of management/supervisory experience.

GNWT Inquiries

Inquiries Only:
Health Recruitment
Department of Finance
Government of the Northwest Territories
YELLOWKNIFE CENTRE 5TH FLOOR
BOX 1320 YELLOWKNIFE NT X1A 2L9
Tel [phone] Extension 14106
Fax[phone]
[e-mail]

Note: If you do not receive electronic notification confirming receipt of your application, please follow up via telephone.

Indigenous Employment Policy

Candidates must clearly identify their eligibility in order to receive priority consideration under the Indigenous Employment Policy.

Criminal Records Check

Candidates must provide a satisfactory vulnerable sector check. Failure to provide a satisfactory check may deem you disqualified from the competition.

Immunization Status

The successful candidate will be required to obtain proof of current up-to-date immunization status.

Registrations

Eligible for current registration with the College and Association of Nurses of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut (CNNN) is mandatory for this position.

For more information on health and social services careers and practicing in the Northwest Territories please visit www.practiceNWT.ca

Diversity and Inclusion

The Government of the Northwest Territories is an inclusive workplace. If you have a disability and you require support during the hiring process, you are encouraged to identify your needs if you are contacted for an assignment or interview so that you may be accommodated during the hiring process.

Eligibility

Eligibility lists may be created from this competition to fill future term and indeterminate positions.

Equivalencies

Equivalencies may be considered based on a one-year of directly related experience equivalent to one year of education or one year of education for one year of experience. However, combinations of education and experience must often be considered on a case‑case basis. For a full list of equivalencies that will be considered for this role, please contact human resources.

Job Opening Information

Job Opening ID # 28263

Closing Date: Open Until Filled

Salary Information

The salary range for this position is from $65.25 per hour to $77.95 per hour (approximately $127,238. - $152,003.) plus an annual Northern Allowance of $3,700.

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