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Thames Valley Family Health Team (TVFHT) is committed to providing comprehensive, collaborative primary health care to over 162,000 patients. Our team includes nurse practitioners, nurses, mental health counsellors, pharmacists, dietitians, occupational and respiratory therapists who provide team-based, patient-centered care. For more information about our organization, please visit www.thamesvalleyfht.ca.

Thames Valley Family Health Team Board of Directors is a skill-based, policy governance board committed to creating an organization that is a primary health care leader and enhances the wellbeing of the people of Thames Valley. The Board is dedicated to building a culture focused on employee wellness, integration and collaboration, health equity, and leadership in primary care.

We are actively seeking candidates to join its Board of Directors for the 2025/26 Board term to commence in the Fall of 2025. We are seeking Board volunteers who are primary care providers with a passion for health care. Preference will be given to primary care providers who practice in Woodstock or Oxford County. However, if appointed to the Board, candidates are not expected to represent a specific group or geography but are encouraged to speak from their own lived experience to provide varied perspectives to the Board and committee discussions.

A desire to lead the way in primary health care delivery is necessary; experience on a Board of Directors in the public domain would be an asset, but not required.

Some additional details you will want to be aware of:

1. Board directors serve a three-year term, renewable for one additional term of 3 years.
2. There are nine Board meetings per year (monthly except for July, August, and December). Currently, meetings are scheduled on the last Thursday of the month from 6:00-8:00 pm.
3. Very occasionally, additional meetings are scheduled at the call of the chair, usually by videoconference.
4. Each board member is also a member of one of the Board’s three committees. These committees meet quarterly in the evening (generally from 6:00-7:30 pm).
5. Benefits of serving on this board as well as responsibilities of board members are attached.

Where there is more than one qualified candidate, interviews with the TVFHT Board Selection Committee will be scheduled. Interested community members are invited to submit an application no later than April 17, 2025 at 4pm. The successful community member will be required to undergo a criminal background check. To be eligible to apply you must have a Social Insurance Number (and in some cases a valid work permit) and must provide proof of completed COVID vaccine series with QR code (two vaccines with second dose received more than 14 days ago).

Thames Valley Family Health Team is an Equal Opportunity employer that is committed to an inclusive, safe, accessible, diverse, and respectful environment for all that is free of discrimination and harassment. We encourage and welcome all applicants including, but not limited to a broad range of cultural, national, and ethnic origins, racial, religious, gender identities and expression, as well as people of all ages, marital/family status, and those with disabilities to apply. Please contact julie.goodchild@thamesvalleyfht.ca if you require assistance with an accommodation.