Req ID:
#
Location:
Northern Zone, Flexible within the zone
Department:
PH HC Healthy Communities NZ
Type of Employment:
Permanent
Hourly FT (100%) x 1 Management/Non Union Position
Posting Closing Date:
29-Nov-24
Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres, and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers today.
Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with a Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle.
About the Opportunity
All Public health professionals embrace a core set of attitudes and values which form the context within which the work is practiced. These include a commitment to equity, social justice and sustainable development, the recognition of the importance of the health of the community as well as the individual, and respect for diversity, self-determination, empowerment and community participation.
Reporting to the Manager, Healthy Communities, the Consultant, Strategic Partnership and Engagement provides advanced knowledge, leadership, and coordination of the PH Zone workforce development in the area of partnerships. The position is responsible for strengthening and building a culture of successful partnerships and civic engagement in Public Health. The position works closely with the Manager, Healthy Communities and other Consultants to provide advice and direction for partnership engagement, building and sustaining effective coalitions.
The Consultant has in-depth knowledge of the steps of developing and sustaining partnerships and coalitions and understands how to create and plan opportunities for strengthening practice among staff. The incumbent achieves this by providing the necessary guidance, coordination and direction to staff on the use of methods and tools, continually advising staff practice and recommending quality initiatives and work practice changes to the manager.
The position builds and links to coalitions, strengthens the work in partnership between Mental Health & Addiction Service, Primary Health Care and the NSH's department of Public Engagement and Community Health Board Support, and seeks ways to mobilize community in taking action for better health outcomes. This position provides guidance, direction, and advice to public health staff and teams to assist in navigating complex partnership and engagement processes needed to build capacity within public health and communities to address local and systemic public health issues.
The Consultant collaborates with system and external partners, identifies and monitors key indicators, and supports knowledge exchange across the health system and other sectors.
About You
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:
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