Manager - Operations - Mental Health & Addictions WZ

​Req ID: 175171
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Western Zone, Flexible within the Zone 
Department: MHA Strat Recovery CZ - CWZ
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: Management/Non Union Position
Posting Closing Date: 13-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 an Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.
 

About the Opportunity

NS Health provides sustainable safe and high-quality health services that are accessible, people-centred, promote health and wellness and optimize the health of all Nova Scotians. This is accomplished across four geographic management zones which are responsible for the operation of acute care health centres and the provision of a variety of inpatient, outpatient services including academic, tertiary, quaternary care and community-based programs and services including Continuing Care, Primary Health Care, Public Health and Mental Health and Addictions.

The Operations Manager ensures that the principles and practices that guide NS Health, IWK and Department of Health and Wellness (DHW) such as mission, vision, values, expected behaviours, the leadership philosophy, organizational health, population health, ethics, safety, quality, partnerships and interprofessional collaboration are integrated within the services they provide and through the messages they deliver.

 

The Manager, WZ Operations, will provide collaborative leadership in managing the physical, financial and human resources consistent with the mission, strategic plan, goals and objectives of NS Health.  The Operations Manager will liaise effectively with leadership and interprofessional teams, to ensure the efficient and effective operations of the program and high-quality, accessible patient care services.

 

 

About You

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

• Master’s Degree in a recognized mental health and/or addiction health discipline or related field with five (5) years’ experience in a mental health and addictions system preferred; OR
• Bachelor’s degree in a recognized mental health and addiction discipline, with five (5) years’ experience in mental health or addictions, one of which should be in professional practice/leadership capacity and two (2) additional years’ experience in clinical practice for a total of seven (7) years’ experience 
• Registered/eligible for registration and a member in good standing of the relevant regulatory body.
• Member of the Canadian College of Health Leadership with CHE designation or equivalent is an asset.
• Minimum of five (5) years’ experience in working in the mental health and addictions field.
• Formal leadership experience in the health care field, MHA experience preferred.
• Management skills demonstrated through planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluating.
• Able to manage human resources, financial resources, capita