Salary Range: $106,026-$152,413/year. The starting salary for this position would be determined with consideration of the successful candidate’s relevant education and experience, and would be in alignment with the provincial compensation reference plan. Salary will be prorated accordingly for part time roles.

 

Work with Purpose: 

 

It would be enough if this opportunity were only about driving forward BC Cancer’s vision of a world free from cancer. But this is more: It is about being part of the team that is responsible for the strategy, planning and delivery of the BC’s 10-year Cancer Action Plan. We are an extraordinary team while applying leading practices in project and change management, engagement, and transformation. It is about you bringing exceptional skill, optimism, and creativity – to work alongside some of the world’s best providers and researchers to transform cancer care. It is about making a positive difference to the one in two British Columbians whose lives are touched by cancer.

This role will lead the planning of cancer priorities, and results management to monitor, measure and report on impact to the cancer system and patient care journey.

We are looking for a passionate and experienced leader in the health sector who brings:

• Strong business acumen in health care: understanding the business impacts of decisions, and bringing complex problems and ideas to clear and actionable plans.
• Applied change management: coming alongside where people and teams are at, inspiring the desire to implement change, and empowering teams to sustain the change efforts.
• Leadership in designing and doing meaningful engagement: bringing together leaders and teams across BC Cancer and the health system to align, coordinate and plan priorities to improve outcomes across the care journey – ensuring the right groups are involved at the right time.
• Agile and creative problem-solving: demonstrating a strong track record of delivering and completing priorities across the complex and evolving health sector.

Job Summary:

In accordance with the Purpose, Vision, Values and Coast Salish Teachings, and strategic directions of PHSA, safety, including both patient and employee safety, is a priority and a responsibility shared by everyone at PHSA. As such, the requirement to continuously improve quality and safety is inherent in all aspects of this position.

The Senior Leader, Health System Planning is a key leadership role within the Strategy, Planning and Implementation team at BC Cancer. Reporting to the Director, Strategy, Planning and Implementation, the Senior Leader works collaboratively with clinical and operational leaders within BC Cancer and across health organizations to identify cancer service delivery needs and ensure an overarching comprehensive planning approach to service delivery. In alignment with the priorities established by BC Cancer and the Ministry, and in collaboration with other Senior Leaders within the Strategy, Planning and Implementation team, the Senior Leader is responsible for supporting current and ongoing service delivery strategies and developing enhanced innovative delivery models, through leveraging opportunities. This role significantly influences policy and process development related to health system planning and clinical service utilization across multiple health authorities and health partners through strategic projects and activities. This position also requires a deep understanding of the healthcare system and the importance of data-driven decision-making.

Duties/Accountabilities:

• Leads the development and monitoring of special projects, making planning process decisions to ensure alignment with BC Cancer, PHSA and the Ministry of Health’s (MoH) strategic priorities. Clinical service plans cover cancer services which are provincial in scope.
• Provides leadership on a variety of initiatives, including assuming the leadership, financial, HR and operational responsibility for projects, as delegated by the Director. Oversees the development of project charters and monitors timelines and project deliverables. Plans and implements complex projects and initiatives. Utilizes and models effective change management strategies to achieve systems-level transformation.
• Organizes and facilitates engagement initiatives, including focus groups, one-on-one interviews, and surveys, to elicit input and recommendations from a wide variety of people internal and external to the Health Authority, including operational directors and medical leaders, educators, clinical and professional discipline leaders, and patients and families.
• Supports and leads subcommittees, working groups and project teams. Works closely with provincial partners in developing, implementing, and using provincial data and indicators related to program outcomes.
• Serves as a resource for health organizations and acts as a liaison for provincial collaborators across the province. In collaboration with the Director, implements action plans, tools and key communication systems for engaging stakeholders about best practices. Establishes input/feedback mechanisms for partners and other interested parties, evaluates, and makes recommendations on practice and systems.
• Represents BC Cancer on local, provincial, and national committees and liaises with organizations as required. Develops networks and builds alliances, engages in cross-functional activities, collaborates across boundaries, and finds common ground with a wide range of partners and other interested parties including clinicians, allied operational leaders, government agencies, and other health authorities.
• Establishes local plans and priorities, and provides operational oversight for a team of analysts, resource planners and project staff in operational service planning, special projects, and evaluation activities. Ensures key MoH financial accountability requirements are met for special projects.
• Provides leadership and guidance to assigned staff and clinical leaders in using effective management techniques and business practices to support the achievement of required outcomes and ensure adherence to accreditation, regulatory, and safety standards.
  
  

 

Qualifications:

• A level of education, training, and experience equivalent to a Master’s degree in Health Administration, Business Administration, Nursing or an applicable health discipline plus five 5 years recent, related experience managing complex, multi-partner/party healthcare programs in increasingly senior leadership positions with responsibility for the development, implementation and evaluation of service delivery within a health care or related environment.
• Comprehensive knowledge and experience in project management and business analysis within a healthcare environment.
• Working knowledge of the provincial health care system. Proficiency in the use of relevant computer software applications, including Microsoft Office.
• Experience working with networks, coalitions and multi-partnered projects in a healthcare environment, considered a significant asset.
• Ability to motivate and influence leaders, physicians, and staff at all levels to embrace and take action on transformation initiatives.
• Diplomatic negotiation and interpersonal skills and ability to influence.
• Ability to provide leadership to a variety of project teams in an environment in which issues are constantly surfacing and priorities fluctuate routinely as new initiatives enter the portfolio.
• Ability to work independently and as a member of multi-disciplinary teams.
• Ability to plan, organize and prioritize work. Demonstrated analytical and creative problem-solving skills, written and presentation skills, and acute awareness of the consequences of actions.
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate and negotiate.
• Demonstrated ability to bring about change in a proactive manner.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively under pressure with changing priorities and deadlines.
• Awareness of and commitment to learning and understanding the Truth & Reconciliation Commission's 94 Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight Report (2020), BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), and Reclaiming Power and Place Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls calls for justice, and how they intersect across the health care system.  
• Supports team members on their learning journey, ensuring education strategy for team/department to implement Indigenous Cultural Safety at a practical level.  
• Works collaboratively with appropriate Indigenous teams/departments to ensure ICS lens applied holistically.  
• Commitment to upholding the shared responsibility of creating lasting and meaningful reconciliation in Canada as per TRC (2015) and BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019).  
• As a strong asset for consideration, we are looking for our successful candidate to have: Knowledge of social, economic, political and historical realities impacting indigenous communities and familiarity with Indigenous Cultural Safety and anti-racism and accompanying reports (BC DRIPA, TRC, etc.).