Manager, Planning and Development - Primary Health Care & Chronic Disease Management

 Req ID: 198190
Location: Provincial Zone, Flexible within the Province  
Department: CNS MGR ADMINISTRATION PC HEALTH HOME
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100%) x 2
Management/Non Union Position
Posting Closing Date: 17-Mar-25

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. Visit us today and check out www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

About the Opportunity

Reporting to PHC-CDM Network Director, the Manager, Planning and Development, is responsible for planning, resourcing, monitoring, and evaluating departmental projects, initiatives, and activities and ensures a disciplined approach to planning and implementation. Specifically, these positions will support the standardization, implementation and optimization of Health Homes within coordinated and integrated Health Neighborhoods. This includes advancing the continued implementation, spread and scale of Practice Support initiatives and approaches as a key enabler of Health Home optimization. This position is responsible to lead self and oversee multiple primary health care priorities, strategic change projects and initiatives, which will achieve results that facilitate system transformation.

The Manager leads the development and implementation of strategic and health services plans, goals, and objectives to support the delivery of zone operations and primary health care priority services and the enablers required to support a strong health system using an evidence-based approach to planning that supports excellence in care delivery, improvement in health outcomes, achievement of standards, and goals established by primary health care.

The Manager is responsible for actively developing consultative and collaborative partnerships with diverse stakeholders across the organization and beyond to enable and support the on-going delivery of a fully integrated health system across the province and will provide management and oversight of provincial services that support patients who are connected to Nova Scotia’s Health Homes. 

This position is responsible for the quality and safety agenda in primary health care; that is, developing and managing a structure and building a culture that will focus on continuous quality improvement, safety, and risk management.

About You

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

• Bachelor's degree in a health related discipline
• Master's degree in a health related discipline, health administration, business administration or related subject
• Minimum of 5-7 years working experience and responsibilities in a senior leadership or management position
• Eligible for registration with relevant health discipline/college or association
• Certified Health Executive designation is an asset
• Certification in PROSCI Change Management and/or Project Management (e.g.: PMP) preferred or suitable equivalent of qualification and experience preferred
• Sound knowledge and skillful application of population health approaches, community development, health promotion, disease prevention and management
• Demonstrates high degree of independent decision-making, self-direction, motivation, change management knowledge and team building/leadership skills
• Demonstrated ability to critically analyze evidence-based practices to inform strategy development and organizational planning
• Proven project management experience
• Strategic planning and systems thinking
• Experience in a primary health care/community based setting preferred
• Ability to build and maintain collaborative working relationships and partnerships with stakeholders
• Demonstrated oral and written communication skills
• Cultural competence
• Possession of a valid driver's license

About You Continued

• Demonstrated leadership in facilitation with multiple stakeholders and maintaining effective working relationships
• Ability to effectively organize heavy workload with multiple competing priorities
• Detail oriented and ability to think critically
• Excellent team player and functions well independently

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

Hours

• Permanent full-time position; 75 hours biweekly
• Some travel will be required
• Shifts may include evenings, weekends and holidays

Compensation and Benefits

$48.17 - $63.99 Hourly

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.

Once You've Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. 

Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.