OPH - Director, Health Promotion and Chief Nursing Officer Full-time Job

JOB SUMMARY

The mandate of the Community Health, Wellness and Chronic Disease Prevention Service Area of Ottawa Public Health (OPH) is to promote safe, supportive, healthy community environments through the development of healthy public policy and the delivery of programs associated with Healthy Growth and Development, Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention, School Health, Immunization, Dental Health, OPH Contact Centre, Supportive Healthy Environments and Mental Health and Substance use Health, including clinical services and harm reduction programs. You are accountable for providing vision, leadership and strategic direction to the Service, and planning, organizing, directing, controlling, evaluating, and improving the development and delivery of its priorities, services, programs and operations. 

You will focus on program integration to work with and best support priority populations. You will advance service delivery models that not only ensure quality, seamless services, but also deliver on OPH strategic priorities including diversity, equity and inclusion, employee well-being and development and measuring our impact. 

You are responsible for establishing and maintaining positive, meaningful client relationships with diverse internal and external management, partners and interest-holders; serving as a spokesperson and liaison to key community and provincial partners related to Ottawa Public Health programs and services, to interpret public health policies, objectives and roles to the public; and working to enhance community and funder awareness and appreciation of how Ottawa Public Health is advancing prevention, equity and achieving results, to best position OPH to effect system-wide change that improves the population’s health while addressing inequities in the health of subpopulations in Ottawa. 

As Chief Nursing Officer, you act as the principal lead and resource for nursing practice and professional issues and represent public health nursing at the community, provincial and national levels.  

You are also accountable for applicable public health legislative requirements, and for managing the Service’s human and financial resources (including contracted services if applicable).

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Completion of 4-year Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing  
Graduate degree with a focus on public health or nursing, or relevant academic equivalent, is desirable.  
Minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible management experience in the public health field with emphasis on program planning, assessing, and managing community health problems, and providing clinical direction to public health professionals, including 5 years in a local public health organization; and experience in the management of human resources and external contract resources, and management of operating and capital budgets. 

CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENCES

KNOWLEDGE

• Principles, practices, procedures, techniques, laws and regulations pertaining to the Service’s functions, programs, services and operations
• Ottawa Public Health and City of Ottawa operations and corporate governance structure
• Relevant Ottawa Public Health and City codes, policies and procedures
• Trends and developments in the public health environment
• Policy and program analysis, development, implementation and evaluation techniques
• Performance measurement and management practices 
• Public private partnerships and other alternate service delivery models
• Principles and methods of economic, financial, social and political risk analysis
• Principles and practices of public policy and business administration 
• Ottawa Public Health and City of Ottawa’s current social, political, business and economic climates
• Project management principles and practices
• Human resource management practices in a unionized work environment
• Must be familiar with applicable health and safety legislation, have knowledge of any potential or actual danger to health or safety in the work place, and have knowledge of appropriate actions to be taken in order to ensure the health and safety of staff in accordance with applicable legislation, Ottawa Public Health and City policies and procedures

COMPETENCIES, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Core Behaviours
Core behaviours define the City's expectations of the behaviours employees should demonstrate in performing their work.  They are reflective of the City's culture and values and guide all our present and future activities.  Every employee is encouraged to learn, embody, and demonstrate these core behaviours.

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Leadership Competencies
The City has defined key competencies that leaders are expected to embody and demonstrate to successfully move the organization towards achieving its strategic objectives and create an organizational culture that supports and empowers employees to excel, grow and reach their full potential. These leadership competencies and associated behaviours are expected to be demonstrated by leaders at all levels of the organization. 

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