OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH MEDICAL OFFICER

Important messages

***VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: It is the responsibility of the candidate to clearly outline that they meet each of the screening criteria (i.e. Education and Experience Qualifications, both Essential and Assets) by RESPONDING TO THE SCREENING QUESTIONS IN THE ONLINE APPLICATION. Please note that is not sufficient to only state that the requirement is met or to provide a listing of current responsibilities; rather, the candidate must provide concrete examples that illustrate how they meet the requirement. Lack of EXAMPLES and DETAILS may result in your application being rejected as the Assessment Board will have insufficient information to determine whether or not you meet the qualifications.
PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR RESPONSES TO THE PRE-SCREENING QUESTIONS WILL EVALUATE YOUR ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY IN WRITING.

Intent of the process

The current need is to fill two (2) positions on indeterminate basis. A pool of partially or fully qualified candidates may be established to staff similar or identical positions at Health Canada with various linguistic profiles (English Essential, Bilingual imperative BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC). The requirements as well as tenures (Specified period, indeterminate) may vary according to the position being staffed. Anyone interested in this type of work is encouraged to apply.

Positions to be filled: 2

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position. Other qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. Some essential and other qualifications will be assessed through your application. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

EDUCATION:
-Graduation with a Medical Doctorate from a recognized school of medicine.
Degree equivalency/Occupational Certification:
-A valid and unrestricted license to practice medicine in a province or territory of Canada, in the province or territory in which the candidate is licensed to practice*.
*Candidates must meet and maintain the above conditions of employment throughout their employment.

Degree equivalency

E1: Recent* and significant** experience in the practice of clinical medicine, including performing health evaluations and providing advice and recommendations

* Recent is defined as experience acquired within the last five (5) years.

** Significant experience means experience obtained by the candidate representative of the depth and breadth of experience that would normally have been gained performing the duties for a period of approximately three (3) years.

E2: Experience working in a team setting with other health and non-medical professionals

E3: Experience providing advice to staff and senior management ***

***Senior management is defined as the following: Director and/or Senior Medical Advisor

If you possess any of the following, your application must also clearly explain how you meet it (other qualifications)

Certification in by the Canadian Board of Occupational Medicine or a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP) in Occupational Medicine or Community or a recognized equivalency

Experience and/or training in one or more of the following specialties:
- occupational or industrial medicine
- rehabilitation medicine
- psychiatry
- disability assessment
- compensation or insurance medicine
- Experience and/or training in dive medicine

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

Various language requirements
Ottawa (ON) – Bilingual Imperative (CCC/CCC, CBC/CBC, BBB/BBB) or English essential
Montreal (QC) – Bilingual Imperative (BBB/BBB)

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:
K1: Knowledge of occupational health issues, challenges and interventions
K2: Knowledge of communicable disease prevention principle and practices
K3: Knowledge of potential hazards and risks to health in work in environments including toxicology as it relates to work site exposures

A1: Ability to collect and analyse various information and provide solutions
A2: Ability to work under pressure with tight and changing deadlines.
A3: Ability to communicate effectively orally;
A4: Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Effective interpersonal skills
Teamwork
Judgement
Values and Ethics
Respectful of Diversity

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

Organizational Needs:
In support of achieving a diversified workforce, consideration may be given to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal peoples, Persons with a Disability, Visible Minorities, and Women.

Operational Requirements:
Willingness and ability to work overtime during periods of heavy workload.
Willingness and ability to travel, including overnight travel, as per the demands of operational requirements.

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance

Possession of a valid driver’s license
Willingness to wear personal protective equipment (PPE).

Other information

1.A written examination may be administered.
2.Reference checks may be sought.
3.An interview may be administered.
4.Please identify clearly your substantive group and level and your employment status on your resume and/or application form.
5.Please ensure that your Personal Record Identifier (PRI) is included in your application.
6.Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.
7.Candidates whose substantive position is the same group and level or equivalent to the position being staffed may be considered first for a deployment. If no deployment is made, applicants from other groups and levels will be considered in the advertised selection process.
8.Please note that when this appointment process is finalized, all information will be posted on jobs.gc.ca. It is your responsibility to check for notifications on the jobs.gc.ca site to avail yourself of the right to informal discussion with the manager and/or recourse to be submitted to the Public Service Staffing Tribunal. We encourage candidates to register for Career Watch.
9.CANDIDATES WILL NOT BE SOLICITED FOR INCOMPLETE OR POSSIBLY MISSING INFORMATION.
10.For this process, emails are the most efficient way to communicate with you.
CANDIDATES WHO APPLY TO THIS SELECTION PROCESS MUST INCLUDE AN EMAIL ADDRESS THAT ACCEPTS EMAIL FROM UNKNOWN USERS (SOME EMAIL SYSTEMS BLOCK THESE TYPES OF EMAIL). If you do not wish to receive results by email and if you change your email address during the process, it is your responsibility to inform us.
11.Candidates that fail to confirm their attendance at our written exam or interview; we will consider this as you withdrawing from the process.
12. If a candidate is no longer interested in this position and has chosen to voluntarily withdraw, they must notify as soon as possible.
13.Candidates are advised that their exam or interview will only be rescheduled under these exceptional circumstances:
o Medical reason with certificate
o Pre-arranged travel with proof
o Pre-scheduled training with proof
o Pre-arranged exam/interview for another Government of Canada staffing process with proof
o Death in the family
14.Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position.
15.Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed. Meeting one or many of the asset qualifications may be a deciding factor in appointing a particular candidate amongst the qualified candidates. Please note that one, some or all of the asset qualifications could be used at the screening phase.
16.If you required technical support to apply for this position, please contact jobs.gc.ca at: http://emplois-jobs.gc.ca/centres/contact-contactez/index-eng.php
17.Please note that candidates are responsible for submitting their application by the closing date in order to be considered. No applications will be accepted once the deadline has passed.
18.Foreign educational credentials must be assessed by a recognized credential assessment service. If you have been educated outside of Canada, it is your responsibility to have your certificates and/or diplomas assessed against Canadian educational standards. For more information, please see the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials (CICIC) at http://www.cicic.ca/927/identifytheorganization-responsible-for-recognition.canada

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

We thank all those who apply.

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.