National Nursing Officer

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Assessment accommodation

Please note when submitting an application to this selection process, you will be prompted to answer screening questions concerning the essential education and experience qualifications and, if applicable, other (nonessential) qualifications.

Position location to be determined based on the location of the successful candidate.

Candidates may not be solicited for incomplete or possible missing information.

INSTRUCTIONS
When recording your examples, be sure you:
• Provide concrete, specific examples of actions that speak directly to the experience sought.
• Provide all examples in sentence format.
• Each example must include when the example took place, background of each situation, what you did, how you did it, what your role was in the situation, and what was the outcome.

The ability to communicate effectively in writing will be evaluated in the application you submit.

ONLY ONLINE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED!!

Duties

Reporting to the Director General of Health Professionals and as a member of the Health Professionals management team, the National Nursing Officer (NNO) manages a team of nurses spread across the country who are responsible for providing services to clients of Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC). The successful candidate will be responsible for all aspects of nursing services at VAC including people management, financial management, strategic oversight and relationship building with colleagues both within and external to the Department. As health care practices continue to evolve, brought on in part by the COVID-19 pandemic, the successful candidate will be responsible for the continual adaptation of services to meet the needs of our clients.

Work environment

VAC strives to provide exemplary, client-centred services and benefits that respond to the needs of Veterans, our other clients and their families, in recognition of their services to Canada; and to keep the memory of their achievements and sacrifices alive for all Canadians.

Through a focus on care, compassion and respect for both our clients and employees, VAC offers high quality service while balancing the work and personal needs of our employees to create a workplace of choice for all employees.

Other notes
- Veterans Affairs Canada is supportive of a wide variety of flexible work arrangements.
- The opportunity for virtual work arrangements may be available and will be considered on a case by case basis dependent on operational feasibility at the time of hiring.

Intent of the process

The intent of the process is to create a pool of qualified candidates which could be used to staff similar or identical positions with various tenures, workplace arrangements, language requirements and/or security clearance levels in various Federal Government Departments or Agencies, in various locations.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

Education:
ED1 - Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in nursing, nursing service administration, nursing education or some other specialty relevant to the position

Degree equivalency

Occupational Certification:
OC1 - Eligibility for registration as a registered nurse in a province or territory

Experience:
EX1 - Significant* experience in managing a team
EX2 - Experience managing financial resources
EX3 - Experience in providing strategic advice and guidance to Senior Management in regards to complex issues**
EX4 - Experience in building partnerships and developing relationships with key internal and external stakeholders

*Significant is defined as the depth and breadth of experience normally acquired by performing a broad range of various, complex activities associated with performing the full duties for a period of approximately 3 years
**Complex issues are issues with at least two (2) of the following characteristics: multidimensional, sensitive, confidential, affecting many stakeholders, precedent setting, having a major impact on the department or having potential for significant media coverage

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

Bilingual - Imperative (CBC/CBC)

Information on language requirements

Key Leadership Competencies:
C1 - Creating vision and strategy
C2 - Mobilizing people
C3 - Upholding integrity and respect
C4 - Collaborating with partners and stakeholders
C5 - Promoting innovation and guiding change
C6 - Achieving results
C7 - Oral Communication
C8 - Written Communication

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

Education:
AED1 - Master’s Degree in Nursing, Public Health, Public Health Administration or other discipline relevant to the position

Degree equivalency

Experience:
AEX1 - Experience as a member of the Canadian Armed Forces
AEX2 - Experience in leading a change management or transformation initiative
AEX3 - Experience in working in a health care environment which provides services to Veterans or still serving CAF or RCMP members
AEX4 - Experience working in Health Care environment providing services to patients with Mental Health conditions
AEX5 - Experience as a Departmental representative on interdepartmental committees

Operational Requirements:
- Willingness and ability to travel as required
- Willing and able to work in a virtual environment
- Willingness to carry a mobile device and respond after-hours on occasion
- Willingness to work overtime as required

Conditions of employment

Reliability or Secret Status

Other information

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the designated groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

It is your responsibility to ensure that your email and contact information are maintained with the hiring board. All communication for this process will be sent by email and it is your responsibility to verify your messages regularly.

Education and Experience factors in the asset qualifications may be used for screening. Applicants should clearly demonstrate on their application if they meet any of the education and experience asset qualifications. Failure to do so may result in the rejection of your application.

One or more asset qualifications may be used during the screening to manage the volume of applications.

Candidates will be asked to provide proof of their education credentials, and proof of citizenship at a later date.

An interview and/or written exam may be administered.

Reference checks will be sought. The Assessment Committee reserves the right to contact references other than those provided by the candidates (within the Public Service only) in order to adequately assess the candidates.

For more information on applying for positions with the Federal Government of Canada,
please see the following video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GW7P3g9hhI.

Veterans Affairs Canada offers a variety of flexible work arrangements.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order, with the exception of a job located in Nunavut, where Nunavut Inuit will be appointed first.

Information on the preference to veterans

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