Senior Nurse Consultant

Important messages

We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please use the Contact information below to request specialized accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

Assessment accommodation

For the purpose of staffing within the federal public service, the term Aboriginal is used, as per the Employment Equity Act, to define a North American Indigenous person as members of First Nations, Inuit or Métis. North American Indigenous people or members of First Nation include treaty, status or registered Indigenous people, as well as those non-status and non-registered. However, please note that the terms Aboriginal and Indigenous are used interchangeably within this job advertisement. Both terms include First Nations, Inuit and Métis.

When answering the screening questions, remember that the assessment board cannot make assumptions about your experience. It is insufficient to say that you have the required qualifications or to list your current or past duties. Rather, using this tool, candidates must demonstrate how they meet the education and experience criteria listed in the job opportunity advertisement by providing clear and concrete examples.

Clear and concrete examples are defined as illustrations in which you fully explain the actions, considerations and steps you completed in order to gain the experience you are describing. This detailed contextual information will be used by the board members reviewing your submission to assess whether you have sufficient experience in a relevant field to complete the tasks which will be assigned to you should you be considered for this position. This is similar to what would be expected of you when asked to provide a concrete example of a particular situation in the context of an interview.

Resumes will be used as a secondary source of information and strictly to validate the concrete examples you will have described in this tool.

Finally, if the examples you provide speak of experience that was acquired in a team setting, please be specific as to your exact role within this team as it is your experience the board will be looking to assess and not that of your team.

In order to be considered for appointment to a position, candidates must meet ALL essential merit criteria. Meeting asset criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in determining the person to be appointed to an available position; HOWEVER, a candidate may be appointed to a position even if some or all of the asset qualifications are not met.

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The First Nations and Inuit Health Branch is offering a free webinar on the following date to any candidates who are interested:
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Friday, October 28, 2022 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EST
Please copy and paste the below link into your internet browser to join the event:
https://zoom.us/j/97231461909

The webinar will be presented in English; however, the deck will be available in French, and attendees may ask questions in either official language.

Intent of the process

A pool of partially or fully qualified candidates may be established to staff similar or identical positions at Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) with various linguistic profiles and/or requirements as well as tenures and/or the security clearance (reliability or secret), which may vary according to the position being staffed.

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:

EDU1: Graduation with a master’s degree from a recognized post- secondary institution with an 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 of Canada.

Experience:

EX1: Experience providing direct primary care, home and community care, or public health services.

EX2: Significant experience* developing and presenting written and oral briefings to senior management**.

EX3: Experience leading multi-disciplinary project teams, working groups or committees.

EX4: Significant experience* leading the development, implementation or evaluation of health programs or services.

* Significant experience refers to the depth and breadth of the experience associated with having performed a broad range of related activities which are normally acquired over a period of two (2) years.

**Management is defined as your immediate supervisor or above.

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

Asset Experience:

AEX1: Experience providing direct health services to Indigenous populations.

AEX2: Experience providing direct health services in Northern or remote communities.

AEX3: Experience working in a home-care, continuing care or long-term care setting.

AEX4: Experience applying population-based health approaches.

AEX5: Experience working in communicable disease control.

AEX6: Experience in interpreting and applying health care research data to inform policy or practice decisions.

AEX7: Experience leading the development of budgets or costing frameworks.

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

Various language requirements

Information on language requirements

Knowledge:

K1: Knowledge of policy issues related to the delivery of Health Care Services
K2: Knowledge of project management principles and practices

Competencies:

CO1: Mobilize People
CO2: Uphold Integrity and Respect
CO3: Collaborate with Partners and Stakeholders
CO4: Achieve Results
CO5: Interpersonal Relations
CO6: Indigenous Cultural Competency

Abilities:

AB1: Ability to communicate effectively in writing
AB2: Ability to communicate effectively orally
AB3: Ability to analyze complex issues and make recommendations to management regarding the development and implementation of health care programs or services for Indigenous populations

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

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS:

Indigenous Services Canada is committed to having a skilled and diversified workforce representative of the population its serve. In support of our strategy to achieve our employment equity goals, preference may be given to candidates who, at the time of application, indicate that they are belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups (self-declaration): Aboriginal peoples, Women, Visible Minorities and Persons with Disabilities.

First consideration may be given to candidates self-identifying as Aboriginal peoples.

Operational Requirements:

• Willingness and ability to work overtime on short notice.
• Willingness and ability to travel on occasion.

Conditions of employment

• Security: Various (Reliability, Secret)
• A valid license/registration to practice nursing in the province or territory of employment.

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

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent.

Please note that asset qualifications, top-down and/or random selection may be used at any stage of the assessment process to identify which applications will be given further consideration.

All information obtained throughout the selection process, from the time of application to close of process, will be used to evaluate the candidates.

Reference checks will be sought.

An interview will be administered.

A written exam will be administered.

Candidates are entitled to participate in the selection process in the official language of their choice.

Successful candidates will have to obtain the required security clearance level prior to being appointed to the position. Personal Information will be required when completing security clearance level documentation.

Successful candidate(s) must meet and maintain the conditions of employment throughout their employment.

Successful candidates are required to meet the language requirements of the position. Second Language Evaluation (SLE) testing will be administered to successful candidates prior to being appointed to a position unless the candidate can provide current valid SLE results.

All communication relating to this process, including email correspondence, may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

Candidates will be required to provide proof of education as part of this selection process. Candidates with foreign educational credentials are required to provide proof of Canadian equivalency. You may consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials at www.cicic.ca for further information.

Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

Communication for this process will be sent via email. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required. Candidates who apply to this selection process should include an email address that accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email).

Time sensitive correspondence may be transmitted via e-mail and it will be the candidate's responsibility to ensure they check their e-mail regularly. Failure to respond to communications may result in elimination from this process.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans first and then to Canadian citizens and permanent residents, 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.