Chief, Health Services

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Assessment accommodation

Duties

This position is responsible for the supervision, coordination and delivery of healthcare and clinical services to offenders in an institutional setting within the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC). They also contribute to the development and implementation of strategic plans and operational policies and procedures. They supervise a team of nursing staff, service providers and support staff, providing input into human resource requirements within budgetary allocations, including overseeing contracts for professional services.

Work environment

Correctional Service Canada (CSC) is the federal government agency responsible for administering court imposed sentences of a term of two years or more. CSC manages various security level institutions and supervises offenders under conditional release in the community.

CSC’s mandate is to contribute to public safety by actively encouraging and assisting offenders to become law-abiding citizens, while exercising reasonable, safe, secure and humane control.

Intent of the process

The intent of this advertisement is to fill NU-HOS-05 vacancies in Kingston, Campbellford and Kitchener, Ontario. The process may also be used to staff similarly classified positions in Health Services, Correctional Service of Canada, Ontario region.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A response to a text question addressing the following:

• To help us review your application quickly, please answer brief questions, included in the job advertisement, on experience and location preferences.

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

✏ Occupational Certification
Current registration as a Registered Nurse or Registered Psychiatric Nurse in a province or territory of Canada*, with no conditions or restrictions.

* In order to be appointed, candidates must be registered in the province or territory where the position is being staffed.

✏ Experience
Recent and significant* experience in one or more of the following areas: psychiatric, medical-surgical, emergency or other related fields.

* Recent and significant experience is normally gained over 3 consecutive years within the last 5 years.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge of nursing management strategies in the delivery of health services.
Knowledge of professional Standards of Practice from the college of Nurses for the respective Province of Work.
Knowledge of the issues and trends affecting the management and delivery of health programs.
Knowledge of relevant legislation and Correctional Service Canada policies (e.g. Commissioner’s Directives).

Create vision and strategy
Mobilize people
Uphold integrity and respect
Collaborate with partners and stakeholders
Promote innovation and guide change
Achieve results

Ability to plan, organize and direct the provision of health services
Ability to communicate effectively in writing
Ability to communicate effectively orally
Ability to work in an interdisciplinary environment

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

◼ ASSET QUALIFICATIONS ◼

Education
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

Experience
Experience managing human resources
Experience managing financial resources
Experience in dealing with Indigenous communities
Experience working in an interdisciplinary environment
Experience working in a correctional environment

Organizational needs
• Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women.
• Selection may be limited to a member of an equity-seeking group to increase representation to support diversity and inclusion and/or to meet business objectives.

Applicants must complete the Employment Equity portion of the CREATE/MAINTAIN PROFILE identifying themselves as a person of an EE group in their application through Government of Canada jobs in order to be considered to meet the Organizational Need in this process. EE groups are defined as persons identifying as Visible Minority, Aboriginal, Woman, Person with a disability.

Operational requirements
Willingness to work outside normal or business hours with little or no notice
Willingness to travel as required

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

• Medical Clearance through Health Canada or alternatives designated by Health Canada
• Valid CPR/AED level Basic Life Support (BLS) certification. Valid CPR/AED for Health Care Providers (HCP) is also acceptable. Certification must be obtained in person.

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

Candidates must clearly demonstrate in their responses that they meet the qualifications. It is not sufficient to only state that the qualifications are met or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities. Rather you must clearly demonstrate how, when, and where the qualification was met through substantiation by examples. Information on your described skills, experience, etc. provided in the screening questions should be supported by your resume. Failure to provide sufficient information will result in the candidate being screened out and rejected from the process.

The assessment of candidates in this selection process will include a written assignment, an interview and reference checks.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language(s) of their choice (English or French).

You must be able to provide proof of your education credentials. If you completed your education outside of Canada, you are required to provide proof that your foreign credentials are comparable to Canadian Standards. Information on foreign education validation when applying for positions with the Federal Government is available through the following link : https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/jobs/services/gc-jobs/degree-equivalency.html.

For this selection process, we will communicate with you by email. You must provide a valid email address to which you wish to receive communication regarding this selection process. It is your responsibility to inform of any change of address, telephone number and / or email address. You must ensure to check/view your email accounts including spam, promotion or other folders regularly as there may be a deadline for responses. Candidates who respond past the deadline risk being removed from the selection process.

Only successful candidates in the selection process will be asked to provide information on how they meet the asset experience and education criteria identified on the job advertisement. Some of these criteria may be included in identifying a candidate for the position to be staffed.

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.