Manager, Provincial Programs, Tumour Groups, Pathology and Medical Imaging

Job Summary:

In accordance with the Mission, Vision and Values, and strategic directions of Provincial Health Services Authority, patient safety is a priority and a responsibility shared by everyone at PHSA. As such, the requirement to continuously improve quality and safety is inherent in all aspects of this position.
Reporting to a Director, Provincial Programs, the Manager, Provincial Programs is responsible for the management and oversight of strategic programs and related projects under their designated portfolio relating to the broad areas of transformation, quality improvement policy evaluation. The Manager is responsible for the identification, planning, development, implementation, coordination and evaluation of key programs and related projects. The Manager works collaboratively with a variety of internal and external partners and stakeholders in support of the development, implementation, and evaluation of policy, transformation, and knowledge exchange programs and related projects. Given the complexity of the system level changes expected through the development, implementation and evaluation of strategic programs and related projects, the Manager applies a solid base of leadership and management knowledge and skills to enable best practice, performance improvement, and system integration to ensure alignment with provincial programs and PHSA vision, mandate, and strategic directions.

Duties/Accountabilities:

• In collaboration with provincial directors and leadership, and with support from the BC Cancer team as applicable, provides leadership and manages the development, implementation, and evaluation of their designated program area in support of strategic initiatives, programs, and projects. Manages a diversity of programs/related projects of varying scope in a complex and changing multidisciplinary environment and with a diversity of partners/stakeholders.
• Maintains responsibility for ensuring that their program area’s projects are completed in adherence to project protocols/ charters/ agreements, timelines, applicable institutional and ethical policies and procedures, and pertinent legislation.
• Manages the identification, collection and analysis of relevant information/evidence relating to their designated program and related projects, and synthesizes findings in order to effectively integrate these into the development, implementation, analysis, dissemination of findings, and policy/practice implications of strategic programs and initiatives.
• Develops, coordinates and/or oversees coordination of proposals, and workplans for their designated program’s projects, ensuring that resources will meet program/project objectives and high quality deliverables; prepares mid-term and final reports.
• Leads and/or coordinates strategic program teams, related working groups, and advisory committees to achieve targeted goals/objectives of strategic programs and related projects, and to build and strengthen relationships with key partners and stakeholders.
• Improves quality and effectiveness of BC Cancer clinical team processes by formulating and implementing team-based recommendations.
• Collaborates to conduct research in support of the Cancer Plan and provincial mandate.

Qualifications:

A level of education, training, and experience equivalent to a Bachelor’s Degree in Health Administration, or a related field, and five (5) years of recent experience in program management, facilitating and managing consultation processes with a wide range of stakeholder groups, planning, or program development in healthcare.
Demonstrated organizational, leadership, planning and communication skills. Demonstrated skills as a coach and change agent. Demonstrated interpersonal skills and relationship building that facilitate team work, intra- and inter-institutional coordination. Demonstrated ability to conduct strategic planning, business plan development and effective implementation of plans. Demonstrated ability to lead and supervise staff.