COO Mental Health & Addictions

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority • Winnipeg, MB

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Shared Health leads the planning and coordinates the integration of patient-centered clinical and preventive health services across Manitoba. The organization also delivers some province-wide health services and supports centralized administrative and business functions for Manitoba health organizations.

This position provides strategic leadership, clinical oversight, and overall operational management to a service-focused health services team of approximately 1,500 staff with an annual operating budget of over $125 million. The role delivers routine to complex inpatient and outpatient adult and pediatric mental health and addictions services to patients and clients across Manitoba, Nunavut, and north western Ontario. Mental Health & Addictions provides services to children, youth, and adults with mental illness and substance use needs across a range of settings including Selkirk Mental Health Centre, child and youth inpatient services, Crisis Response Services, outpatient clinics such as Rapid Access to Addiction Medicine (RAAM) Clinics, specialty teams including Assertive Community Treatment, adult and youth forensic services, school-based mental health programs, and specialized child and youth teams. Many services are also provided virtually to enable broad reach and timely access.

This position works in a lead and coordinate role to support mental health and addictions programs and priorities across Health Sciences Centre (HSC) and Service Delivery Organizations (SDOs), while partnering closely with provincial government leadership, including Manitoba Health, Seniors and Long Term Care and Manitoba Housing, Addictions and Homelessness, the Chief Provincial Psychiatrist, and provincial clinical specialty leaders, to help design, align, and advance coordinated provincial service delivery models.

As a member of the senior executive team of Shared Health, the Chief Operating Officer contributes to the establishment, implementation, and evaluation of provincial system strategy, operational priorities, and transformation initiatives aligned with Shared Health’s mandate and the priorities assigned by the provincial government. This executive leader maintains effective executive-level relationships across the provincial health system; provides visible leadership in media and public-facing issues; models organizational values and behavioural standards; and ensures the sustainable stewardship of operating and capital resources supporting mental health and addictions services and facilities.

This role works closely with Manitoba Health, Seniors and Long Term Care and Manitoba Housing, Addictions and Homelessness to ensure shared priorities, coordinated government submissions, and timely engagement on system-level and macro-operational issues, including the joint planning and coordination of system change initiatives. This role requires finesse to support the growth, evolution, and transformation of mental health and addictions services in Manitoba by enabling collaboration and leadership across Service Delivery Organizations, hospital-based services, provincial clinical leadership, and funded partner organizations, helping to design and advance a truly provincial, integrated, and coordinated system of care.

Requirements

• 10 -15 years of progressive senior leadership experience delivering a broad spectrum of health and clinical services in a large, publicly funded health services delivery organization.
• 10 years of health experience in senior leadership roles in complex operating environments with significant organizational change.
• 10 years of clinical operations management experience leading a health service providing multidisciplinary services.
• 10 years of experience participating in operational planning, implementing operational directives, and achieving formal quality, patient safety, service integration and partner collaboration goals and objectives.
• Experience in media relations.
• Experience in Finance and Human Resource management of multi-million-dollar organizations.
• Master’s degree in an applicable field (e.g., Nursing, Allied Health, Business or Health Care Administration) combined with a Bachelor Degree in a relevant Health Profession.
• Active member in good standing of an associated regulatory body as appropriate.
• Demonstrated executive leadership capabilities.
• The provincial health system in Manitoba has adopted the LEADS in a Caring Environment framework.
• Must be able to work safely in a typical computerized office environment with frequent meetings at multiple sites throughout the organization, and to lift and carry items of up to approximately 10 kg.
• Interruptions to respond to questions from executives and government representatives are common; dedicated and focused time for planning and concentration can be scheduled.
• Must have a valid Manitoba driver’s license and use of a personal motor vehicle for regular travel within the province.
• A current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment.
• An employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions in Shared Health that combine to equal more than 1.0 FTE.

Nice To Haves

• Specialized training in project management, health management, health policy, process analysis/improvement, organizational change management, and cultural awareness are considered assets.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership, clinical oversight, and overall operational management to a service focused health services team of approximately 1,500 staff with an annual operating budget of over $125 million.
• Deliver routine to complex inpatient and outpatient adult and pediatric mental health and addictions services to patients and clients across Manitoba, Nunavut, and north western Ontario.
• Support mental health and addictions programs and priorities across Health Sciences Centre (HSC) and Service Delivery Organizations (SDOs).
• Partner closely with provincial government leadership, including Manitoba Health, Seniors and Long Term Care and Manitoba Housing, Addictions and Homelessness, the Chief Provincial Psychiatrist, and provincial clinical specialty leaders, to help design, align, and advance coordinated provincial service delivery models.
• Contribute to the establishment, implementation, and evaluation of provincial system strategy, operational priorities, and transformation initiatives aligned with Shared Health’s mandate and the priorities assigned by the provincial government.
• Maintain effective executive level relationships across the provincial health system.
• Provide visible leadership in media and public facing issues.
• Model organizational values and behavioural standards.
• Ensure the sustainable stewardship of operating and capital resources supporting mental health and addictions services and facilities.
• Ensure shared priorities, coordinated government submissions, and timely engagement on system-level and macro-operational issues with Manitoba Health, Seniors and Long Term Care and Manitoba Housing, Addictions and Homelessness.
• Jointly plan and coordinate system change initiatives.
• Support the growth, evolution, and transformation of mental health and addictions services in Manitoba by enabling collaboration and leadership across Service Delivery Organizations, hospital based services, provincial clinical leadership, and funded partner organizations.
• Help design and advance a truly provincial, integrated, and coordinated system of care.

Benefits

• We have a unique ability to work together to make health care better.
• If you want to make a difference and contribute to supporting the health of your family, friends and neighbours, please apply today.
• Shared Health values and supports employment equity and workplace diversity and encourages all qualified individuals to apply.
• We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.
• Manitoba healthcare employers, in partnership with the Indigenous community, are committed to increasing the representation of Indigenous People within all levels of our workforce. Indigenous applicants are encouraged to apply and to voluntarily self-identify as being of Indigenous descent in their cover letter/application.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive