Leader, Career Pathways & Advanced Training

Fraser Health•Surrey, BC

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Fraser Health is responsible for the delivery of hospital and community-based health services to over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley. We are committed to providing high-quality, patient-centered care and advancing innovation, education, and professional practice across our health system. Position Summary We are seeking a dynamic and strategic Leader, Career Pathways & Advanced Training to drive the development and delivery of innovative workforce development programs across Fraser Health. In this leadership role, you will be responsible for the strategic planning, design, implementation, promotion, evaluation, and continuous improvement of programs that support career pathways and advanced training initiatives. You will play a key role in building sustainable infrastructure, processes, and resources that enhance workforce capability and align with organizational priorities.

Requirements

Master’s Degree in a health care profession, education, or a related field.
Minimum 7 years of recent, related experience in a complex health care environment, including: Progressive professional practice and/or education experience, Project management, Leadership experience
Current practicing registration or certification with the relevant regulatory college and/or professional association in British Columbia.
Master's Degree in a health care profession, education, or a health care related field plus minimum seven (7) years of recent related experience in a complex health care environment including progressive professional practice, education, project management and leadership experience.
Current practicing registration or certification with the relevant regulatory college and/or professional association in British Columbia.
Strategic thinking and systems leadership
Strong project and program management capabilities
Expertise in professional practice, education, and workforce development
Ability to lead change and drive innovation
Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
Data-driven decision-making and evaluation expertise
Strong skills in strategic planning, implementation and evaluation of professional development programs across a large complex health care organization.
Comprehensive knowledge of adult learning principles and educational design.
Ability to lead and participate effectively on collaborative change initiatives.
Solid understanding of health professional orientation, transition/change, and practice support.
Familiarity with current trends and issues relating to professional practice.
Demonstrated customer service orientation.
Advanced writing skills and ability to articulate policy and guidelines.
Advanced consultation, facilitation, and decision-making skills.
Proven flexibility with a high level of initiative and self direction.
Proficiency in the use of current technology and related software.

Responsibilities

Lead the strategic planning, design, implementation, promotion, and evaluation of career pathways and advanced training programs across Fraser Health.
Develop and maintain the processes, infrastructure, and resources required to support program success.
Provide leadership in establishing and reviewing standards, policies, protocols, and processes for program design and delivery.
Chair and lead committees and working groups, fostering collaboration across clinical and organizational partners.
Conduct continuous quality improvement reviews, ensuring effective implementation of enhancements.
Evaluate and monitor program outcomes, using data and evidence to drive decision-making.
Ensure all programs reflect leading practices, evidence-based approaches, and align with provincial and federal regulatory standards.
Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to advance innovation in workforce development and professional practice.
Leads the strategic planning/design, implementation, promotion, evaluation and maintenance of the processes, infrastructure, and resources related to the assigned programs across Fraser Health.
Provides leadership by reviewing, developing, and establishing standards, policies, protocols and processes for the design and delivery of programs. Leads applicable committees and conducts continuous quality improvement reviews of programs ensuring effective implementation of quality improvements.
Evaluates and monitors the success and outcomes of programs and works to ensure that programs/initiatives reflect leading practice in the industry, evidence-based practice, and provincial and federal professional regulation.
Collaborates and liaises with internal stakeholders such as Talent Acquisition & Onboarding, People Information and Systems, People Strategies, Human Resources Consulting, clinical programs, site/work locations, networks, and external organizations such as Ministry of Health, Ministry of Advanced Education and Training, academic institutions, regulatory bodies, unions, other health authorities.
Leads the implementation of change initiatives including new programs, and new or reviewed policies, protocols and processes. Develops and evaluates programs' objectives and performance metrics, outcomes, and corrective actions.
Collaborates with new graduates and transitioning health care providers, as well as their point of care leaders, to provide practice leadership that supports transition, retention, healthy practice environment, and safe quality care. Ensures and facilitates effective communication processes among stakeholders and program participants/target audience.
Supports and provides consultation to operational and practice leaders through the development of career pathway and advanced training support resources.
Manages assigned employees including hiring, orientation, coordinating team activities, performance evaluation, coaching, training, discipline and dismissal.
Prepares and manages assigned budget to reflect the ongoing needs of the portfolio and within departmental guidelines and Fraser Health standards.
Oversees the functionality of the related website and ensures that contents are complete and current, easily accessed, and meet the developed criteria.
Creates a prioritization system for new requests of transition support in new practice settings, based on criteria such as safety and risk.
Monitors practice and education trends, identifies opportunities for improvements that support the consistent transition of healthcare providers to practice. Evaluates policies, guidelines, and tools/resources that could be considered for use at Fraser Health.
Represents department on regional, provincial and external agencies, committees and projects and fosters effective linkages with other organizations.