Regional Clinical Co-Lead, Palliative Care [Non-Physician Clinician]

Role title: Regional Clinical Co-Lead, Palliative Care [Non-Physician Clinician]

Reports to: Vice President, Clinical Programs, Ontario Health (North East) Region

Location: North East Region with occasional travel in the region and to the provincial program offices in Toronto, assuming a hybrid work environment.

Anticipated time commitment: 1 day per week, equivalent to 0.2 FTE

Term: 8 Months, 1 Year

Number of opportunities: 1

Posting date: April 1, 2026

Closing date: May 4, 2026

Position summary

Ontario Health is seeking expressions of interest from non-physician clinicians for the position of Regional Clinical Co-Lead, Palliative Care This is a unique opportunity to provide strategic leadership to the evolution of the Ontario Palliative Care system. This opportunity is open to all qualified candidates.

Questions about the role may be submitted by email no later than April 22, 2026

A consolidated list of all questions and answers will be available to any party, by request, by April 27, 2026

Interested parties should forward their expression of interest and curriculum vitae, electronically, with the subject line as “Application for Regional Clinical Co-Lead, Palliative Care - [Your Name]” no later than 5:00 P.M. on May 4, 2026.

To send a question, receive a copy of the consolidated list of questions and answers, or to submit your expression of interest, please contact Sourcing@ontariohealth.ca.

Accountabilities

The key responsibilities of this role are:

• Provide clinical leadership and advice to support high quality, standardized, regional palliative care program development and implementation
• Build consensus among various clinical experts to drive program evolution and adoption related to provincial and regional priorities aligned to the provincial Quality Standard, Models of Care: Palliative Care | Ontario Health and other guidelines
• Work with regional leadership and relevant partners to identify and achieve region-specific goals and objectives
• Work with regional partners to drive implementation, monitoring and improvement of regional activities in support of system-level provincial plans and initiatives
• Ensure coordination and integration of care in the region by working with local partners and service delivery organizations, including Ontario Health Teams (OHTs)
• Support targeted regional activities to address issues of capacity, access and flow
• Work with regional partners to increase equitable access to community palliative care services and outcomes for vulnerable and marginalized populations and other equity-deserving groups
• Work closely with the regional palliative care providers to identify and address palliative care educational needs based on the Competency Framework | Ontario Health
• Work with regional administrative leadership to ensure there is a strong foundation in place, including the Sub-Regional Palliative Care Network or similar body, to support program development, implementation and performance management at the regional level
• Represent the corresponding OH Region at key regional and provincial clinical leadership tables, and lead regional interdisciplinary collaboration to support primary level palliative care capacity building
• Participate actively, along with other clinical and administrative leaders, in palliative care to define, guide, monitor and lead the development and delivery of coordinated standardized, high quality palliative care services
• Work closely with partners in the region to ensure that data, reporting, and digital infrastructure support service providers with monitoring and improvement efforts

Qualifications

• Practicing non-physician clinician in good standing with the College of profession
• A minimum of five years of clinical experience in palliative care
• Experience in a leadership role focused on quality and system improvement
• In-depth understanding of Ontario's health care system, with particular focus on the challenges and issues facing palliative care in Ontario
• Expert knowledge of current best practices, healthcare literature, evidence-based guidelines and the provincial Quality Standard, as it pertains to palliative care, including integration of palliative care in the community, long term care homes, and Ontario Health Teams through implementation of the provincial Models of Care: Palliative Care | Ontario Health
• Knowledge of health system performance measurement and management approaches, and how this can be used as a tool to promote change
• Aptitude for system thinking and ability to analyse information for sound decision making
• Excellent communication skills with mature leadership experience in establishing strong relationships and building consensus with partners
• Demonstrated commitment to equitable and person centred care, as well as public accountability
• Demonstrated experience in implementation of large-scale change in the health sector
• Demonstrated ability to work with diverse stakeholders to reach consensus

How to apply

Interested parties should forward their expression of interest and curriculum vitae, electronically, with the subject line as “Application for Regional Clinical Co-Lead, Palliative Care - [Your Name]” no later than 5:00 P.M. on May 4, 2026 to Sourcing@ontariohealth.ca.

We will evaluate all applications against the skills and experience requirements for the position. Those candidates selected for interview will be contacted directly by a representative from the Business Unit. Ontario Health may consider applications from incumbents currently in the position. If you have not been contacted within 3 weeks after the close of the posting, you can assume you are not under consideration for this position.

More About Ontario Health

Ontario Health is an agency created by the Government of Ontario with a mandate to connect and coordinate Ontario’s health care system in ways that have not been done before, to help ensure that Ontarians receive the best possible care.

Ontario Health oversees health care delivery across the province, which includes ensuring front-line providers and other health professionals have the tools and information they need to deliver the best possible care within their communities. This also means simplifying the current system and connecting and coordinating its many complex parts in new and innovative ways. This involves keeping a close eye on how the health system is performing and providing evidence-based standards and improvements to address any gaps.

Ontario Health helps to support significant and important transformation in Ontario’s health system, working to ease the transition between points of care for Ontarians and helping to ensure they have access to the care they need. Ontario Health is adapting world-renowned practices from areas such as cancer care and renal care to other parts of the system, including mental health and addictions.

Through integration, coordination, connection, and clinical excellence, Ontario Health is working to reduce strain on the system which will enable investment of more resources on the care Ontarians need, and, most importantly, improve health outcomes and overall wellness for all.

As an operational service agency of the Government of Ontario, Ontario Health is accountable for conducting a fair and transparent process, providing equal treatment to all qualified parties, in selecting a candidate for the above mentioned role.

Our website is at:
http://www.ontariohealth.ca