Transplant Support Physician, Trillium Gift of Life Network

Position summary

Ontario Health is seeking expressions of interest for the position of Transplant Support Physician, Trillium Gift of Life Network (TGLN). This is a unique opportunity to promote a culture of transplantation in Ontario and provide strategic leadership and expertise to the evolution of the provincial transplant system. This opportunity is open to all qualified candidates.

Questions about the role may be submitted by email no later than May 20, 2025.

A consolidated list of all questions and answers will be available to any party, by request, by May 23, 2025.

Interested parties should forward their expression of interest and curriculum vitae, electronically, with the subject line as “Application for TSP - [Your Name]” no later than 5:00 P.M. on May 28, 2025.

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 goals of the Transplant Support Physician role include providing medical direction, leadership, consultation and support to TGLN staff and hospital bedside teams in transplantation practices. The Transplant Support Physician will also serve as a clinical resource to improve all aspects of transplantation in order to maximize the opportunity for potential transplantation.

The primary responsibilities of this role include the following:

• Be a member of the 24/7 on-call physician team to provide telephone support and advice to TGLN
• Work with the TGLN’s Provincial Resource Centre, Organ and Tissue Donation Coordinator(s), or Manager On Call in selected cases based on identified criteria
• Using Health Canada regulations provide expert knowledge around donor medical suitability screening and provide guidance in the assessment of risk for organs for transplant
• Using provincial algorithms provide guidance in situations where questions arise surrounding organ allocation and support consistent, safe, fair and equitable opportunity for transplant across the Province
• Provide direction in the donation and transplantation process when conflict occurs between parties
• Make recommendations on whether delays in recovery should be supported to enhance organ transplantation
• Provide feedback on recommendation brought forward to support donors and to increase organs available for transplant
• Assist in drafting recommendation and policies that support the mandate of TGLN
• Assist in maximizing organ yield and utilization
• Participate in quarterly practice rounds to identify educational and improvement opportunities
• Provide a report to the Transplant Lead, TGLN on any cases that require a review

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of clinical experience in organ allocation and solid organ transplantation
• Actively practicing physician and in good standing with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) and other relevant college
• Understanding of Ontario's health care system, health care delivery program operations, community-based health care delivery models and related regulations
• Ability to apply your knowledge when providing strategic advice and ensure that project planning and management standards meet the business needs of stakeholders
• Issues management and strategic orientation skills to link current actions to strategies or long-term perspective
• Ability to champion excellence using consultation, communication and relationship management skills and elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources
• Well-developed influencing, negotiating, consensus and counseling skills
• Highly developed time management skills and ability to prioritize
• Strong written and oral skills

How to apply

Interested parties should forward their expression of interest and curriculum vitae, electronically, with the subject line as “Application for TSP - [Your Name]” no later than 5:00 P.M. on May 28, 2025 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.