Advanced Practice Clinical Leader - Access to Care-camh

The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is seeking a full-time, permanent Advanced Practice Clinical Leader in the Access to Care Program. Reporting to the Clinical Director of Access to Care, as an Advanced Practice Clinical Leader you will support point-of-care staff in the implementation and evaluation of best practices in the assessment, individual and group treatment for patients with acute psychiatric illnesses and concurrent substance use disorders.

Aligned with CAMH and Professional Practice strategic initiatives, the successful candidate will work collaboratively with the Access to Care leadership team to support outpatient point-of-care teams and models of care. You will role model clinical practice in complex care situations; engage in direct care activities for complex and high risk clients; lead development of programming; promote the implementation and audit of documentation standards; provide team-based clinical supervision and advance clinical care for specialized populations (e.g., acute care; concurrent disorders).You will advance clinical practice and provide systems leadership through the implementation and evaluation of best practices in the assessment, care planning and discharge planning of client populations with severe mental health challenges, concurrent disorders and trauma histories. Support of family engagement initiatives, quality improvement initiatives, and patient and staff safety strategies is required. Preceptorship of graduate students; engagement in evaluation and research; and participation in interprofessional academic opportunities are all expectations of this role. Together with clinical program operational leaders, you will participate in program planning and evaluation; develop and maintain integrated care pathways to enhance patient population outcomes; participate on internal and external committees; and serve as a clinical resource and subject matter expert in program-level and organizational-level strategic planning activities. You will support a workplace that embraces diversity, encourages teamwork and complies with all applicable standards and requirements. This position provides support to clinical teams at the Queen Street Site.

The successful candidate will possess a Master's Degree in a regulated health discipline, and must be a registered member in good standing with their regulatory College. Only applicants with 5 or more years of inpatient experience in mental health and addiction treatment will be considered. Applicants must demonstrate an understanding of the complex psychiatric and physical health needs of this clinical population. Additional qualifications such as CNA certification in psychiatric/mental health, or other relevant certification is an asset. Expertise in psychotherapy is required and ability to provide Clinical Supervision for controlled act psychotherapy is preferred Eligibility for cross-appointment at the University of Toronto is also required. The successful candidate will have demonstrated the ability to provide professional practice leadership; the ability to challenge and motivate others; a commitment to enhancing academic and research endeavours; experience in leading change and the ability to provide advanced clinical care in a culturally diverse environment. You will have extensive knowledge of best practices for the care and treatment of high risk or acute mental health clients, and have the ability to integrate this knowledge into client-focused clinical care settings within an interprofessional clinical environment. Previous advanced practice/administrative/academic scholarship is an asset. The candidate will also have excellent interpersonal, communication, negotiation, teaching and computer skills. Bilingualism (French/English) or proficiency in a second language is considered an asset.

Vaccines (COVID-19 and others) are a requirement of the job unless you have an exemption on a medical ground pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code.

Please Note: This full-time, permanent position is NOT part of any bargaining unit.

Salary Range: Competitive salary and benefits package.