Manager of Professional Practice- Acute Care Programs, Surgical Services and Arthritis

Union: Non-Union
Site: Toronto General Hospital
Department: Collaborative Academic Practice
Reports to: Senior Director Professional Practice & Policy
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Status: Permanent Full-Time
Closing Date: August 15 2025

Position summary

The Manager of Professional Practice (MPP) a member of the UHN Collaborative Academic Practice (CAP) portfolio under the direction of the Senior Director of Professional Practice (DPP) is accountable for academic clinical practice in alignment to UHNs Purpose Values and Principles and is key in aligning work within and across clinical programs sites and organizational practice priorities. The role focuses on the integration of care patient safety and quality; use of technology to enable care teaching and research. 

This role has 7 Advanced Practice Nurse Educator reports. The successful incumbents initial alignment will be with Surgical Services & Arthritis portfolio. This may evolve as required with department or UHN  evolutions.

Duties

• Develop and motivate a cohesive team and assist in identifying and supporting educational strategies to enhance staff knowledge with respect to professional practice and patient care
• Support the development implementation and maintenance of profession-specific and interprofessional practice standards at the program level and across UHN medical directive and order set/tool development
• Partners with the DPP to develop and implement provisions of care organization-wide healthcare delivery models which advances University Health Networks (UHN)s foundational value of Patient-Centered Care and its mission of providing exemplary safe patient care and fostering excellence in healthcare delivery research and teaching
• Supports a number of inpatient and outpatient teams as well as procedural and peri-operative care areas across the Toronto Western and Toronto General sites of UHN
• Performing cross-functional and other duties consistent with the job classification as assigned or requested

Qualifications :

• Completion of Masters Degree
• Current registration with a Regulatory Health Professions College or equivalent
• Cross appointment with a UHN affiliated College or University preferred
• A minimum of 8 years of practical and related experience particularly in surgical patient care
• A minimum of five years demonstrated  supervisory or leadership experience
• Experience in developing implementing and maintaining professional practice standards and quality control measures in a health care environment required
• Project Management experience preferred
• Consulting influencing and negotiating skills
• Ability to think strategically at the global organizational level as well as at the program site unit and individual levels
• Broad knowledge of overall hospital structure operating policies and decision making processes
• Knowledge of the Regulated Health Professions Act standards of professional practice and codes of ethics health care consent and ethical implications of care delivery as well as evolving scopes of practice
• Knowledge of health record information systems and various software applications
• Broad understanding of the health care system related issues and trends policies and legislation provincially nationally and internationally
• Excellent knowledge of quality improvement principles and practices
• Excellent problem recognition analytical and problem solving skills
• Excellent judgment and decision making skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills
• Ability to collaborate effectively with diverse management and employee groups and individuals
• Ability to adapt to change and to implement and manage change and facilitate its acceptance by others
• Ability to work effectively and efficiently in new environments and culturally sensitive situations
• Ability to meet multiple and competing deadlines
• Interprets communicates and disseminates research findings to support patient care and recommends evidence-based policy and practice changes

Additional Information :

Why join UHN

In addition to working alongside some of the most talented and inspiring healthcare professionals in the world UHN offers a wide range of benefits programs and perks. It is the comprehensiveness of these offerings that makes it a differentiating factor allowing you to find value where it matters most to you now and throughout your career at UHN.

• Competitive offer packages
• Government organization and a member of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP access to Transit and UHN shuttle service
• A flexible work environment and opportunity for remote work 
• Opportunities for development and promotions within a large organization
• Additional perks (multiple corporate discounts including: travel restaurants parking phone plans auto insurance discounts on-site gyms etc.)

Current UHN employees must have successfully completed their probationary period have a good employee record along with satisfactory attendance in accordance with UHNs attendance management program to be eligible for consideration.

All applications must be submitted before the posting close date.

UHN uses email to communicate with selected candidates.  Please ensure you check your email regularly.

Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate. Should it be determined that any information provided by a candidate be misleading inaccurate or incorrect UHN reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of their application.

UHN is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive recruitment process and workplace. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process. Applicants need to make their requirements known.

We thank all applicants for their interest however only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time