Vice President, Clinical

Union: Non-Union
Number of vacancies: One
New or Replacement Position: Replacement
Site: Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
Department: Complex Continuing Care
Reports to: President & CEO and Executive Vice President
Status: Permanent Full Time
Closing Date: March 29 2026

Position Summary

Reporting in a matrix to one of UHNs Executive Vice Presidents and the President & CEO the Vice President Clinical (the Vice President) is an executive of UHN and a member of UHNs Executive Leadership Forum (ELF). As a member of ELF the incumbent contributes to and collaborates on decision-making that affects UHN as a whole: priorities resources and strategic decisions.

As a Vice President Clinical the incumbent will lead a specific clinical program or programs (the portfolio) in coordination with program Medical Directors and Research leads as applicable. The specific portfolio that the incumbent will be immediately responsible for is focused on leading UHNs Toronto Rehabilitation Institute and UHNs Complex Continuing Care operations although changes in portfolio may be made in the future.

Duties

• Strategic Leadership: As a member of the Executive Leadership Forum of UHN the Vice President Clinical is responsible to contribute to decisions regarding enterprise-wide matters including resource allocation priorities and strategy execution. These contributions are made in collaboration with other executives of UHN.
• Clinical Leadership: As the executive leader of a clinical portfolio or program the Vice President forms half of a leadership dyad with the program Medical Director. This dyad is accountable for outcomes in the following domains.
• Clinical Quality and Patient Outcomes: Together with the program Medical Director the Vice President monitors quality management programs facilitates processes for early risk identification develops risk mitigation strategies and is ultimately responsible for ensuring clinical quality and patient outcomes are optimized and meet or exceed established targets.
• Financial Planning and Management: As part of the leadership dyad the Vice President leads the development of an annual operating plan and budget for the program while managing resources to optimize clinical quality and patient experience while avoiding deficit spending.
• People Leadership: The Vice President holds the highest operations and line position in the portfolio. As such the Vice President is ultimately responsible for outcomes in the portfolio in the following domains subject to UHN policies programs and strategic priorities.
  • Promoting and strengthening UHN Culture
  • Establishing standards of excellence
  • Recognizing and rewarding high performance
  • Ensuring a positive staff experience and high levels of engagement
  • Ensuring staff safety
  • Ensuring a culture of identifying and developing talent
  • Supporting positive Labour Relations
  • Promoting measures to minimize voluntary turnover - in particular of top talent.
  • Executing the implications of strategic initiatives that affect the portfolio.

Qualifications :

• Masters degree in health administration business administration public administration or a related field required; doctoral degree or relevant professional designation considered an asset.
• Strong competency in managing clinical programs within complex matrixed organizational structures supported by a minimum of seven (7) years of progressively senior leadership experience.
• Minimum of five (5) years of progressive senior leadership experience within a complex academic health sciences centre or comparable healthcare organization with full accountability for clinical operations and performance.
• Minimum of five (5) years experience leading change within large complex and matrixed environments.
• Demonstrated success leading large multi-disciplinary portfolios with responsibility for quality and safety operational performance people leadership and financial stewardship.
• Proven expertise in financial planning and management including development and oversight of significant operating budgets and delivery of balanced sustainable results.
• Deep knowledge of healthcare funding models regulatory and accreditation frameworks risk management and quality improvement methodologies.
• Experience working within an academic environment with an understanding of the integration of clinical care research and education.
• Ability to lead effectively in dyad partnership with physician leaders and collaborate with research leadership in a triad model.
• Enterprise thinker with the ability to contribute meaningfully to organization-wide strategy resource allocation and system transformation initiatives.
• Exceptional people leadership skills with a demonstrated record of accomplishment in building high performing engaged and inclusive teams.
• Strong executive presence with highly developed communication influence and stakeholder engagement skills including experience working with boards senior executives and external partners.
• Demonstrated commitment to advancing equity inclusion staff safety and a culture of continuous improvement and accountability.

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
• 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