Who We Are
London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) is a world-class academic health sciences centre located in the southwestern Ontario city of London. Just two hours from Toronto and two hours from Detroit, London features a beautiful and walkable downtown core located on the Thames River, a vibrant culinary scene and scores of activities that highlight local arts, culture and music. As one of Canada's largest acute-care teaching hospitals, LHSC delivers world-class care and experiences, built on our commitment to excellence in research, innovation, and learning. In partnership with our communities, we design and advance healthcare to support the wellness of the populations we serve. LHSC delivers both local and regional services, including the Children's Hospital, within a large geographic area. LHSC is known for its great people and great care, with a workforce of close to 15,000, dedicated to delivering the highest quality patient care while partnering with communities to transform health, one life at a time.
The Medicine and Family Medicine Program at London Health Sciences Centre offers a comprehensive, interdisciplinary approach to provide quality, patient-centred care for our patients and their families across the life continuum. Additionally, the program supports an education and research mandate expected of an academic teaching hospital.
The Ambulatory and Inpatient services of the Medicine Program are delivered across two sites, and consist of the treatment of patients in the following specialty medical areas: General Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine, Respirology, Gastroenterology, Nephrology, Non-Oncologic Haematology, and Infectious Diseases.
The medicine program spans across two sites, this role works in collaboration towards the strategic direction for the Program. This role includes accountability for the Adult Inpatient and Ambulatory Medicine programs at University Hospital.
Posting Period
April 11 - 23, 2025
Job Summary
What the Role is
Reporting to the Vice President, Medicine, Emergency Services, Critical Care, Clinical Neurological Sciences & Corporate Nursing Executive, the Director, Medicine - University Hospital will translate and execute on corporate, academic, and research mandates utilizing systems thinking, strategic planning, and purposeful coalition development with internal and external partners. This position requires someone with a proven track record for leading and driving systems transformation through encouraging and supporting innovation and championing and orchestrating change. developing and sustaining healthy work environments and effective teams while leading in a performance-driven culture.The Director, Medicine - University Hospital will develop high performing teams, organize program activities, direct resources, execute operational initiatives, formulate policies & procedures, and strategically plan for the future.
The Director, Medicine - University Hospital, in dyadic partnership and with the Director, Medicine - Victoria Hospital, is accountable for overall program leadership, strategic direction, priority setting, performance, and care delivery. Excellence in patient care is lead through the adherence of policies and the creation of processes that are supported by partnerships and the integration of care within LHSC and the broader health system. The Medicine program at University Hospital includes 122 inpatient beds and almost 300 employees.
The Director, Medicine - University Hospital will demonstrate strong business acumen including management of multi-million dollar operating and capital budgets. This leader will have exceptional analytical and critical thinking skills that contribute to identifying problems and issues, evaluating the interdependence of decisions, questioning and challenging the status quo, and designing and implementing processes for improvement.
The Director, Medicine - University Hospital fosters a healthy, safe and engaging work environment where others have meaningful opportunities to contribute, collaborate, and cooperate to achieve results. This leader will inspire and motivate your leaders and teams by aligning with our mission, vision and values and modelling performance and service excellence. Spotting and developing talent is a strength, as is your ability to coach, mentor, support and challenge others to achieve professional and personal goals.
NOTE: this role is required to be on-call, evenings and weekends on a rotational basis of approximately two to three weeks each year.
Qualifications
What We Are Looking For
- You are self-aware of own assumptions, values, principles, strengths and limitations
- You manage and develop self while modeling qualities such as honesty, integrity, resilience, and confidence
- You engage and support others to foster development, personal goals and encourage a healthy organization
- You achieve results by strategically aligning direction, decisions, actions and evaluation with the vision, values and evidence
- You facilitate an environment of collaboration and cooperation
- You create connections, build partnerships and networks
- You demonstrate a commitment to the organizational vision, mission, values and service excellence
- You are a transformational thinker that encourages and supports innovation
- You have exceptional analytical skills that contribute to effective decision-making
- You are self-directed, courageous, and highly motivated with excellent interpersonal and effective communication skills
Qualifications and Experience
- Successful completion of a recognized Master's Degree in a health care or related discipline preferred
- Current Certificate of Registration from a college recognized under the Regulated Health Professions Act preferred
- Minimum of 8 to 10 years' leadership experience, preferably in progressively more responsible leadership position(s) preferred
- Minimum five (5) years' previously related demonstrated leadership experience and understanding in a healthcare-related discipline, preferably in an academic acute care hospital
- Member of the Canadian College of Health Leaders (CCHL) who have, or are in process of attaining the Canadian Health Executive (CHE) Select certification program preferred
- Fluent and computer literate with computer systems such as email and Microsoft Office applications (MS Word, Excel & PowerPoint)
- Demonstrated ability to attend work on a regular basis. Note that clinical leadership positions at LHSC are identified as on-site positions
Other Information
London Health Sciences Centre fosters a culture of patient and staff safety whereby all employees are guided by LHSC's Mission, Vision, Values and Code of Conduct.
LHSC is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace and welcomes applications from women, visible minorities, Indigenous people, persons with disabilities, and members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. We are committed to providing persons with disabilities equal opportunities and standards of goods and services, and are also fully compliant with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (2005), as applicable.
Submission Requirements (please submit as a PDF document)
- Cover Letter, Resume and Listing of Education, Credentials, Certifications and References.
As part of the assessment process applicants may be required to complete a written profile, presentations, etc. Please be advised that reference checks may be conducted as part of the selection process.
Immunization Requirements:
Before beginning employment at LHSC, all new hires must provide documentation related to LHSC's Health Review Requirements. For more information and a detailed list of requirements, please visit Health Review Requirements | LHSC.
Your interest in this opportunity is appreciated. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Successful candidates, as a condition of job offer, would be required to provide a satisfactory police information check (original document) completed in the last 6 months.