Requisition number
DeptHead
Date posted
06/25/2026
Department Head, Medical OncologyBC Cancer - Kamloops (Community Oncology Network Royal Inland Hospital)
Regular, Full-Time (1.0 FTE)
Kamloops, BC
The Opportunity In accordance with the established vision and values of BC Cancer and the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA), the Department Head, Medical Oncology provides medical leadership, strategic direction, and oversight to support the continued development and expansion of Medical Oncology services in Kamloops.
Reporting to the Executive Medical Director, BC Cancer Kelowna (or designate), the Department Head works closely with site leadership, provincial program leaders, and Medical Affairs to support clinical planning, workforce development, and operational readiness aligned with the centre's growth trajectory.
What you'll do - Provide leadership for the Medical Oncology department and represent Medical Staff perspectives
- Establish departmental policies, procedures, and clinical standards
- Lead planning aligned with service growth and expansion
- Support quality, safety, and performance initiatives
- Lead recruitment, onboarding, and development of medical staff
- Promote research, teaching, and academic partnerships
- Collaborate with Interior Health and regional partners
- Commitment and compensation
Core Competencies:
- Brings an understanding of the Indigenous specific racism and the broader systemic racism that exists in the colonial health care structure, and has demonstrated leadership in breaking down barriers and ensuring an environment of belonging and Indigenous Cultural Safety. Demonstrates action-oriented practices addressing Indigenous-specific racism and dismantling systems of oppression, as well as confronting/addressing broader issues of racism and discrimination. Exhibits strong DEI and anti-racism competencies/skills to lead by example fostering a culture of continuous learning, equity, inclusion and belonging.
- Indigenous-specific anti-racism, anti-racism and Indigenous Cultural Safety and foundational documents and legislative commitments (the Declaration Act, the Declaration Action Plan, TRC, IPS, Remembering Keegan, etc.).
Skills & Knowledge
- Demonstrated deep understanding of their personal learning/unlearning journey in relation to Indigenous-specific racism and dismantling systems of oppression, as well as addressing racism more broadly. Able to articulate and share this journey to motivate and inspire others enhancing a culture of learning/unlearning and self-reflection.
- Demonstrated knowledge of the social, economic, political realities of settler-colonialism and impacts on Indigenous peoples in social and health contexts as well as knowledge and understanding of, and commitment to upholding legislative obligations and provincial commitments in the foundational documents: Truth & Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight (2020), BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), Reclaiming Power and Place Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls Calls for Justice (2019), the Declaration Act Action Plan, Remembering Keegan: A First Nations Case Study, and the Distinctions Based Approach.
This leadership role is supported through an annual administrative stipend of $15,000 in addition to the compensation of a 1.0 FTE Oncologist. The department head spends half of their work time providing patient care and half of their time doing administrative work of the department head role. 
