Requisition number

203892E

Date posted

09/07/2026

Job Summary:

The Senior Practice Leader, Nursing reports to the Provincial Director, Nursing and matrix reporting to the Senior Director, Regional Clinical Operations to ensure alignment and collaboration to the BC Cancer Provincial Professional Practice Portfolio and Clinical Operations. The Senior Practice Leader, Nursing will be, part of the centers management team and is a leader, innovator, knowledge translator, and change agent who is accountable for promoting excellence in nursing practice and quality of patient care. The scope of practice of the Senior Practice Leader (SPL) is both broad and complex, encompassing complex patient care planning, consultation, education, dissemination of research and administration across programs and systems. The SPL manages the Clinical Nurse Educators within the centre and evaluates nursing practice for in order to enhance practice environments and effective and efficient quality care. The incumbent possesses expertise in advanced communication, leadership and expert problem solving skills. The SPL advances knowledge creation and uptake by engaging in or supporting the use of current research, evidence/best practice standards in order to address professional, program and patient problems and concerns. The SPL supports professional, practice, program and organizational goals in collaboration with the BC Cancer Regional Senior Leadership. The Senior Practice Leader provides a leadership role in liaison with Community Oncology Network organizations and practitioners throughout BC and consults, advises, organizes and teaches provincial education programs supporting the care of medically fragile and complex oncology populations in community settings, in partnership with other care providers.

Duties/Accountabilities:
• Acts as a resource and consultant for local, provincial and national planning in the area of direct and delegated care and management of complex oncology population in ambulatory settings as well as employing advanced clinical practice approaches at the program, organizational, community, provincial, national and international levels.
• Advises the BC Cancer Leadership, physicians, nursing and other providers across and beyond the boundaries of the organization about issues related to the care of complex oncology populations in the ambulatory setting to promote optimum and effective resource allocation. Attends centre leadership meetings and actively participates in the discussion on potential changes. Participates in the development, implementation and evaluation of local, provincial, and national patient care standards and professional practice standards through mentoring, committee membership and organizational and cross organizational task forces and committees.
• Develops and recommends program planning and practice guidelines for the Cancer Centre(s) that supports best practices, improved client access, and efficient flow of clients across the care continuum by identifying current service delivery needs and future directions, reviewing current programs, consulting with Manager, Clinical Service using best utilization methods, developing and documenting implementation plans, presenting recommendations, and ensuring deliverables are on time and within mandate.
• Promotes evidenced-based practice and shares knowledge about current research and literature including innovation in practice, and management of community-based medically complex situations in pediatric populations. Establishes opportunities to support staff in implementing evidence based practice and in clinical research endeavors and promotes and advances best practice through publications, presentations, and conferences. Implements, in consultation with Manager, Clinical Services and Senior Director, effective strategies for advancing autonomous professional practice within the regional centre that are consistent with the provincial nursing direction for BC Cancer and Professional Practice for PHSA.
• Leads the learning and practice development of nurses within the centre. Plans, implements and evaluates appropriate educational programs based on ongoing needs assessment, in collaboration with educators and other professional staff. Reviews operational performance of nursing staff, evaluates nursing practice , applies appropriate and reliable assessment approaches and methods, develops plans to address gaps in practice, provides coaching and mentoring, and gives feedback/recommendations in personnel matters including recruitment, termination, and handling of discipline issues.
• Manages the Clinical Nurse Educators within the centre, determines performance expectations in collaboration with appropriate stakeholders, and provides performance coaching and evaluation of relevant staff. Makes hiring decisions. Investigates work and staff issues and where necessary initiates disciplinary action up to and including termination.
• Pursues formal relationships (including through joint appointments) with academic organizations, with professional associations and with other organizations involved in ambulatory oncology medically complex service delivery. Precepts and mentors students at a graduate level and from different disciplines.
• Completes specific goals and objectives for approved regional operations initiatives/projects by facilitating and supporting team activities, defining and analyzing issues, guiding and directing project activities for one or more nursing/allied health practice projects through developing work plans to plan, organize, direct and control projects, in consultation with Senior Director(s).
• Initiates and participates in development initiatives and provides support for the development of outreach initiatives in line with organizational and program priorities. Teaches within educational outreach programs and coordinates with other medical/nursing experts to present workshops. Represents the BC Cancer on external committees and with external bodies, including the Ministries and community partners as required.
• Provides leadership to and guides clinical teams to enhance their understanding of professional nursing standards, scope of practice, quality of practice initiatives, new technology integration or innovative practice approaches in in order to embed new/changed practice into clinical practice across all the centre.
• Scans the environment and the literature to identify emerging practice trends and challenges and implements strategies to address challenges. Leads and manages complex and innovative projects and initiatives and engages all disciplines to find solutions.

Qualifications:

A level of education, training, and experience equivalent to a Masters Degree in Nursing, and a minimum of five (5) years recent related experience in progressively senior leadership positions or advanced practice roles. Eligible for registration with the British Columbia College of Nursing Professionals (BCCNP) and hold current certification in CPR. Ideally the incumbent will demonstrate professional leadership by holding a certification relevant to the program area such as Oncology Specialty.
Demonstrated knowledge and clinical experience with oncology populations and experience in teaching and program development. Fosters collaborative and effective working relationships to support nursing practice and ongoing development of staff and contribute to an atmosphere of trust and mutual respect. Possess strong facilitation skills, and an ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing. Proven ability to participate as an effective member of an interdisciplinary care team. Ability to supervise and assess nursing practice, engage in performance discussions, and develop learning plans. Ability to identify opportunities that promote improved quality clinical care. Is an advanced practice nurse who demonstrates leadership through teaching, dissemination of research, and mentoring as well as modelling problem solving skills within a complex challenging environment and across the health care system with a wide variety of patients, practitioners, and others.

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