Physician Leadership

Medical Lead for the

Rural Health Strategic Health Network

Physician Leadership

Salary : $20,000 per annum.

Competition Number : VAC0018246

Posted Date : 2025-11-06

Closing Date : Open until filled.

About US

NL Health Services provides a broad range of programs and services to the people of Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) through a large suite of facilities, clinics, and community services, overseen by the five zones: Central, Eastern-Rural, Eastern-Urban, Labrador-Grenfell, and Western. NL Health Services prides ourselves on providing the highest quality care and service possible to the people in our communities, in our zones, and in the province. To do that, we employ qualified, competent, and caring individuals who are dedicated to their professions and to our vision of Health and Well-Being. Every Person. Every Community.

Strategic Health Networks (SHNs) are co-led in a dyad leadership model by a SHN Director and Medical Lead. The SHN’s are interprofessional groups with a provincial scope and mandate to help achieve targeted, measurable, and sustainable clinical and operational improvements with health outcomes and service delivery. Network members work together collaboratively to ensure there is a strategic, provincial approach to align services, initiatives, and planning across zones and provincial programs (as appropriate) to ensure consistency, coordination, quality, efficiency, and system sustainability.

Job Summary

NL Health services is seeking expressions of interest for the position of Strategic Health Network Medical Lead for the Rural Health Strategic Health Network .

Aligned with NL Health Services’ mission, vision, values, and strategic direction, the SHN Medical Lead is a pivotal leadership position that provides vision, direction, and strong leadership to this newly established role. Collaborating closely in a dyad partnership the SHN Director and Medical Lead adopt a stewardship approach to foster system-wide engagement in planning and management across the provincial health system with emphasis on quality standards and continuous improvement.

The Medical Lead shares responsibility for the overall leadership and strategic direction of the assigned SHN. Committed to transforming healthcare delivery, the Medical Lead focuses on driving organizational excellence and ensuring the provision of high-quality care .

As a clinical/medical specialist with expertise in rural health, the Medical Lead plays a key role in building partnerships, engaging healthcare providers and stakeholders across NL Health Services. This collaboration ensures an interprofessional approach that enhances health outcomes, translates evidence and best practices into clinical environments, and shares and scales quality improvement initiatives.

The Medical Lead works in close collaboration with the SHN Director to coordinate efforts. Together, they will emphasize system-wide planning, quality standards , and continuous improvement . Both the Medical Lead and the Director work closely with the SHN Transformation Team , core committee members, executive teams, zone operational leaders, and other working groups to fulfill the mandate and objectives of the Strategic Health Networks .

This is a one-year term position, renewable for a second term based on a successful evaluation of the first term. The Medical Lead will work with the SHN Director to coordinate mutual availability, ensuring active participation in SHN activities, including planning, preparation, and attendance at meetings.

Applications are welcome from physicians as outlined in the qualifications section of this application.

Qualifications:

• Current licensure with College of Physicians and Surgeons of Newfoundland and Labrador or appropriate provincial licensing body.
• Current appointment to the medical staff of NL Health Services
• Demonstrates commitment to engagement, person and family centred care, and evidence-based practice.
• Current or past experience as a clinical or division chief in Rural Health.
• Experience and/or academic preparation in health care management and quality improvement an asset.
• Experience in working within clinical networks an asset.

Remuneration:

Renumeration will be $20,000 per annum.

Language: English

Employer: Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services

Position number: VAC00118246

Competition closing date: December 26, 2025

How to apply:

Please submit your completed application form to View email address on jobs.swagapp.com by 5:00 pm on the application deadline date noted above. For questions or more information, please reach out to View email address on jobs.swagapp.com.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.