Senior Advisor, Clinical Cardiac - Ontario Health, Ontario

Position summary

The Senior Advisor, Clinical Cardiac is a key senior member of the clinical portfolio, providing expert clinical leadership to advance the mandate and long-term strategy of the Cardiac Program. The role leads and supports high-impact initiatives, consultations, and partnerships that strengthen clinical best practice, evidence-based care, and system-level planning across Ontario's cardiac system.

Drawing on advanced knowledge of the cardiac system, the delivery of cardiac care, current best practices, and evidence-based standards in cardiac care, the Senior Advisor develops and interprets clinical standards and critically evaluates peer-reviewed literature and emerging evidence to inform provincial planning, implementation, and continuous improvement.

Day-to-day

Here is what you will be doing across clinical expertise, evidence analysis, stakeholder engagement, and knowledge translation:

• Provide senior clinical leadership and subject matter expertise in cardiac care, planning, leading, and executing complex projects, policies, initiatives, and consultations that advance evidence-based best practices.
• Serve as a trusted clinical advisor, providing expert guidance on cardiac care, clinical best practices, and health literacy across Ontario Health.
• Lead the development, dissemination, and implementation of clinical resources, quality standards, policies, guidelines, and educational materials, ensuring they are evidence-based, equitable, inclusive, and accessible.
• Provide coaching, mentorship, and education to colleagues and clinical partners, building internal capacity through workshops, knowledge exchange, and practical tools and resources.
• Proactively identify emerging issues, risks, and opportunities, developing mitigation strategies and innovative solutions to support program objectives.
• Serve as an expert resource in evidence synthesis, literature review, guideline appraisal, and interpretation of clinical evidence related to cardiac conditions.
• Apply rigorous methodologies and appraisal tools to assess evidence and evaluate the quality, effectiveness, and implementation of clinical resources and initiatives.
• Conduct quantitative and qualitative analyses to identify system-level trends, gaps, barriers, and opportunities for improvement.
• Identify barriers to the adoption of cardiac best practices across Ontario and develop strategies to support uptake, implementation, and sustainability.
• Identify opportunities to improve operational workflows, efficiency, quality, and consistency in the delivery of cardiac care.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, including the Ministry of Health, Clinical Leads, hospital administrators, patient and family advisors, Ontario Health programs, committees, and healthcare partners.
• Lead consultations and engagement activities to understand stakeholder needs, identify priorities, and incorporate clinical, patient, caregiver, and system perspectives into program initiatives.
• Facilitate committees, working groups, and expert consultations, effectively managing expectations, communications, competing priorities, and deliverables.
• Collaborate across Ontario Health to ensure cardiac initiatives are aligned with broader organizational strategies, policies, and system priorities.
• Demonstrate collaborative leadership and integrity while building consensus and supporting effective decision-making across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Lead knowledge translation and exchange activities within Ontario Health and across the broader healthcare system to support adoption of clinical best practices.
• Develop innovative approaches to sharing clinical information and resources, including digital tools, online resources, webinars, infographics, and other accessible formats.
• Develop and maintain toolkits, education resources, and guidance materials to support teams in creating high-quality, patient-centred cardiac care resources.
• Coordinate resources and activities to ensure projects and initiatives are delivered on time, on target, and aligned with program objectives.
• Share knowledge across teams and programs through clear written and verbal communication, ensuring work is coordinated and supports broader provincial priorities.

What you'll bring

To be successful in this Ontario Health careers opportunity, you will need the following education, experience, knowledge, and skills:

• Registered Nurse or registered clinician with a Master's Degree in Nursing, health policy, health sciences, health administration, health information, education, or a related field of study
• Minimum of 8 years of clinical experience in cardiac care/ conditions
• Minimum of 5 years of experience implementing healthcare projects
• Strong knowledge of project management
• Extensive experience leading stakeholder engagement with patients/families, clinicians, hospital administrators and/or pan-Canadian health system and education partners, including ability to facilitate meetings with internal/external stakeholders and consensus building
• Extensive experience in stakeholder (including clinician, hospital administration, patient and family advisors) consultation, negotiation and/or mediation
• Recognized as a clinical expert and leader in cardiac conditions to foster strong respectful clinical relationships with stakeholders, staff, and senior leadership in the field
• Experience working a high-stress, fast paced, collaborative environment
• A strong understanding of Ontario's health care system, including gaps between actual and ideal care, reasons for these gaps, and potential mechanisms available to address them
• A strong understanding of how research, data and clinical best practices can be incorporated into the evaluation of the health care system
• A strong understanding of health literacy, healthy equity and social determinants of health, and how these intersect to impact health outcomes in people with cardiac conditions in Ontario
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to clearly and concisely articulate key messages that resonate with different stakeholders and audiences
• Excellent ability to persuade, negotiate and mediate with internal and external stakeholders and resolve conflicts
• Strong problem solving, critical/analytical thinking and decision-making skills
• Experience identifying contentious issues, urgency and need for escalation, as well as participation and execution of mitigating solutions
• Superior attention to detail, organization, and time management skills, with ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills
• Demonstrated initiative and independence to take appropriate action and anticipate organizational needs
• Ability to seek and weigh opinions and evidence, compromising where necessary on ways and means but not on principles or goals
• Ability to deal effectively with colleagues, stakeholders, and the public from different disciplines with varying degrees of technical/clinical experience

What's on offer

At Ontario Health, your growth and well-being are supported every step of the way, giving you the opportunity to make a meaningful impact while shaping a fulfilling and sustainable career. Depending on your role, benefits may include:

• Comprehensive health coverage from day one, with fully paid medical, dental, and vision benefits to support you and your family's health
• Flexible health care or wellness spending accounts, plus an inclusive program to support your overall well-being
• A premium defined benefit pension plan, ensuring long-term financial security
• Competitive vacation entitlement that encourages time to rest and recharge
• Three personal days and two float days annually, providing added flexibility to support work-life balance, in addition to vacation days
• Ongoing learning and career development opportunities designed to help you grow, advance, and thrive in your profession
• A collaborative, values-driven workplace where integrity, care, humility, inspiration, and tenacity shape everything we do
• Opportunities to participate in Communities of Inclusion, fostering belonging, equity, and the sharing of diverse perspectives across our team