Senior Clinical Planner, Neuroscience

Vancouver Coastal Health View all jobs

Vancouver, BC
Temporary
Full-time

6 hours ago

The salary range for this position is CAD $55.27/Hr. - CAD $79.45/Hr.Job SummaryCome work as a Senior Clinical Planner with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)!Vancouver Coastal Health is looking for a Senior Clinical Planner to join the Stroke Clinic team at Vancouver General Hospital. This role establishes single-point accountability for a multi-year redesign and strategic plan, ensuring Neuroscience growth is intentional, evidence-informed, and aligned with VCH priorities for reimagined care, innovation, and system sustainability.Neuroscience is one of the most powerful opportunities to transform lives, and one of the most compelling stories we can tell donors. Today, we have extraordinary clinical and academic strengths, but we lack a single, integrated Neuroscience vision that donors can rally behind.This role is essential to creating that vision. It will bring together clinicians, researchers, educators, and operational leaders to define a clear, inspiring Neuroscience future; one that articulates how philanthropy accelerates innovation, improves patient journeys, and advances discoveries from bench to bedside.The role will work with key stakeholders identifying signature initiatives, and a coherent narrative that positions VCH Neuroscience as a national and global leader. Provides dedicated leadership to develop a unified Neuroscience vision, strategic plan, and future operating model across clinical care, research, teaching, innovation, and philanthropy. Leads cross-functional engagement and consensus-building across medical, operational, academic, and Foundation partners.In partnership with the Vancouver General Hospital and UBC Hospital Foundation, the VCH Neuroscience Program is developing a major redesign, vision and strategic plan specific to Neuroscience that will include innovation, teaching, research, and clinical care.. This work is core to a multiyear endeavor and requires strong leadership, engagement, change management, strategy and writing skills. This role will be responsible for leading multiple teams working directly with medical and operations leaders and multiple stakeholders to gain consensus leading to a neuroscience vision that will inform a major campaign to establish VCH Neuroscience as a national and world leader, creating the pathway for a future of Neuroscience excellence, improved patient care.Apply today to join our team!As a Senior Clinical Planner with Vancouver Coastal Health you will:

Provide clinical planning services for key strategic initiatives by leading and preparing all aspects of clinical planning for project proposals, planning, briefing notes development or program initiatives for the designated clinical area.
Partner with the clinical leadership, medical staff, and project planning team to ensure integration of associated clinical services; alignment with current, emerging and best practice requirements is considered in the program design requirements and implementation and that appropriate frameworks and processes for evaluation are in place.
Lead a clinical planning team in support of the programs projects and initiatives and successful implementation

QualificationsEducation & Experience

Master’s degree in Health Care Administration or related health science discipline, supplemented by seven (7) to nine (9) years’ recent, related clinical planning experience in a large complex multi-site healthcare organization, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Knowledge & Abilities

Demonstrated ability to work effectively independently and in collaboration/consultation with others.
Comprehensive knowledge of health care delivery systems.
Demonstrated knowledge of project management principles and methodologies.
Strong analytical, critical thinking and evaluation skills.
Demonstrated ability to supervise and provide direction to others.
Demonstrated ability to prepare and present complex information to individuals and/or groups.
Demonstrated ability to organize and prioritize work in a dynamic environment with changing priorities.
Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.

Closing StatementAs per Ministry of Health policy, all health care workers working in publicly-funded health care facilities are required to report their past receipt of certain vaccines or history of certain infections. Collecting these records will allow for offering of any missing vaccines, and for appropriate actions to be taken in the event of any future exposure to a communicable disease or during outbreaks. For all new hires and appointments to Vancouver Coastal Health, you will be asked to provide this information as part of the onboarding process.Why Join Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH):VCH is a world class innovator in medical care, research and teaching, delivering service to more than one million BC residents. At VCH, we embrace thinking boldly, taking smart risks, and 'going first' when we believe it will lead to the best possible outcomes for patients and their families. We invite you to join us in creating healthy lives in healthy communities by showcasing our passion for care, connection to the communities we serve and our culture of teamwork that makes VCH a great place to work.

Comprehensive health benefits package, including MSP, extended health and dental and municipal pension plan
Grow your career with employer-paid training and leadership development opportunities
Wellness supports, including counselling, critical incident and innovative wellness services are available to employees and their immediate families
Award-winning recognition programs to honour staff, medical staff and volunteers
Access to exclusive discount offers and deals for VCH staff

At Vancouver Coastal Health, our vision of healthy lives in healthy communities inspires us and our values and pillars guide us. We support equitable practices, diverse teams and inclusive environments, which are vital to creating welcoming spaces where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and feel supported. We encourage applications from equity-deserving communities, including Indigenous Peoples and members of racialized groups, people with disabilities and people of all gender identities and expressions and sexual orientation.Vancouver Coastal Health is proud to be recognized as one of BC’s Top Employers, Canada’s Best Diversity Employers and Canada's Top Employers for Young People in 2025.Only short-listed applicants will be contacted for this posting.***Employees of VCH must apply online via the Internal Career Portal on CareerHub, you are currently viewing the External Career Portal. Refer to the https://my.vch.ca/working-here/job-postings site for instructions on how to view internal job postings and how to apply as an employee. Current VCH employees who apply to this posting using this external site will be considered as an external candidate. Seniority will not apply.***Thank you for your interest in Vancouver Coastal Health.

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