What are the responsibilities and job description for the Chief of Staff position at Haldimand War Memorial Hospital?
Haldimand War Memorial Hospital (HWMH) is seeking an incredible physician to become our next Chief of Staff (COS). Reporting to the Board of Directors, you will play a key strategic and operational leadership role in advancing and supporting Haldimand War Memorial Hospital’s mission and vision. Working closely, on a part-time basis, with the senior leadership team and Medical Advisory Committee, you will ensure quality medical services are delivered and managed effectively and consistently with the Hospital’s by-laws, strategic and operational priorities. The COS will actively support HWMH’s relentless pursuit of clinical excellence, maximizing quality, advancing best practices and transforming the patient and family experience. With a mandate to inspire and lead exciting patient care initiatives and support the continued evolution of the medical staff, the COS will play a key role in ensuring that the future is driven by the priorities of an outstanding care experience.
Responsible to the Board of Directors and working in partnership with the President and Chief Executive Officer and the Senior Leadership Team, the COS’s medical leadership will be key to shaping and guiding the culture of the hospital. As a passionate advocate for clinical excellence, the COS will lead and support our dedicated team of physicians who are committed to providing high-quality compassionate care. This role requires visible presence in the Hospital. The preferred candidate will have the ability to build effective relationships with physicians, leaders, the Board of Directors and other key stakeholders including our regional community partners.
Key leadership initiatives for the new COS will be to:
- Develop, inspire and lead clinical and quality initiatives that transform the patient experience with an unwavering focus on excellence, quality improvement and best practices.
- Enhance the profile of the organization and foster partnerships by collaborating across teams, clinical programs, other hospitals and community partners.
- Continue to support and empower a physician engagement and participation strategy that reinforces accountability and patient-centeredness.
- Co-lead initiatives with the Senior Leadership Team that help to achieve the hospitals’ three strategic directions: Deliver a staff and clinical experience that retains and recruits top talent; Meet the growing and changing needs of our community and invest in our long-term sustainability.
The Candidate
You are a physician licensed by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario or eligible for licensure. You are an experienced, inclusive and visionary leader with credentials in both medical leadership and clinical practice. You are highly regarded in your field of medical practice and have a breadth of medical leadership experience in either formal or informal leadership roles. Equally comfortable in the clinical and administrative environments, you understand the needs of physicians in hospitals and can support them in undertaking transformation. You possess superb interpersonal, negotiation, change management and influencing skills and have a history of providing leadership to, and team building with, clinical staff. Recognized as an effective change agent, you have demonstrated your commitment to improving service and operation in a clinical setting, as well as participating in broader systems-level change.
Haldimand War Memorial Hospital & Edgewater Gardens welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
Please forward your resume and letter of application to the attention of Sharon Moore and the Board of Directors using hr@hwmh.ca by 1500 hours on May 15, 2025.