Provincial Health Services Authority

Lung Tumour Group Committee Chair (10k stipend) & Lung Tumour Group Quality Lead (0.1 FTE)

BC Cancer

Working towards a world free from cancer, BC Cancer has a mandate that covers the entire spectrum of cancer care, from prevention and screening to diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship.

BC Cancer provides a comprehensive cancer control program for the people of British Columbia in partnership with regional health authorities to deliver a range of cancer services, which include prevention, screening and early detection, diagnosis and treatment, research, education, supportive care, rehabilitation, and palliative care. It operates six regional cancer centres in Surrey, Kelowna, Vancouver, Victoria, Abbotsford, and Prince George, along with two research centres that conduct research investigating the causes and cures for cancer.

The Lung Tumor Group Chair, who will also fulfill the role of the Lung Tumour Group Quality Lead, will provide leadership and oversight for the Lung Tumor Group committee and work with its provincial members, BC Cancer Tumour Group Council, and BC Cancer Leadership to develop processes and strategies to ultimately improve patient care and improve the outcome of all patients with cancer. The Chair and Quality Lead will oversee the Lung Tumour Group committee work and provide strategic oversight on issues related to relevant oncology research, quality assurance and improvement, and outcomes evaluation work. The Chair and Quality Lead will also promote and facilitate access to and analysis of tumour-site specific data and oversee the development of evidence-based pathways across the spectrum of cancer care.

Tumour Group Quality Lead Role Description (0.1 FTE)

Strategic Role:

• Responsible to measure adherence to quality standards specific to their tumour site
• Identify quality improvement opportunities on a provincial systems level in the care of patients in that tumour site.
• Responsible to establish a measurement framework to assess the progress of tumour group activities.
• Oversee development of clinical care pathways across the spectrum of cancer care involving provincial stakeholders.

Leadership Role:

• Responsible to provide leadership in maintaining high quality of care for patients at a provincial systems level with the relevant tumour site, e.g. Providing leadership in consideration of, prioritization and implementation of new treatment pathways across BC/BC Cancer provincial office and regional centres
• Promotes evidence-based evaluations or interventions and embed into practice to optimize patient care and patient outcomes.
• Establish and maintain strong working relationships amongst members to develop and execute priorities aimed to reduce cancer incidence, reduce mortality, improve patient outcomes and quality of care.
• Engages with the Director, BC Cancer Continuous Improvement & Performance and the SED, Medical Affairs and Quality to establish strong linkages between Tumour Groups and Quality.

Tumour Group Chair Role Description (10K Stipend)

The Chair will:

• Oversee the TG Committee work
• Provide strategic oversight on issues related to relevant oncology research and outcomes evaluation work with appropriate parties and stakeholders
• Promote and facilitate access to and analysis of tumour-site specific data, alongside other applicable provincial health systems data, to better understand/ improve the patient care experience
• Represent the TG Committee at TG Council meetings and convey issues with regards to TG function and performance in the areas of educational needs of the group, research access for patients, wellness of members overall, and the processes of cancer care in BC.

Strategic Role:

• Within their tumour group, and as an active member of the Tumour Group Council, the Tumour Group Chair is responsible to work with clinical and operational leaders to help shape the strategies and structures to progress the tumour group mandate.
• Responsible to guide identification and update of clinically meaningful benchmarks associated with high quality cancer patient care in BC.
• To alert the TG Council if benchmarks cannot be met and work collaboratively with leadership to identify methods of improvement.

Committee Management:

• Presides over the Tumour Group committee meetings and ensures minutes accurately reflect the deliberations of the group. Each group will meet at least 4 times per year. An annual personal meeting is highly recommended.
• Responsible to ensure there is appropriate interdisciplinary membership on the tumour group.
• Responsible to oversee the planning and execution of an annual (or bi-annual) retreat or education day for the tumour group.
• Responsible to engage with membership to organize meetings and to identify issues and concerns to be addressed at the committee or Tumour Group Council.
• Responsible to establish a structure for delegation of specific tasks and initiatives as they arise. This includes the establishment of discipline specific sub-committees if appropriate (e.g. systemic committees).
• Responsible to lead with the support of TG Council structure, the committee work to design or update tumour group specific patient-care pathways as needed and set forth in the clinical care pathways methodology for their disease group.
• Responsible to engage with tumour group members to create and submit new treatment requests to PEC/iTEC.

Leadership Role:

• Promotes and facilitates the development of open, interdisciplinary teams to address tumour site issues.
• Engages with organizational leaders to promote and support engagement in research initiatives and to work with Tumour Group Council to identify opportunities for future research advancement.
• Advocates and advises on opportunities for professional and interdisciplinary development and for continuing education in that tumour site.

Advisory Role:

• The Chair will act as a facilitator for their tumour group members to provide input and advice into various BC Cancer processes and initiatives, including those initiated within the BC Cancer Provincial Programs and by BC Cancer Executive.

The successful candidate will be a physician with current registration with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC and will be a member of the Lung Tumour Group. Please direct applications accompanied by a cover letter and detailed curriculum vitae directed to:

Adeline Chan,

Physician Recruitment

Provincial Health Services Authority

adeline.chan1@phsa.ca

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

PHSA and BC Cancer are committed to employment equity, encouraging all qualified individuals to apply. We recognize that our ability to provide the best care for our diverse patient populations relies on a rich diversity of skills, knowledge, background and experience, and value a safe, inclusive and welcoming environment.

What we do

BC Cancer provides comprehensive cancer control for the people of British Columbia. BC Cancer is part of the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA).

PHSA plans, manages and evaluates specialized health services with the BC health authorities to provide equitable and cost-effective health care for people throughout the province. Our values reflect our commitment to excellence and include: Respect people – Be compassionate – Dare to innovate – Create equity – Be courageous.

Learn more about PHSA and our programs: jobs.phsa.ca/programs-and-services

For more information about BC Cancer, please visit the website at: www.bccancer.bc.ca

PHSA and BC Cancer are committed to anti-racism and equity in our hiring and employment practices. With learning and compassion, we are addressing existing inequities and barriers throughout our systems. PHSA is seeking to create a diverse workforce and to establish an inclusive and culturally safe environment. We invite applications and enquiries from all people, particularly those belonging to the historically, systemically, and/or persistently excluded groups identified under the B.C. Human Rights Code.

One of PHSA’s North Star priorities is to eradicate Indigenous-specific racism, which includes ongoing commitments to Indigenous recruitment and employee experience as well as dismantling barriers to health care employment at every level. We welcome Indigenous individuals to apply and/or contact the Sanya’k̓ula Team (Indigenous Recruitment & Employee Experience) for support at indigenous.employment@phsa.ca.

Indigenous-specific anti-racism initiatives are rooted in addressing the unique forms of discrimination, historical and ongoing injustices, and exclusion faced by Indigenous peoples. These initiatives align with an Indigenous rights-based approach, recognizing the inherent rights and title of BC First Nations and self-determination of all First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities. PHSA is mandated to uphold legislative obligations and provincial commitments found in the foundational documents including the Truth & Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight (2020), BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), Reclaiming Power and Place Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls Calls for Justice (2019), the Declaration Act Action Plan and Remembering Keegan: A First Nations Case Study.