DEPARTMENT: MENTAL HEALTH & ADDICTION SERVICES
POSITION LOCATION: OWEN SOUND
UNION AFFILIATION: NON-UNION
STATUS: FULL-TIME
REASON TO POST: DIRECT REPLACEMENT
SALARY RANGE: $140,903 – $167,002
The Director, Mental Health & Addiction Services provides strategic and operational leadership for a comprehensive Mental Health and Addictions program across Brightshores Health System. Accountable for program development, clinical quality, and service delivery, the Director leads a broad range of inpatient and outpatient services across multiple sites, including 45 inpatient hospital beds, diverse outpatient programs, and the Wellness and Recovery Centre (45 inpatient beds, outpatient programs). The Director ensures that services are integrated, accessible, and responsive to the needs of a growing and aging rural population, while leading within a complex, multi-site environment with varied funding models.
Working in close partnership with the Medical Director, interdisciplinary teams, and community partners, the Director ensures the delivery of high-quality, evidence-informed, and person-centred care. The role contributes to system transformation through strengthened partnerships, improved access and flow, and alignment with provincial, regional and local priorities.
As a key leader in advancing Brightshores’ strategic plan, the Director fosters a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement. The role includes active participation in regional planning tables and collaboration with Ontario Health and community partners to support a more connected and sustainable rural health system.
The ideal candidate is a relational and strategic leader who builds strong partnerships both internally and externally. They demonstrate vision, resilience, and adaptability, and are skilled at leading teams through change. Committed to mentorship and leadership development, the Director supports high-performing teams and ensures an exceptional patient and family experience.
Qualifications
Required
- A Master’s degree in a health or business-related discipline is required.
- Current registration in good standing with a regulatory college under the Regulated Health Professions Act.
- Minimum 5 years of progressively senior clinical leadership experience in mental health and addictions, preferably within a multi-site or rural healthcare environment.
- Demonstrated success leading complex clinical programs, including oversight of interdisciplinary teams and delivery of high-quality patient care.
- Experience translating strategic priorities into measurable outcomes, practice changes, and sustained improvements in performance.
- Proven ability to lead system transformation, continuous improvement, and operational excellence, including fiscal and resource management across a diverse portfolio.
- Strong knowledge of evidence-based mental health and addictions practices, with experience developing and sustaining clinical standards, quality improvement and patient safety initiatives.
- Experience working within, and contributing to, regional health system planning and integration (i.e. Ontario Health, community partnerships).
- Strong analytical and data literacy skills, with the ability to use performance data to inform decision-making and drive accountability.
- Experience fostering a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement across teams and leaders.
- Demonstrated commitment to equity, inclusion and culturally safe, person-centred care.
- Advanced skills in leadership, collaboration, negotiation, conflict resolution, with a track record of building effective relationships across teams, physicians, community partners, and system stakeholders.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence, engage, and lead through change.
- Proficiency with standard computer applications (i.e. MS Office).
- Commitment to ongoing professional development.
- Participation in the Hospital Administrator on-call rotation (evenings and weekends).
- Recent satisfactory performance and attendance record
- Adherence to Brightshores ‘CARE’ Behaviours (Collaboration, Accountability, Respect, Excellence) and ‘LEAD’ Competencies (Lead by example, Empower, Achieve results, Develop others) and a commitment to a safe workplace free of violence and harassment
- Advocates and supports a culture of patient safety and demonstrates an understanding of how the department service and assigned responsibilities contribute to overall patient safety at Brightshores through patient safety knowledge, skills and attitudes
