The Division of Haematology in the Department of Medicine is seeking a division head. The Division Head of Hematology plays a crucial role in providing leadership and strategic direction to improve day-to-day operations within the Division of Hematology. The Division Head will help shape the practice of both benign and malignant hematology to promote consistency in service delivery by developing, implementing and evaluating common clinical guidelines. This will ensure that services, interventions and actions meet the needs and expectations of Osler’s patient population under the Haematologist care. By using indicator monitoring the Division Head will assess the appropriateness of care, improve patient outcomes and ensure timely provision of the right level of care in a location that best meets the needs of the patient and patients’ family.
The Division Head will facilitate the integration and standardization of services within Osler. This position is with collaboration of the Director of Oncology to implement new advances to care for malignant hematology services, including new systemic therapies, molecular testing with collaboration with pathology and expansion of services as we work towards building a new cancer centre in Brampton. The Division Head will play an important academic role by supporting the Corporate Chief of Medicine in fostering our academic community partnerships with the University of Toronto Temerty Faculty of Medicine, McMaster’s Michael G. DrGroote School of Medicine and as the primary clinical partner for the Toronto Metropolitan University School of Medicine.
Qualifications
The candidates must have a Certificate of Registration to practice from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario and have certification in Internal Medicine with subspecialty in Hematology from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (FRCPC). Expertise in a Physician Leadership role is preferred. The position requires excellent communication skills in English. Additional languages are considered an asset as we serve a highly diverse population.
About the program
Our benign hematology out-patient clinics at Brampton Civic Hospital and Etobicoke General Hospital are supported by clinic nurses, clerical and a pharmacist, in addition to transfusions through the ambulatory clinics. The benign hematology program consists of benign hematologic clinics, thrombosis clinics and a Ministry of Health supported adult sickle cell program that has nurse practitioner and psychosocial support. The Oncology program consists of 16 oncologists and hematologists and is supported by a team-based model of care with dedicated team-based nursing, clerical, pharmacy and allied health. The program has a survivorship clinic, malignant hematology general practitioner in oncology support and a nurse practitioner-led urgent care clinic, in addition to proactive monitoring of patients on systemic therapy through our oral anti-cancer chemotherapy program and Osler cancer immunotherapy program.
We do offer some local complex malignant hematology (CMH) care with a day 1 autologous stem cell transplant transfer program in connection with Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, less intensive leukemia treatments, with plans of increasing shared care models of care for CMH. Our program has been providing bispecific T cell engagers since September of 2023. We have a strong collaboration with our palliative care team with Osler being the first community Oncology program in Canada that has the ESMO designation of integrated oncology and palliative care program. We are leaders in molecular testing and currently offer in house rapid next generation sequencing (NGS), including funding for NGS for myeloproliferative disorders.
This position is supported by a stipend in addition to hematology clinical work being supported by alternate funding plan for malignant hematology.
About Osler
William Osler Health System (Osler) includes Brampton Civic Hospital, Etobicoke General Hospital and Peel Memorial Centre for Integrated Health and Wellness. Serving 1.3 million residents of Brampton, Etobicoke and surrounding communities within the central west region and nationally recognized for its commitment to patient safety. Osler is accredited with Exemplary Standing, the highest rating a Canadian hospital can receive.
Osler is an integral clinical partner in the development of Ontario’s new School of Medicine, in partnership with Toronto Metropolitan University and as part of its transition to an academic health centre. In addition, we are an affiliated academic community teaching site for the McMaster University Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine; Family Medicine Program, and there is ample opportunity to participate in clinical education with medical students and residents.
Submit your expression of interest to mso.recruitment@williamoslerhs.ca:
Attention: Dr. Ioana Ciric, Corporate Chief of Medicine and Dr. Parneet Cheema, Medical Director, Cancer Health System
