Clinical Leader Development, Prenatal Care Team and Adult Surgery Inpatient Unit

to apply as an internal applicant.

Req : 214465
Department/Program: Prenatal Spec Care & Fetal Assessment, Women's & Newborn Health
Location: Halifax
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Start Date: ASAP
Union Status: NSNU Nursing, Nursing Bargaining Unit
Compensation: $42.6131 - $54.0593 /hour
Closing Date:
January 5, 2026 (Applications are accepted until 23:59 Atlantic Time)

IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, providing tertiary and primary care for two million children, youth, adults and families each year across the Atlantic region. We have a team of approximately 4000 employees, physicians, volunteers and learners at sites across Nova Scotia. People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities.

We recognize each other’s talent and celebrate our successes. We collaborate in modern facilities or virtually from home, align our work to our values, and enjoy access to enhanced benefits and wellness programs. We are proud to support our patients, families and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive.

Promoting an anti-racist environment, and calling out discrimination as we work and provide care, is important to us. We are located in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaq people. Working in Mi’kma’ki and providing care to those across Atlantic Canada is a shared privilege with the original inhabitants who have lived here for many thousands of years prior to colonization.

There are 13 First Nation communities across Nova Scotia, and more than 50 historic African Nova Scotian communities who also have a long, deep, and complex history dating back over 400 years. We have the highest percentage of people with disabilities in the country. Nova Scotia has the highest proportions of transgender and non-binary people than any other province or territory in the country.

We are active in our work to eliminate discrimination, but have more work to do to build that trust, acknowledge our biases and reduce the barriers our diverse communities face. We want IWK Health to be a safe and supportive space of equity and belonging in the care we provide and the employment we offer. We welcome all interested persons who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotians, Persons of Colour, Immigrants/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2

SLGBTQIA+ to apply to support our goal for our workforce to be representative of the patients, families, and communities that we care for at all job levels.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Manager of Prenatal Care Team and Adult Surgery Inpatient Care Unit, the Clinical Leader Development is a Registered Nurse who provides leadership in the professional/practice development of staff nurses on the Prenatal Care Team and the Adult Surgery Inpatient Unit. As a clinical expert in prenatal care and post-surgical care, the Clinical Leader Development will be a resource and mentor for nursing within the team.

Promoting outcome focused performance; the Clinical Leader Development will enhance communication and teamwork by implementing education strategies. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Implementation of the education process, certification and re-certification of Shared Competencies;
Facilitates and provides clinical development of all nursing staff with emphasis on new staff members; provides education sessions based on identified needs of the nursing team; develops and supports a clinical skills mentoring process with staff, with a peer approach to learning; develops and supports teaching skills and knowledge among all team members. In addition to roles and responsibilities of a Professional Nurse, the Clinical Leader Development also has the following accountabilities:

• Facilitates ongoing orientation and learning

• Demonstrates support and commitment to professional development

• Demonstrates superior decision-making

• Mentors team members through supporting, teaching, role modeling and coaching.

• Collaborates with the Managers in performance review process for staff as…