Provincial Primary Care Clinical Lead

Role title: Provincial Primary Care Clinical Lead

Reports to: Executive Vice President, Primary and Community-Based Care

Location: Ontario/Virtual

Anticipated time commitment: 1.5 to 2 days per week

Term: 2 years + 1 optional 2-year extension

Number of opportunities: 1

Posting date: August 11, 2025

Closing date: September 10, 2025

Position summary

Ontario Health is seeking expressions of interest from practicing family physicians or primary care nurse practitioners in Ontario for the position of Provincial Primary Care Clinical Lead. This is a unique opportunity to provide strategic leadership to the evolution of the Ontario Primary Care system. This opportunity is open to all qualified candidates.

Questions about the role may be submitted by email no later than August 27, 2025.

A consolidated list of all questions and answers will be available to any party, by request, by September 3, 2025.

Interested parties should forward their expression of interest and curriculum vitae, electronically, with the subject line as “Application for Provincial Primary Care Clinical Lead - [Your Name]” no later than 5:00 P.M. on September 10, 2025.

To send a question, receive a copy of the consolidated list of questions and answers, or to submit your expression of interest, please contact Sourcing@ontariohealth.ca.

Accountabilities

The key responsibilities of this role are:

• Advising on gaps in care and issues of concern to primary care clinicians as they relate to Ontario Health priorities
• Providing expert clinical and practical advice regarding the development and implementation of strategies for the Provincial Primary Care Program initiatives, ensuring relevance and usefulness for primary care clinicians
• Chairing relevant tables, committees, and CoPs, such as the Ontario Health Primary Care Clinical Leadership Table
• Collaborating with, and providing support to, the Regional Primary Care Clinical Leads
• Supporting the implementation of the Primary Care Action Team’s Plan
• Supporting the development of primary care engagement strategies for the Ontario Health Teams (OHTs)
• Ensuring the overall success of the program by developing and building relationships with partners and stakeholders, both internal and external to Ontario Health
• Establishing and maintaining effective links with the primary care community as well as other relevant clinical communities on behalf of Ontario Health
• Engaging with other provincial clinical leads across OH to deliver on cross-functional goals
• Identifying opportunities for integration and alignment of strategies and activities within Ontario Health, and externally with other health care organizations

Qualifications

• Either a practicing family physician in good standing with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario and the College of Family Physicians of Canada or a practicing primary care nurse practitioner in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario
• A minimum of ten years of clinical experience in primary care
• A minimum of five years of experience in a senior leadership role focused on provincial and/or regional system planning, design, and quality improvement
• In-depth understanding of Ontario's health care system, with a particular focus on the challenges and issues facing primary care in Ontario
• Expert knowledge of current best practices, healthcare literature, and evidence-based guidelines, as it pertains to primary care generally
• Knowledge of health system performance measurement and management approaches, and how this can be used as a tool to promote change
• Aptitude for system thinking and ability to analyse information for sound decision making
• Excellent communication skills with mature leadership experience in establishing strong relationships and building consensus with partners
• Demonstrated commitment to equitable and person-centred care, as well as public accountability
• Demonstrated experience in implementation of large-scale change in the health sector
• Demonstrated ability to work with diverse stakeholders to reach consensus

How to apply

Interested parties should forward their expression of interest and curriculum vitae, electronically, with the subject line as “Application for Provincial Primary Care Clinical Lead - [Your Name]” no later than 5:00 P.M. on September 10, 2025 to Sourcing@ontariohealth.ca.

We will evaluate all applications against the skills and experience requirements for the position. Those candidates selected for interview will be contacted directly by a representative from the Business Unit. Ontario Health may consider applications from incumbents currently in the position. If you have not been contacted within 3 weeks after the close of the posting, you can assume you are not under consideration for this position.

More About Ontario Health

Ontario Health is an agency created by the Government of Ontario with a mandate to connect and coordinate Ontario’s health care system in ways that have not been done before, to help ensure that Ontarians receive the best possible care.

Ontario Health oversees health care delivery across the province, which includes ensuring front-line providers and other health professionals have the tools and information they need to deliver the best possible care within their communities. This also means simplifying the current system and connecting and coordinating its many complex parts in new and innovative ways. This involves keeping a close eye on how the health system is performing and providing evidence-based standards and improvements to address any gaps.

Ontario Health helps to support significant and important transformation in Ontario’s health system, working to ease the transition between points of care for Ontarians and helping to ensure they have access to the care they need. Ontario Health is adapting world-renowned practices from areas such as cancer care and renal care to other parts of the system, including mental health and addictions.

Through integration, coordination, connection, and clinical excellence, Ontario Health is working to reduce strain on the system which will enable investment of more resources on the care Ontarians need, and, most importantly, improve health outcomes and overall wellness for all.

As an operational service agency of the Government of Ontario, Ontario Health is accountable for conducting a fair and transparent process, providing equal treatment to all qualified parties, in selecting a candidate for the above-mentioned role.