Regional Primary Care Clinical Lead

Role title: Regional Primary Care Clinical Lead

Reports to: Vice President, Clinical Programs, Ontario Health Region

Location: Ontario Health Region office location with occasional travel in the region and to the provincial program offices in Toronto, assuming a hybrid work environment

Anticipated time commitment: 1 day per week, equivalent to 0.2 FTE

Term: 2 years + optional 2-year extension

Number of opportunities: 3 (refer to position summary for additional details)

Posting date: April 17, 2026

Closing date: May 19, 2026

Position summary

Ontario Health is seeking expressions of interest from qualified family physicians or nurse practitioners practicing in primary care for the position of Regional Primary Care Clinical Lead. This is a unique opportunity to collaborate with regional interest holders and provide clinical leadership to the evolution of primary care in Ontario. Reporting directly to the Vice President, Clinical Programs for the corresponding Ontario Health Region, with indirect reporting and accountability to the Provincial Primary Care Clinical Lead, this role plays an instrumental role in shaping regional primary care delivery systems and implementing regional initiatives aligned to provincial priorities.

For each Ontario Health Region, the following number of opportunities are available and open to all qualified candidates:

Number of roles

• Ontario Health Region North East - 1 role
• Ontario Health Region East - 1 role
• Ontario Health Region West - 1 role

Interested parties should forward their expression of interest and curriculum vitae, electronically, to Sourcing@ontariohealth.ca no later than 17:00 P.M. on May 19, 2026. Questions about the role may be submitted to Sourcing@ontariohealth.ca no later than May 1, 2026. A consolidated list of all questions and answers will be available to any party, by request, by May 8, 2026. To receive a copy of the consolidated list of questions and answers, please contact Sourcing@ontariohealth.ca.

Accountabilities

• Provide clinical leadership and advice to Ontario Health provincially and regionally to support high quality, standardized, regional and provincial primary care program development and implementation.
• Engage with, and build consensus among, regional primary care clinicians and interest holders to drive program evolution and adoption in support of achieving Ontario Health provincial and regional priorities for primary care.
• Support the development and implementation of regional communication processes with primary care and interest holders.
• Ensure there is a strong regional primary care foundation in place, including a Regional Primary Care table or similar body that can support: primary care service and program development, implementation, and quality improvement at a regional level.
• Identify opportunities for capacity building within the regional primary care community and support the implementation of programs.
• Work with regional leadership and relevant interest holders to identify and achieve region-specific goals and objectives.
• Work with partners to drive implementation, monitoring, and improvement of regional activities in support of system-level provincial plans and initiatives. These priorities may include:
  • Ensure coordination and integration of care in the region by working with local partners and service delivery organizations.
  • Support the evolution of Ontario Health Teams (OHTs) and primary care networks (or similar structures).
  • Support targeted regional activities to address issues of capacity, access, and flow.
  • Increase equitable access to community primary care services for vulnerable and marginalized populations and other equity-deserving groups.
• Represent Ontario Health at key regional and provincial clinical leadership tables and lead regional interdisciplinary collaboration to support capacity building in primary care.
• Work with Ontario Health’s Provincial Primary Care Program to identify and achieve provincial goals and objectives.

Qualifications

• Practicing family physician in good standing with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, and either the College of Family Physicians of Canada or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada or nurse practitioner currently practicing in primary care in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario
• A minimum of five years of clinical experience in primary care
• Experience in a leadership role focused on quality and system improvements
• 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 interest holders to reach consensus

How to apply

Interested parties should forward their Curriculum Vitae and a completed Response Cover Page (see Appendix A), electronically, to Sourcing@ontariohealth.ca no later than 17:00 P.M. on May 19, 2026.

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.

Our website is: http://www.ontariohealth.ca