The Postgraduate Program invites applications from family physicians for the position of Site Director for the Palliative Care Fraser Sites, with the Family Practice Enhanced Skills Program.
This is a comprehensive training program, which creates expertise in end-of-life and palliative care. The endpoint is the creation of community leaders in this relatively new area of medicine. The Fraser Health site will be a brand new training site, with 2.0 FTE (two residents in a one year training position) beginning in July 2025. There are currently 5.0 FTE Palliative Care Enhanced Skills resident positions per year within the existing program, although numbers are variable based on government funding. The program is fully accredited by the College of Family Physicians of Canada.
Applicants must be a certificant of the College of Family Physicians of Canada or equivalent, or willing to obtain CCFP certification within four years of appointment and must also be eligible for BC medical licensure. Educational and administrative experience in residency training is preferred.
The successful candidate will have a proven record of leadership, excellent communication skills, interpersonal skills and clinical expertise in the field of palliative medicine. They should be committed to providing a high quality experience in palliative medicine that is grounded in principles and competencies of family practice. They should have the vision and commitment to building the capacity of UBC palliative care training across the province.
The position involves supervision of training, including curriculum development, evaluation and mentoring of residents for one year of residency training, faculty development, and participation with provincial palliative care educational initiatives. The position requires close communication and collaboration with both the Department of Family Practice and the Division of Palliative Care within the Department of Medicine, that are based in Vancouver. The position also requires full collaboration with the program director of the Royal College Subspecialty Residency in Adult Palliative Medicine. The program director is assisted by an administrative staff.
The successful applicant reports to the program director for the palliative program and to the co-program directors for Enhanced Skills. It is anticipated that the position will require the equivalent of approximately .13 FTE. The expected start date for the job is January 1, 2025.
Please see below for a more detailed job description.
Interested individuals should submit their letter of application, curriculum vitae and the names and addresses of three referees to:
Lindsay Gowland – Enhanced Skills Program Manager
Department of Family Practice
lindsay.gowland@familymed.ubc.ca
Application deadline: August 19, 2024
Interview Date: September 6, 2024
Position Start: January 1, 2025
Job Description
The Site Director is responsible for overall administration and direction of the Enhanced Skills Palliative Care Fraser Site Program in Fraser Health and their associated rotations. The incumbent reports to the Enhanced Skills Palliative Care Program Director (Palliative PD) and the Enhanced Skills Program Co-Directors (ES-PDs). The Site Director is a member of the Enhanced Skills Resident Program Committee, and works closely with the ES-PD, the Palliative PD and faculty in the delivery of the program.
Responsibilities:
Reports to the Enhanced Skills Category 1 Program Director Palliative Care and Enhanced Skills Program Co-Directors (ES-PD) for educational concerns and planning
Description of Portfolio/Responsibilities
- Participation in the development and continuous quality improvement of the UBC Enhanced Skills Palliative Care Program goals and policies
- Administration of overall program policy with Fraser Health
- Assures the program meets accreditation requirements of CFPC, and assists in internal and external reviews
- Coordinates overall curriculum delivery and rotations at the Fraser sites consistent with Enhanced Skills Palliative Care Residency Program objectives
- Evaluates residents, rotations and training sites and participates in faculty evaluation
- Ensures there is and monitors an in-training assessment program that ensures/plans/monitors the progress of the Fraser Health trainees towards the achievement of the outlined competencies throughout the training year
- Participates in the Enhanced Skills Palliative Care Program Competence Committee (ES Palliative CC).
- Identifies residents in difficulty (academic or personal) and, in conjunction with the ES Palliative CC, the Palliative-PD, ES-PD and the ES-CC, develops support and remedial plans for Fraser Health residents
- Reviews learning objectives regularly (minimum every two years), and develops and monitors academic and scholarly activities that support attainment of program objectives, including facilitating resident collaboration in the process in collaboration with the Palliative-PD
- Supports recruitment and evaluates clinical teachers and academic presenters, ensuring all faculty have appropriate faculty appointments
- Helps provide faculty development for Palliative Faculty
- Encourages research activities among residents and clinical faculty
- Holds bi-annual periodic reviews with each Fraser Health resident to review progress, and issues of resident well-being
- Co-maintains resident records with program administrator
- Participates in the CaRMS resident selection process, including developing the program description, and coordinating file reviews and interviews.
- Organizes orientation for new residents in collaboration with the Palliative-PD
- Ensures program activities are in keeping with RDoBC agreements and University policies
- Collaborates with the Enhanced Skills PD, the Palliative-PD and the other Enhanced Skills Program Directors to support and maintain an innovative and dynamic residency training program throughout the department of Family Medicine.
- Represents the UBC Enhanced Skills Palliative Care Program at the hospital and health authority level
- Helps prepare residents for year-end assessments
- Liaises with the FRCPC Adult Palliative Medicine Training Program through the Subspeciality, Palliative Medicine Program Director as needed to develop, maintain and expand collegial relationships between the two training programs, faculty and residents.
- Attends relevant committee meetings as outlined below (Committee Membership)
- Participates in Enhanced Skills faculty development sessions
- Co-facilitates the administration of year-end written assessment with program administrator
- Encourages and promotes activities to promote resident and faculty well-being
Liaison Functions
As a PGY3 Enhanced Skills Site Director, will need to liaise with the Program Directors of other specialty services to discuss resident evaluations, curriculum development, training opportunities and to resolve conflicts pertaining to these rotations.
Committee Membership
It is expected that the SD will be a member, and attend the following meetings:
- Palliative Care Residency Program Committee (4 x year)
- Competency Committee, ES Palliative Care (2 x year)
Reporting
Provides regular reports to the Palliative Care Residency Program Committee and to the PGY3 Enhanced Skills Residency Program Committee