Reports to: President and CEO
Appointment: Permanent Full-time,
Primary location: Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, 150 Kilgour Road, Toronto, Ontario
M4G 1R8
Annual maximum Salary: $358,815
The organization
Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital is Canada’s only children’s rehabilitation hospital
dedicated to combining world-class care, transformational research and academic leadership in child and
youth rehabilitation, disability and developmental differences. A globally recognized academic health
sciences centre, Holland Bloorview is fully affiliated with the University of Toronto and the Temerty Faculty
of Medicine, and is a member of the Toronto Academic Health Science Network (TAHSN).
The hospital is a top 40 Canadian research hospital, trains approximately 500 learners each year,
including Canada’s largest developmental paediatrics program, serves approximately 10,000 clients and
families annually, and is the only organization to have achieved 100 per cent in three successive
Accreditation Canada quality surveys.
Approximately 2,000 employees and volunteers contribute to Holland Bloorview’s work, and the
organization’s close-knit, relationship-based culture is one of its strengths. Decisions are made through
trust and connection, and the hospital is known for the quality of its partnerships with families, clinicians,
system partners and the academic community.
Our work is guided by Transformative Care, Inclusive World: Holland Bloorview 2030, the hospitals
strategy plan and by the hospital’s vision of the most meaningful and healthy futures for all children, youth
and families. Its values — courage and resilience, compassion, excellence, equity and innovation — are
reflected in a deep commitment to inclusion, diversity, equity, accessibility and anti-racism.
Holland Bloorview acknowledges the land we live, work, and learn on as the land that belongs to the
Indigenous peoples of Canada. We are located on the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee-speaking
nations, including the Wendat, Seneca and Mohawk. It is also the traditional territory of the Mississaugas
of the Credit. The City of Toronto is covered by Treaty 13. We are grateful, honored, and humbled to have
the opportunity to live and work in this city and this territory we call Turtle Island. We recognize that those
of us who are settlers have roles and responsibilities that need to be engaged, to bring about a
reconciliatory future. Chi-Miigwetch - Nia:weh - Merci - Thank you.
The opportunity
The hospital’s current Vice President, Medicine and Academic Affairs will be stepping down at the end of
January 2027, after more than twenty years in the role and over thirty years at Holland Bloorview. Her
leadership has been defined by compassion, deep institutional knowledge and an enduring commitment
to the clients and families of Holland Bloorview.
The Vice President, Medicine and Academic Affairs is the most senior physician leadership role at Holland
Bloorview. Reporting to the President and CEO, the successful incumbent is a key member of the
Executive Leadership Team, Chair of the Medical Advisory Committee, and a non-voting ex-officio
member of the Board and its Executive Committee. The role carries accountability for the medical and
dental staff, clinical governance, quality and safety, and oversight of clinical services including diagnostic
imaging and library services. It also leads Holland Bloorview’s academic mission through the Teaching and
Learning Institute, the relationship with the Temerty Faculty of Medicine, and partnership with the
Bloorview Research Institute and TAHSN.
As Holland Bloorview expands its physician complement through the Alternate Funding Plan, the role
combines internal clinical leadership with a strong external dimension: representing Holland Bloorview
across TAHSNm Medical and TAHSNe Education tables, with Ontario’s children’s hospitals and the
University of Toronto, and in the advocacy that shapes the wider system. It is an opportunity to anchor and
communicate Holland Bloorview’s leadership in child and youth disability nationally and internationally.
Key responsibilities
Medical and dental staff leadership
- Provide leadership to the medical and dental staff in their care, teaching and research, support their
professional development, and assess performance annually. - Chair the Medical Advisory Committee, and advise the Committee and the Board on the quality of
clinical care, treatment and service, and on other matters the Board should be aware of. - Oversee the appointment, supervision, conduct and standards of the medical staff, in line with the Public Hospitals Act and the medical staff by-laws.
Quality, safety and clinical services
- In partnership with the Vice President, Programs and Services, establish programs and policies that
support high-quality, safe and evidence-based care and clinical practice. - Provide oversight of clinical services, including diagnostic imaging.
- Lead the development of an integrated system for developmental paediatrics across local, regional and provincial networks, in collaboration with the University of Toronto.
Academic mission, teaching and learning
- Lead the development, delivery and evaluation of the Teaching and Learning Institute, including
interprofessional education, faculty development, innovative teaching methods such as simulation,
and support for fundraising. - Manage the relationship with the Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, and other
faculties as appropriate, and ensure Holland Bloorview meets its affiliation responsibilities. - Oversee the training and evaluation of medical and health professions students and trainees at all
levels. - Support and promote the research of the Bloorview Research Institute.
System partnership and external relations
- Serve as a member of TAHSNm and TAHSNe, maintaining relationships with counterparts across
TAHSN hospitals and leading joint initiatives as needed. - Build and sustain relationships with counterparts at other Ontario and Canadian children’s hospitals
and child health organizations. - Act as an ambassador and advocate for Holland Bloorview, including in community awareness and
fundraising in support of the hospital and the Holland Bloorview Foundation.
Funding and resources
- Lead negotiations for the Alternate Funding Plan with partners, including the Ontario Medical
Association, the Ministry of Health and the University of Toronto, and monitor compliance with the
agreement. - Ensure that accountabilities for the Alternate Funding Plan and the AFP Innovation Fund are met.
Executive and corporate leadership
- Participate as a member of the Executive Leadership Team in leading Holland Bloorview.
- Report regularly to the Board on the activities, recommendations and actions of the Medical Advisory
Committee. - Serve as a non-voting ex-officio member of the Board and its Executive Committee.
Qualifications
- Certification in Paediatrics from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, or in a
related specialty, or eligibility for certification. - Licensed, or eligible for licensure, with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario.
- Eligible for an academic appointment at the University of Toronto.
- A minimum of ten years’ experience in paediatrics or a related field, with a record of success in
senior leadership. Sub-speciality background in rehabilitation medicine, developmental paediatrics,
complex continuing care or neurology is valuable, though may not be essential. - Senior administrative and program leadership experience in a comparable organization, together with
academic teaching and clinical research experience, is preferred.
What we are looking for
- A physician leader of clinical credibility and external standing, able to represent Holland Bloorview
with presence across the academic, hospital and system landscape. - Deep compassion and a commitment to client and family-centred care, combined with an openness
to thinking differently and the confidence to challenge constructively and take well-judged risk. - An authentic commitment to the academic mission, whether as a clinician-scientist, clinician-
educator or academic leader. - Strategic perspective, and the ability to contribute beyond the purely medical on questions of focus,
partnership and impact. - A collaborative, relationship-based style suited to a close-knit organization where decisions are
made through relationships. - A strong commitment to inclusion, diversity, equity, accessibility and anti-racism, and the judgement
to honour what has been built while helping Holland Bloorview move confidently into its next
chapter.
Remuneration
Annual salary range: $278,000 to $348,000, commensurate with experience, plus eligibility for
variable pay of up to 10% of annual salary