Nursing Jobs in Colwood, BC

Clinical Nurse Specialist, Nursing and Allied Health Research and Knowledge Translation

BC Cancer

Victoria, BC

BC Cancer is implementing a strategy to ensure the optimization, effectiveness, and long-term sustainability of Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) roles. These roles are essential for advancing health equity and delivering accessible, high-quality, specialized cancer care. Join our collaborative and innovative provincial team of CNSs as we continue to transform and improve cancer care across BC. This regional role is one of two positions available based out of BC Cancer - Victoria, and will focus on supporting clinical care and health system needs for people diagnosed with cancer.

What you'll do

• Exemplify excellence in nursing and nursing research by providing advanced level nursing expertise and clinical support to a multi-disciplinary health care team.
• Act as a resource and consultant provincially to Senior Leadership and multi-disciplinary teams who are planning and providing evidenced based guidance that is focused on best practices in the area of cancer nursing across the Continuum of Care.
• Provide leadership in advanced practice nursing with respect to oncology and advanced practice at the program, organizational, community and provincial, national and international levels to optimize excellence in patient / client care and health system.
• In conjunction with, Senior Medical Directors, and Executive Directors, lead the strategic planning, development, implementation and evaluation of new nursing programming at the Provincial level within BC Cancer.
• Conducts and / or facilitate cancer nursing research focused on identifying and / or incorporating best practices and evidence-based care to foster the development and implementation of strategies designed to optimize excellence in patient / client care and the health system.

What you bring

Qualifications :

Core Competencies :

You have :

Ability to foster effective working relationships at all levels both internally and externally to the organization.

What we bring

Every PHSA employee enables the best possible patient care for our patients and their families. Whether you are providing direct care, conducting research, or making it possible for others to do their work, you impact the lives of British Columbians today and in the future. That’s why we’re focused on your care too – offering health, wellness, development programs to support you – at work and at home.

Salary :   $106,026 - $152,413 per year. The starting salary for this position would be determined with consideration of the successful candidate’s relevant education and experience, and would be in alignment with the provincial compensation reference plan. Salary will be prorated accordingly for part time roles.

Location :   2410 Lee Avenue, Victoria, BC V8R 6V5

Hours of work :   Monday - Friday; 0830-1630

Requisition number :  178199E

What we do

provides comprehensive cancer control for the people of British Columbia. BC Cancer is part of the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA).

The Provincial Health Services Authority () plans, manages and evaluates specialized health services with the BC health authorities to provide equitable and cost-effective health care for people throughout the province. Our values reflect our commitment to excellence and include : Respect people – Be compassionate – Dare to innovate – Create equity – Be courageous.

Learn more about PHSA and our programs :

PHSA is committed to anti-racism and equity in our hiring and employment practices. With learning and compassion, we are addressing existing inequities and barriers throughout our systems. PHSA is seeking to create a diverse workforce and to establish an inclusive and culturally safe environment. We invite applications and enquiries from all people, particularly those belonging to the historically, systemically, and / or persistently excluded groups identified under the Human Rights Code.

One of PHSA’s North Star priorities is to eradicate Indigenous-specific racism, which includes ongoing commitments to Indigenous recruitment and employee experience as well as dismantling barriers to health care employment at every level. We welcome Indigenous individuals to apply and / or contact the Sanya’k̓ula Team (Indigenous Recruitment & Employee Experience) for support at .

Indigenous-specific anti-racism initiatives are rooted in addressing the unique forms of discrimination, historical and ongoing injustices, and exclusion faced by Indigenous peoples. These initiatives align with an Indigenous rights-based approach, recognizing the inherent rights and title of BC First Nations and self-determination of all First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities. PHSA is mandated to uphold legislative obligations and provincial commitments found in the foundational documents including the Truth & Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight (2020), BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), Reclaiming Power and Place Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls Calls for Justice (2019), the Declaration Act Action Plan and Remembering Keegan : A First Nations Case Study.