Advanced Practice Clinical Leader- Forensics Admin

You will support point-of-care staff in the implementation and evaluation of best practices in the care of clients with psychiatric illnesses, concurrent substance use, and forensic histories. You will have extensive knowledge of forensic mental health including assessment of risk and risk management practice. You will role model clinical practice in complex care situations; engage in direct care activities for complex and high-risk clients; support interprofessional collaborative care, academic and research opportunities; promote the implementation and audit of documentation standards; participate in or facilitate quality improvement projects and quality reviews focusing on patient safety. You will provide clinical supervision to staff as well as mentor/supervise graduate students. Together with Forensic Service leadership, you will contribute to model of care development, support implementation of new care pathways to advance patient outcomes, and contribute to program evaluation. You will participate on internal and external committees; and serve as a clinical resource and subject matter expert in program-level and work closely with the Professional Practice Office on organizational-level strategic planning and projects to advance clinical practice activities for both Forensic inpatient and outpatient services. You will support a workplace that embraces diversity, encourages teamwork and complies with all applicable standards and requirements. Through its core values of Courage, Respect and Excellence, CAMH is implementing its Strategic Plan: Connected CAMH, to transform lives, ignite innovation and discovery, revolutionize education and drive social change. CAMH is more than a hospital, it is a cause. CAMH is on a mission to change the way society thinks about and responds to mental illness. They aim to eliminate prejudice and discrimination and shape a world where mental illness is central to our healthcare system – a world where Mental Health is Health. To learn more about CAMH, please visit their website at: www.camh.ca. To view our Land Acknowledgment, please click here.

The Advanced Practice Clinical Leader will provide professional practice leadership and support point-of-care staff in implementing best practices for clients with psychiatric and forensic histories. They will also facilitate quality improvement projects, mentor graduate students, and contribute to model of care development and strategic planning.

Candidates must possess a Master's Degree in Nursing and be in good standing with their regulatory body. A minimum of 5 years of clinical experience in forensic mental health and addiction treatment is required.

• Defined benefit pension plan • Flexible work arrangements • Professional development support

• Change ManagementPreferred
• Quality ImprovementPreferred
• Risk ManagementPreferred
• CommunicationPreferred
• Interprofessional CollaborationPreferred

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Forensic mental health
• Risk assessment
• Risk management
• Clinical supervision
• Quality improvement
• Interprofessional collaboration
• Documentation standards
• Clinical leadership
• Change management
• Addiction treatment
• Mentoring
• Strategic planning
• Patient safety
• Research
• Teaching
• Communication
• Courage
• Supervising Graduate Students
• Quality Improvement
• Psychiatry
• Auditing
• Mental Health
• Strategic Planning
• Certified Associate In Materials Handling
• Clinical Practices
• Clinical Supervision
• Software Documentation
• Integrated Care
• Leadership
• Health Systems
• Patient Safety
• Innovation
• Risk Management
• Mental Diseases
• Program Evaluation
• Social Change
• Teamwork

• Healthcare
• Management & Leadership
• Science & Research
• Education
• Advanced Practice Clinician
• Nurse Manager
• Nursing Professionals
• Registered Nurses

Minimum education

Master’s degree

Minimum experience

5+ years

Apply by

Sep 25, 2026

Posting language

English

Working hours

40 hours per week