Company Description

One of Canada's Best Diversity Employers and Greater Toronto's Top Employers for many consecutive years, William Osler Health System (Osler) provides a safe and supportive health care network to grow your career. Osler is nationally recognized for its commitment to patient safety and is Accredited with Exemplary Standing, the highest rating a Canadian hospital can receive. As a major Ontario hospital system, and home to some of the biggest specialty and emergency departments in the country, Osler serves the 1.3 million residents of Brampton, Etobicoke and surrounding communities. We are proud to offer you incredible exposure to best-in-class health care delivery and challenging hands-on opportunities to stay at the top of your game.

A hospital system built for and by the community, we continue to expand our services to meet the needs of a growing population, creating opportunities for increased hands-on skills development, cross-department training and promotional opportunities. Guided by our accomplished senior leadership team, together we are driving our vision of world-class health care inspired by our people and communities.

At Osler, we invest in careers that go beyond where health care professionals like you can achieve their goals and find deep personal and professional fulfillment. Join our team today!

Job Description

Working closely with the clinical managers and reporting to the Manager, Clinical Practice, the Professional Practice Leader (PPL) is a leadership position with the mandate of promoting the advancement of the profession through innovation and discovery in practice and education. The PPL is responsible to support the activities of patient-focused care within the profession and ensure practice meets standards of care and the needs of the patient. He/she is also responsible for integrating the profession across the clinical programs at Osler, and establishing dynamic relationships with external partners. The PPL promotes a culture of professional enquiry and reflective practice by providing profession specific leadership and mentoring in an evidence-based continuous learning and research based practice environment. The PPL is an integral member of the Speech Language Pathologist team and professional advisory committee.

Accountabilities:

• Ensure, monitor and enhance professional governance and the quality of professional practice delivered by the members of the discipline

• Lead profession-specific practice improvements and advancement of the profession

• Coach, mentor and guide practice development for professional staff

• Enhance interdisciplinary processes across the organization for the purpose of improving patient outcomes

• Act as a resource/ consultant for profession related issues, both internal and external

Qualifications

• Master's degree in speech-language pathology

• Registered and in good standing with the College of Audiologists and Speech Language Pathologists of Ontario

• Minimum of five years clinical experience in a health care setting

• Strong collaborative and consultative leadership style

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

• Demonstrated commitment to practice advancement

• Strong organizational and time-management skills

• Demonstrated ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team

• Must demonstrate Osler's Values of Respect, Excellence, Service, Compassion, Innovation and Collaboration

Additional Information

Hours: Currently days, Monday to Friday (subject to change in accordance with operational requirements)

Internal application deadline: October 23, 2025

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Osler values inclusivity and diversity in the workplace. We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds. We are committed to providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. If you require an accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process, please notify Human Resources at human.resources@williamoslerhs.ca.

While we thank all applicants, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Any information obtained during the course of recruitment will be used for employment recruitment purposes only, and not for any other purpose.