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Clinical Nurse Specialist

  • Barrie, ON
  • On-site
  • Posted Oct 11, 2026
  • 1 position

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Employment type
Full-time
Experience level
Senior · 5+ years
Apply by
Oct 29, 2026
Posting language
English
Working hours
40 hours per week
Seniority
Mid-Senior level

Job summary

The role is part of a regional specialized geriatric services program focused on advancing care for frail older adults and supporting their caregivers. The program's mandate includes clinical service, leadership, education and mentorship, research and ethics, and advocacy, in collaboration with regional health-system partners.

Job details

Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care is a 315-bed academic and teaching hospital that provides specialized mental health, addiction and geriatric care. Located on the shores of Georgian Bay, we serve some of the most complex and disadvantaged individuals in Ontario and are the sole provider of high-secure forensic mental health services in the province. The North Simcoe Muskoka Specialized Geriatric Services (NSM SGS) Program is a regional program under the leadership of Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care. The NSM SGS program was established in 2016 to advance the care of frail older adults in the NSM region and their caregivers. With a mandate for leadership, clinical service, education and mentorship, research and ethics as well as advocacy, the program collaborates with a broad variety of partners from within and outside the NSM health system to improve patient outcomes, build capacity and foster system change.

What you’ll do

The role is part of a regional specialized geriatric services program focused on advancing care for frail older adults and supporting their caregivers. The program's mandate includes clinical service, leadership, education and mentorship, research and ethics, and advocacy, in collaboration with regional health-system partners.

Requirements

The posting does not specify formal qualifications, credentials, or years of experience. It describes work in specialized geriatric services within a complex mental health and health-care setting, involving clinical service, education, mentorship, research, ethics, and advocacy.

Listed skills

  • Clinical care · Preferred
  • Mentorship · Preferred
  • Geriatric Care · Preferred
  • Interprofessional Collaboration · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

  • Clinical Care
  • Geriatric Care
  • Mental Health Care
  • Addiction Care
  • Clinical Leadership
  • Education
  • Mentorship
  • Research
  • Ethics
  • Advocacy
  • Interprofessional Collaboration
  • Patient Outcomes
  • Capacity Building
  • System Change

Job areas

  • Healthcare
  • Education
  • Science & Research
  • Management & Leadership