Competition # : 48518
Department: Health and Wellness
Location: HALIFAX
Type of Employment: Term
Union Status: Exclusion - Non Union - NSPG
Closing Date: 04-May-26 (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time)
The Department of Health and Wellness offers opportunities to grow and advance in a dynamic sector that touches the lives of all Nova Scotians. Along with our partners, including the Nova Scotia Health Authority and the IWK Health Centre, we are committed to continually improving our health system. With a focus on collaborative primary health care, continuing care, improved supports for mental health and addictions, digital health, capital infrastructure, and more, the department is thinking differently about how to plan, fund, legislate and monitor to improve access and service delivery. To do this, we are recruiting leaders at all levels of the organization who embrace a challenge and believe in their ability to make a difference.
The Associate Regional Medical Officer of Health (ARMOH) directly contributes to improved health and safety for our population. As the ARMOH, you support Nova Scotia Health (NSH) and the IWK through your leadership and expertise in promoting and protecting health and preventing disease and injury.
Through interdisciplinary and inter-sectoral partnerships, you will assist in providing leadership in assessing and measuring the health of populations, and in developing strategies to improve health and well-being through health protection, disease prevention, and health promotion initiatives. You are a key support for the Regional Medical Officers of Health (RMOHs) and the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health (OCMOH), and where necessary, through delegation, legislated health protection responsibilities. Under legislation, you are responsible for informing, investigating, and acting on any health hazard, notifiable disease or condition, communicable disease or public health emergency that poses a health risk to the population. You will have opportunities to engage in strategic prevention and health care initiatives led by the Department.
In this role, you have a direct impact on the high-quality public health in Nova Scotia and the improved health of our population. We count on your expertise to:
As our next ARMOH, you must be a physician licensable by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia. A fellowship in Public Health and Preventive Medicine from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (or equivalent training) is preferred. Post-graduate training in public health with public health experience will also be considered.
You demonstrate an understanding of disease control, risk assessment and management, the framework of legislation, public health science, inter-sectoral relationships, government policy and general executive direction. You are an innovative thinker with an ability to negotiate and communicate complex ideas and information in concise, meaningful ways. You identify opportunities to encourage greater integration of programs and activities and work collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders and partners across health systems. Your decisiveness, along with your superior organizational and time-management skills, is essential to your success.
We will assess the above qualifications using one or more of the following tools: written examination, standardized tests, oral presentations, interview(s), and reference checks.
The Government of Nova Scotia offers its employees a wide range of benefits, including a Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Health, Dental, Life Insurance, General Illness, Short- and Long-Term Disability, Vacation, and Employee and Family Assistance Programs. For information on all our Benefit program offerings, click here: Benefits for government employees.
This is a Locum employment opportunity with an anticipated end date of November 20, 2026.
Pay Grade: MS 10
Salary Range: $8,803.70 - $11,004.62 Bi-Weekly
Employment Equity Statement:
Our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative, at all job levels, of the citizens we serve. The Government of Nova Scotia has an Employment Equity Policy, and we welcome applications from Indigenous People, African Nova Scotians and Other Racially Visible Persons, Persons with Disabilities and Women in occupations or positions where they are under-represented. If you are a member of one of these equity groups, you are encouraged to self-identify on your electronic application.
Accommodation Statement:
We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. Candidates may request accommodations based on any grounds protected by the Human Rights Act. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process, please contact us at competitions@novascotia.ca.
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PLEASE NOTE: Candidates will not be considered for an interview if applications are incomplete or are missing information.
Offer of employment is conditional upon the completion of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials, the results of which must be satisfactory to the employer. We thank all applicants for the interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. All questions and concerns may be directed to Competitions@novascotia.ca.