Palliative Care Specialists

Palliative Care Specialists,

Division of Palliative Care

Trillium Health Partners (THP) is the largest community based academic health network in Ontario serving over one million residents in the communities of Mississauga, Peel Region, and West Toronto.  The hospital encompasses three main sites – Credit Valley Hospital (CVH), Mississauga Hospital (MH), and Queensway Health Centre (QHC), in addition to the Humber Reactivation Care Centre (RCC) – offering a full range of acute care hospital services, as well as a variety of community-based specialized programs.  We are a regional Centre for Chronic Kidney Disease, Cancer Care, Cardiac Care, Geriatric, Stroke and Neurosurgical services.

The Division of Palliative Care at Trillium Health Partners is seeking one (1) Locum tenens (for up to a year) Palliative Care physicians to join their team.

The physician will provide consultation, shared and primary palliative care for patients in multiple settings including clinics, inpatient medical-surgical units, intensive care, palliative care unit, complex continuing care, virtual care and in the community. The physician will work with an experienced multidisciplinary team across all three sites. The physician will share in the provision of on call coverage for both the inpatients and community patients under the team’s care with associated call stipends. General remuneration is fee-for-service based.

The organization is an affiliated academic teaching centre with the University of Toronto. The preferred candidate should have a fellowship in Palliative Care, or significant experience working in Palliative Care. Excellent interpersonal skills and a commitment to an inter-professional care model are also essential.  Interest in program development and quality improvement is an asset as we evolve models of care to meet expanding needs.

This position represents an opportunity to join a group of dedicated healthcare professionals in a progressive organization.  The successful candidate will be licensed in good standing by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. The applicant will also be either a member of the College of Family Physicians of Canada or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

Interested candidates are requested to reply with a covering letter and curriculum vitae no later than May 19, 2023 to:

Dr. Laura Harild

Division Head, Palliative Care

Primary Care, Rehab, Complex Continuing Care, and Senior’s Services Program

Email: [email protected]

For detailed information on the hospital, please visit: www.trilliumhealthpartners.ca