The Nova Scotia Regulator of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (NSRASLP) is the provincial authority responsible for licensing and regulating audiologists and speech-language pathologists. NSRASLP's legislated mandate is to protect the public by ensuring registrants meet high standards of practice and conduct. The organization is in an exciting phase of strategic growth and transformation, with initiatives underway to continue to strengthen its regulatory framework, modernize processes, and enhance public protection.

NSRASLP is seeking a Deputy Registrar, a collaborative and visionary leader who will play a pivotal role in advancing these priorities. Reporting to the Registrar/Executive Director, the Deputy Registrar will manage registration and licensure processes, oversee regulatory programs, and lead strategic projects aligned with NSRASLP's operational and governance priorities, acting as a delegate for the Registrar when required.

As The Deputy Registrar You Will

Develop and revise regulatory documents, including Standards of Practice and the Code of Ethics. Lead projects that modernize regulatory processes and enhance public protection. Represent NSRASLP at provincial and national forums, fostering harmonization of regulatory practices.

Manage the registrant database and ensure compliance with legislation, including the Regulated Health Professions Act, CFTA requirements, and Fair Registration Practices Act. Administer quality assurance and continuing competence programs. As an ideal candidate, you bring proven experience in regulatory decision-making, policy development, and interpreting legislation,



ideally within a healthcare context.

You are a strategic thinker and effective project manager with expertise in governance support and change management. Your technical proficiency with complex databases and digital tools supports your ability to lead projects and contribute to organizational growth. While a health qualified background is not required, familiarity with healthcare regulation is an asset.

Above all, you are collaborative, adaptable, and deeply committed to NSRASLP's mandate of public protection. Diversity and Accessibility Statement "The NSRASLP is committed to creating a respectful, equitable, and inclusive workplace environment that fosters an experience of belonging, is representative of Nova Scotia's diversity, and promotes culturally aware, safe, and equitable treatment of the publics they serve. We recognize that equity-deserving groups, particularly those with significant cultural histories within Nova Scotia, have experienced health disparities, poorer health statuses, and valid distrust in the healthcare system.

Our journey toward eliminating racism and oppression in our health system starts by acknowledging these truths. As a contributor to regulating a health profession,



we are holding ourselves accountable by deepening our commitment to advancing equity, diversity, inclusion, reconciliation, and accessibility to help improve health outcomes and ensure all Nova Scotians the high quality of care they deserve. We exist to protect the public by overseeing and licensing qualified audiologists and speech-language pathologists, that are committed to growth and deepening their skills and knowledge to provide culturally responsive and respectful care." NSRASLP will provide support in its recruitment processes to applicants with disabilities, including accommodation that considers an applicant's accessibility needs.

About Nova Scotia Regulator Of Audiology

And Speech-Language Pathology The purpose of the Nova Scotia Regulator of Audiology and Speech-language pathology is to regulate the professions of audiology and speech-language pathology in Nova Scotia. The regulator serves and protects the public interest, and governs its members in accordance with the Regulated Health Professions Act (2023) and its regulations, and the policies and by-laws of the regulator. NSRASLP helps ensure the safety and effectiveness of audiology and speech-language pathology services by setting appropriate standards of conduct and competence.

It provides the public with an affordable and accessible avenue to report concerns and complaints about the care they have received, and a reasonable expectation that such issues will be effectively addressed. In addition, it serves to advance and promote the practice of the professions as it relates to serving and protecting the public interest. #

📌 Deputy Registrar [Nova Scotia Regulator of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology] (Halifax Regional Municipality)
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