UHN is Canada’s #1 hospital and the world’s #1 publicly funded hospital. With 10 sites and more than 44,000 TeamUHN members, UHN consists of Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, The Michener Institute of Education and West Park Healthcare Centre. As Canada's top research hospital, the scope of biomedical research and complexity of cases at UHN have made it a national and international source for discovery, education and patient care.

UHN has the largest hospital‑based research program in Canada, with major research in neurosciences, cardiology, transplantation, oncology, surgical innovation, infectious diseases, genomic medicine and rehabilitation medicine. UHN is a research hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.

New or Replacement Position: Replacement Site: Toronto General Hospital Department: People & Culture - Safety Services Permanent Full-Time UHN has embarked on an exciting initiative towards building a new Workplace Violence Training and Education Program, which will help mitigate Workplace Violence across our hospital network. The role of Workplace Violence Prevention Education Specialist is a newly created position at UHN and represents an exciting new opportunity. The successful candidate will collaborate with members of UHN’s Safety Services Team and UHN Leadership on a comprehensive workplace violence prevention training and education program.

Deliver, facilitate, refine, develop, and research workplace violence prevention training and education (i.e. TIDES)



in various formats including classroom and virtual delivery, physical technique demonstrations, simulations, clinical departmental unit settings, and eLearning. Consult to identify and address program improvements related to workplace violence prevention, training and education.

Support and participate in workplace violence incident follow up, including debriefs, to identify and support workplace violence program, training and education improvement opportunities. Analyze and assess workplace violence training and education metrics, quality indicators and present to UHN Leadership and external stakeholders. Support the communication efforts of the workplace violence prevention, training and education program through written communication, various media, websites, and presentations based on programming and initiatives.

Work with a diverse health care environment and engage effectively with staff from various professional, cultural, and social backgrounds At minimum, a university or college graduate in adult education, health science, health promotion, social or behavioural sciences, combined with at least three (3) years of experience with group facilitation and consultation.



Preferred candidate will have (3) years of experience with Workplace Violence education programs, such as the prevention and management of aggressive behaviour (PMAB), Non Crisis Intervention Training (NCIT), Team Response Intervention Training (TRIT), Trauma‑Informed De‑escalation Education for safety and Self‑protection (TIDES) programs or similar. Demonstrated experience consulting and building trusted relationships with stakeholders, identifying needs, and designing, developing and delivering solutions in a wide range of business environments.

Demonstrated assessment and consultation skills related to environmental factors, organizational policies and protocols and procedures to promote safety of staff and clients/patients.

Excellent

English verbal and written communication skills required.

Experience facilitating discussions related to equity, inclusion, cultural humility, unconscious bias, or workplace respect Ability to produce high quality and accurate work required.

Experience working with a learning management system an asset. Government organization and a member of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP A flexible work workplace Additional perks (multiple corporate discounts including: travel, restaurants, parking, phone plans, auto insurance discounts, on‑site gyms, etc.) Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process.

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