Shape surgical patient education at UHN in Toronto through health literacy and stakeholder engagement across Toronto General and Toronto Western Hospitals.

As a Patient Education Specialist, you will plan a centralized Surgical Patient Education Hub for Sprott Surgery. You will assess current practices, analyze gaps, engage stakeholders, and align recommendations with UHN standards and digital strategy. This temporary full time contract runs through March 31, 2027.

Key Responsibilities:

- Inventory surgical education materials, channels, platforms, and workflows
- Assess variation, duplication, gaps, accessibility, and standardization opportunities
- Engage clinical, patient, operational, communications, and digital stakeholders




- Develop the centralized Surgical Patient Education Hub model
- Produce reports, recommendations, and an implementation roadmap

Requirements:

- Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline
- Three to five years of related healthcare experience
- Experience with assessments, gap analyses, or implementation planning
- Knowledge of health literacy and adult learning principles
- Strong facilitation, organization, writing, and presentation skills

Bring health literacy, facilitation, and healthcare planning expertise to advance accessible surgical education across UHN.

📌 Patient Education Specialist Toronto
🏢 University Health Network
📍 Toronto