About this role
Competition # : 49285 Department: Office of the Public Trustee Location: HALIFAX Type of Employment: Permanent Union Status: Exclusion - Non Union - NSPG Closing Date: 14-Jul-26 (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time) About Us
The Public Trustee of Nova Scotia is independent of government. It is set up as a corporation to protect the financial and personal well-being of its clients and offers a wide range of unique services. One such service is statutory decision-maker of last resort for vulnerable Nova Scotians who lack decisional capacity and who do not have a higher-ranked substitute decision-maker to act on their behalf. In this role, the Public Trustee is authorized to make decisions for a person who is not able to understand the risks, benefits, or consequences of an important decision about their health or personal care. This authority is set out In the Personal Directives Act, the Hospitals Act, and the Involuntary Psychiatric Treatment Act.
About Our Opportunity
Are you a natural leader who thrives working in a fast-paced environment? Are you searching for a rewarding career where you will have a positive impact on the lives of Nova Scotians? If you answered yes to these questions, the Public Trustee of Nova Scotia has an exciting opportunity for you to explore as the Director of Health Care Decisions and Capacity Assessment.
Reporting directly to the Public Trustee, Deputy Head, the Director of Health Care Decisions and Capacity Assessment is responsible for the administration of the health care decisions program as Nova Scotia's statutory decision-maker of last resort and ensures that decisions consistently and appropriately reflect the intent of the above-mentioned legislation, operational policies, and are: client-centred; respectful of human rights and freedoms; informed; in keeping with client's wishes, values, and beliefs, if known; and in the client's best interest.
As the Director of Health Care Decisions and Capacity Assessment you will be responsible for developing and providing an evidence-based capacity assessment training program for eligible health professionals as well as its associated policies; developing and providing a continuing competence program for qualified capacity assessors; and maintaining a provincial list of qualified capacity assessors.
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