Your Opportunity:

Are you passionate about advancing quality and patient safety through education and innovation? As a Senior Consultant with the Quality and Patient Safety Education team, you will play a key role in shaping the future of healthcare education across Acute Care Alberta. This is your opportunity to contribute to system-wide improvements by designing and delivering impactful learning experiences that empower healthcare professionals to provide safer, higher-quality care. Reporting to the Director, QPSE, you will work with a high degree of independence and creativity, leading the development and facilitation of accredited educational offerings through the Academy of Quality Improvement Sciences and other strategic initiatives. Your work will directly support the integration of quality and patient safety principles into clinical practice across AHS and to external clients. What Makes This Role Unique: Strategic Educational Leadership: Lead the design and delivery of innovative, evidence-informed learning programs that support ACA’s commitment to continuous improvement. Collaborative Impact: Build strong relationships, including subject matter experts and operational leaders, to ensure educational offerings are relevant, practical, and aligned with organizational goals. System-Wide Influence: Contribute to a provincial mandate that enhances the knowledge and capabilities of healthcare teams across diverse care settings. Key Competencies for Success: Expertise in adult learning principles and instructional design. Strong facilitation and classroom management skills (virtual and in-person). Ability to translate complex quality and safety concepts into engaging, accessible content. If you’re ready to make a difference in how healthcare teams learn, grow, and deliver care, we invite you to bring your expertise to this exciting and impactful role.

Description:

The Senior Consultant plays a pivotal role in advancing quality and patient safety education across Acute Care Alberta. The incumbent is responsible for the design, development, facilitation, and implementation of educational offerings through the Academy of Quality Improvement Sciences (AQuIS) and other strategic learning initiatives. This role requires a high degree of independence, collaboration, and innovation to ensure that learning experiences are evidence-based, learner-centered, and aligned with organizational goals. Key Responsibilities: Collaborates within the QPSE team and broader Quality Management & Improvement portfolio to promote a culture of continuous learning. Leads the formation and coordination of course Design Teams, leveraging internal expertise and established networks. Manages educational design projects to ensure alignment with best practices in instructional design, cost-efficiency, and partner needs. Conducts needs assessments and ensures learning outcomes support the practical application of quality and patient safety principles. Ensures compliance with external accreditation standards and maintains thorough documentation throughout the course development process. Oversees the implementation of new courses in accordance with QPSE workflows, in collaboration with team members. Facilitates AQuIS and other educational offerings using a variety of blended learning methods (virtual and in-person). Communicates course outlines and expectations clearly to learners and fosters an engaging, interactive learning environment. Coordinates classroom logistics and virtual learning platforms in partnership with education coordinators. Applies current best practices in instructional design to the healthcare context. Provides coaching and support to adjunct facilitators to enhance their teaching effectiveness.