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.
UHN’s vision is to build A Healthier World and it’s only because of the talented and dedicated people who work here that we are continually bringing that vision closer to reality.
Union: Non-union
Number of Vacancies: 1
New or Replacement Position: New
Site: Toronto General Hospital/Toronto Western Hospital
Department: Sprott Department of Surgery
Reports to: Director, Transformation & Quality
Salary Range: $40.49 - $60.73 per hour
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Status: Temporary Full-Time
Closing Date: September 4, 2026
Position Summary
Together, the Sprott Surgery Program and the Department of Anesthesia & Pain Management make up the largest comprehensive surgical program in Canada across 13 divisions. With a vision of being “World Leaders in Surgery,” Sprott Surgery is committed to improving quality, safety, patient experience, and outcomes across the full surgical journey.
As Sprott Surgery advances its commitment to delivering a seamless, patient-centred surgical experience, there is a significant opportunity to enhance how surgical education is designed, delivered, and maintained across the patient journey. With planned digital advancements, including the UHN website redevelopment and enhanced patient-facing tools aligned with Epic, this role will help establish a standardized, accessible, and sustainable approach to surgical patient education.
Reporting to the Lead of Transformation, the Patient Education Specialist will lead the foundational planning work required to support a centralized Surgical Patient Education Hub. The role will conduct a Sprott-wide current state assessment, complete a gap analysis, engage key stakeholders, and develop a future-state model and implementation roadmap aligned with UHN’s patient education and health literacy standards, digital strategy, and the UHN Surgery Strategic Action Plan priority of reimagining the surgical care experience.
Duties
The Patient Education Specialist will lead the planning and design work for a centralized approach to surgical patient education through the following accountabilities:
Qualifications
Why join UHN?
In addition to working alongside some of the most talented and inspiring healthcare professionals in the world, UHN offers a wide range of benefits, programs and perks. It is the comprehensiveness of these offerings that makes it a differentiating factor, allowing you to find value where it matters most to you, now and throughout your career at UHN.
Current UHN employees must have successfully completed their probationary period, have a good employee record along with satisfactory attendance in accordance with UHN's attendance management program, to be eligible for consideration.
All applications must be submitted before the posting close date.
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Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate. Should it be determined that any information provided by a candidate be misleading, inaccurate or incorrect, UHN reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of their application.
UHN is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive recruitment process and workplace. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process. Applicants need to make their requirements known.
We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
