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Zone: Western Zone
Location: LRP - Western Long Term Care
Palliative Care Physician
Family Medicine Program
Western Zone - Physicians
Permanent Part-time
Internal/External

Hours: 40 hours biweekly

Salary: As Per MOA

Competition Number: VAC0018712

Posted Date: 2025-11-21

Closing Date: 2025-11-28

Permanent Part-time Salaried

About US

NL Health Services offers the full continuum of health and community services including public health, long-term care, community services, hospital care and unique provincial programs and services. At NL Health Services, we pride ourselves on providing the highest quality care and service possible to the people in our communities, in our region, and in the province. To do that, we employ qualified, competent, and caring individuals who are dedicated to their professions and to your vision of Health People, Health Communities.

Job Summary

Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services (NLHS) ? Western Zone is seeking the services of part-time salaried Palliative Care Physicians located in Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Service provision includes a Palliative Care Unit; an outpatient and inpatient consultation service; support for the Chemotherapy Unit, specialty clinics, paramedicine and a home End of Life Program; and support and outreach for health care professionals throughout the region. The position includes clinical and administrative duties, including program and policy development and regional education. The successful physician must work in a team-based, patient-focused environment, and partner with all team members and allied health professionals.

The Palliative Care Unit is based out of the Western Long Term Care Home. For a virtual tour of the Western Long Term Care Home, please visit this link.

Required Qualifications

To be considered, candidates must:

  • Hold a medical degree.
  • Eligible for licensure to practice by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Newfoundland and Labrador.
  • Satisfy credentialing requirements of Services including a satisfactory criminal record check and vulnerable sector check.

Preferred qualifications:

Fellowship in Palliative Medicine and/or Board Certification with the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine and/or a Certificate of Added Competence in Palliative Care. Prior experience with a PC specialty service would be an asset.

Remuneration:

Salary and benefits for this position are to be paid in accordance with the Memorandum of Agreement for salaried physicians in NL and commensurate with the level of training and experience.

Language: English

Incentives: Relocation - Link

Provincial incentives: Explore Incentives

Contact Information:

Toni-Lee Blanchard,
Regional Physician Recruitment Manager, Western Zone

Competition number: VAC0018712

Competition closing date: November 28, 2025

How to apply:

Interested applicants meeting the above qualifications and criteria should apply for this position through this website. If you have any questions regarding the posting or how to apply, please contact Toni-Lee Blanchard.

Competition Number: VAC0018712
Company Website: https://NLHealthServices.ca/
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About NL Health Services

About NL Health Services

If you come from away, you’ll discover just how special Newfoundland and Labrador is. If you're a local, you already know this. It’s our people. It’s our culture. It’s our stories (and oh do we love our stories).

If you’re looking to grow your health career in a place with adventure around each corner and a strong sense of community, then let’s put on the kettle and have a chat. Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Health Services might just be the perfect fit for you.

Why join NL Health Services?

There are many reasons. You will put your skills to great use in a unique and remarkable part of the world, be part of interdisciplinary and talented health-care teams and have access to state-of-the-art equipment and modern facilities.

  • We also offer incentives for local talent, those looking to return home and those new to our province.
  • Competitive remuneration and attractive benefits package.
  • Generous vacation packages and paid time off.
  • Full-time and part-time pension plans options.
  • Health insurance, dental and long-term disability plans.
  • Financial incentives and relocation support.
  • Student placements and clinical residencies.
  • Remote work options available.
  • Fast pathways to nursing for out-of-province applicants.

With a rich and unique culture, and tremendous natural beauty, Newfoundland and Labrador is an ideal place to call home, with a growing diverse population and among the safest places in the world to live.

About NL Health Services

At NL Health Services, we are responsible for delivering health and community services to more than 510,550 people living in Newfoundland and Labrador. Our team consists of more than 22,000 dedicated health workers who are committed to providing the best care in communities across the province, in five geographical areas.

The provincial health authority was created in April 2023, following recommendations from Health Accord NL, and brings together five former separate health entities. Our goal is to improve the health of the people of Newfoundland and Labrador and to create a more integrated, accessible, technologically enhanced, equitable and sustainable health system.

We know that it is the people – employees, physicians and volunteers – that together make NL Health Services a great place to work. We believe that every person carries valuable knowledge, experience and perspective, and it is in this diversity that we find strength. At NL Health Services, we embrace the distinct and complementary characteristics of all our members as we seek to eliminate health disparities by providing fair, equitable and quality health care to all patients, residents and clients.

If your passion is to provide extraordinary health care to the residents of the communities of Newfoundland and Labrador, we want to hear from you.

Come, work with us, and be extraordinary every day!

For more information, please visit: https://nlhealthservices.ca/.

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