About the Network
The Nova Scotia Regulated Health Professions Network (NSRHPN, or the “Network”) is an organization that fosters collaboration among Nova Scotia’s 22 regulated health professions, to strengthen regulation and protect the public interest.
About the Opportunity
The Network is seeking regulated health professionals to volunteer on joint panels. Joint panels bring public representatives together with registrants from different regulated health professions to strengthen regulatory decision-making through diverse perspectives and expertise. They support fair, objective, and informed regulatory decision-making in the public interest.
Selected volunteers will join a provincial pool and may be appointed to joint panels as opportunities arise across Nova Scotia’s health professional regulators. Volunteers contribute valuable professional knowledge and healthcare perspectives to support panel decision-making processes. Volunteers may help panels understand standards of practice, professional context, and clinical judgment considerations.
Responsibilities
Selected registrants will:
- Be part of a Network-wide pool available for joint panel appointments
- Complete Network online training and orientation prior to participation, where required
- Review relevant materials and contribute to panel discussions as required
- Maintain confidentiality and uphold legal and ethical standards in their role
- Contribute to fair, objective, and informed regulatory decision-making
- Apply their professional expertise in support of public protection and regulatory excellence
- Be called upon as joint panel opportunities arise; frequency will depend on regulator needs and panel activity.
The joint panel volunteer role is a Network initiative and is separate from the committee activities of your regulator.
Eligibility
Applicants must
- Be a regulated health professional in good standing with their regulator
- for NSCSW registrants offering to volunteer on joint panels, “good standing” in this context means:
- you are currently registered with NSCSW;
- you are not subject to any licensing sanction or ongoing regulatory process that would prohibit you from sitting on a regulatory committee, or would otherwise affect your ability to ethically and competently serve as a member of a joint panel;
- you have fulfilled your profesional development requirements; and
- you have no outstanding fees or costs to pay to NSCSW
- for NSCSW registrants offering to volunteer on joint panels, “good standing” in this context means:
- Hold a practicing or conditional license (where eligible)
- Have a minimum of one year of professional practice experience
- Demonstrate skills and competencies outlined in the application form.
Past experience on NSCSW regulatory committees may be relevant to joint panel participation.
Time Commitment
The time commitment will vary depending on regulator needs and panel activity. Appointments are expected to be occasional and may occur at varying frequencies depending on caseload and operational requirements. Applicants should consider how this opportunity fits with their existing professional and committee responsibilities.
Panel Appointment
Panel appointment terms are determined by the regulator. Under the RHPA (2023), members may continue serving past their term until reappointed or replaced.
Training
All selected volunteers must complete the Network’s online training and orientation modules prior to appointment. Additional regulator-specific training may also be required.
Consent
Applicants must consent to a regulatory license check. Good standing is required for joint panel referrals and ongoing volunteer participation.
Applications
To apply, please complete the application form online. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
Further Questions?
For questions about the role, application or general inquiries, please contact: [email protected]