Locum Physician - 0.6 FTE (3 days)

Position start date: Immediately – October 24th, 2025

Women’s Health in Women’s Hands Community Health Centre provides primary healthcare to racialized women from the African, Black, Caribbean, Latin American and South Asian communities in Toronto and surrounding municipalities. We are committed to working from an inclusive feminist, pro-choice, anti-racist, anti-oppression, and multilingual participatory framework.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

· Provides family oriented medical care in a multi-disciplinary team, on or off site by:

o Interviewing/ history taking.

o Examining, assessing and treating patients.

o Maintaining accurate records.

o Providing supportive counselling and psychotherapy and crisis intervention.

o Teaching on health and lifestyle matters in a non-judgmental manner.

o Referring to specialists, hospitals or other agencies as required.

o Advocating for patients with other medical workers, agencies or institutions.

o Supervising other medical personnel within the team.

o Providing after-hours medical care for WHIWH-CHC clients in rotation with other MDs.

o Ensuring standards of patient care are maintained according to accepted medical standards and WHIWH-CHC policy.

· Advocating on health and related matters on a larger front for the community as appropriate.

· Recognizes and implements the educational component of Primary Health Care by supervising and evaluating Medical Residents with other members of the Clinical Team.

· Assists with the administrative tasks of WHIWH-CHC and the Primary Care Team by:

o Participating in data collection and analysis and on-going monitoring and evaluation of WHIWH-CHC programs for various purposes (e.g. program planning, research, etc.).

o Participating in planning and evaluation of WHIWH-CHC programs and activities.

o Participating in Peer Reviews

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Medical degree from a recognized university.

2. CCFP Certification or equivalent practical experiences, an asset.

3. General license to practice from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario.

4. Additional training and/or experience in an area relevant to the Centre’s services, an asset.

5. Two+ years primary care experience; preferably in a community health setting.

6. Knowledge of women’s health issues.

7. Understanding of Anti-oppression principles.

8. Experience in program development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, an asset.

9. Proficiency in the use of computers and various software applications.

REPORTING:

This position reports to the Director of Primary Healthcare Services

APPLICATION PROCESS:

To apply for this challenging opportunity in a dynamic organization please forward your resume and cover letter with the subject line: “ ” to the attention of:

Women’s Health in Women’s Hands Community Health Centre

Human Resources Department

[email protected]

APPLICATION DEADLINE:

Posted: July 7, 2025

Closing Date: August 15, 2025

COMPENSATION:

$175, 419 annually

WHIWH is committed to reflecting the diversity of the communities it serves and we strongly encourage applicants who reflect Toronto’s ethnic and cultural diversity and our priority populations. We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified candidates

WHIWH is working towards gender equity in pay

We thank all applicants for their interest; however,

only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

WHIWH has a Covid-19 Vaccination Policy that requires employees to take part in COVID-19 vaccination programs recommended by public health authorities unless approved for an exemption request under the Ontario Human Rights Code. Compliance with this policy is mandatory for this position