Radiographer, Radiographer Leave Relief

Queensland Health (Organisation site )
Medical Imaging Department, Townsville University Hospital

Townsville University Hospital, located adjacent to one of Queensland’s leading tertiary institutions, James Cook University, is the largest tertiary hospital in northern Australia, providing specialist referral services for 700,000 people living from Mackay, to the Torres Strait, to the Northern Territory border.

Job duration Permanent and Temporary Opportunities available

The Townsville Hospital and Health Service vision is world-class healthcare for northern Queensland.

Our purpose is `great care every day'.

About your opportunity:

Permanent full-time and part-time opportunities available
Fixed term temporary full-time and part-time opportunities available, with the possibility of extension, up to 30/06/2025
Location: Townsville

The Radiographer will:

• Deliver medical imaging clinical service as a member of a multidisciplinary/ modality team to stakeholders/customers of Queensland Health. 
• Work across a range of modality services within Imaging under direction from senior clinical leaders. We are seeking radiographers with known experience in Emergency, General Radiography, and advanced modalities.
• Provide education and impart knowledge to staff, patients, and the public regarding the clinical and safety considerations specific to medical imaging and provide a patient focus to the performance of duties.

The ideal applicants will be someone who has proven ability and can demonstrate the following: 

• Personal Integrity: a strongly held sense of commitment to openness, honesty, inclusiveness and high standards in undertaking this leadership role.
• Self-Awareness: demonstrated ability to know own strengths and limitations and understand own emotions and the impact of behaviour on others in diverse situations.
• Communication: highly developed personal and effective communication skills.
• Collaborative Working: a strong commitment to working and engaging constructively within the team environment.
• Leadership: demonstrated ability or ability to rapidly acquire the skill to provide guidance to less experienced staff members and education to students.

What's the Townsville Hospital and Health Service has to offer...

• Generous remuneration package value up to $132,730 p.a. comprising:
• Salary range of $2941.70 to $4459.00 p.f. or $38.70 to $58.67 p.h. (HP3)
• 4 weeks annual leave with 17.5% loading
• 12.75% employer contribution to superannuation.
• Other employment benefits may include: professional development, salary sacrificing options , shift and locality allowances, employee wellness and assistance programs, and access to corporate discounts.

Candidate Requirements:

• Mandatory: The applicant must:
  • Hold current registration with MRPBA (AHPRA),
  • Hold a tertiary qualification specific to medical imaging,
  • Be eligible for Queensland Radiation Use Licence
  • Demonstrate evidence of professional development activities.
• Australian Society of Medical Imaging & Radiation Therapy (A.S.M.I.R.T) Certification in either MR, CT, Angiographer (Cardiac and Vascular), Mammography, or Preliminary Image Evaluation (PIE).
• This is a Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) risk role: Hepatitis A/B, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, and Pertussis.
• Probation period may apply.
• Pre-employment checks will be conducted.

Please refer to the Role Description for further details.

Why make the change?

Appreciate the change of pace as you immerse yourself in a tropical North Queensland lifestyle.

Unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity .

The Townsville HHS is planning and innovating for the future, advancing healthcare through impactful research, and training the health sector workforce of tomorrow. Share in this journey with us.

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