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SalaryTownsville Hospital and Health Service is the public healthcare provider for more than 250,000 people across a geographic area of 150,000km2, delivering a comprehensive range of services across 21 facilities, from primary care in regional locations to highly specialised care at the main 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.
The Townsville Hospital and Health Service vision is world-class healthcare for northern Queensland.
Our purpose is `great care every day'.
About your opportunity
The purpose of the role is to deliver a specialised Medical Physics clinical service and professional leadership within the Medical Physics Department and the regional cancer centre by managing one or more specialist programmes in radiation oncology Medical Physics.
Permanent full-time role, 76 hours p.f.
Radiation therapy equipment includes:
- An Elekta Unity MR linac
- One Elekta Axesse linac with Apex micro-MLC, two Elekta Agility linacs, one Elekta VersaHD linac.
- All linacs have FFF capability
- Nucletron Flexitron high dose rate brachytherapy unit
- Superficial X-ray unit
- Toshiba Aquilion LB large bore CT scanner
- Monaco treatment planning system
- MOSAIQ oncology information management system
- Access to the Siemens Magnetom Verio 3T MRI scanner in the Medical Imaging Department
The Medical Physics Department has an extensive suite of equipment, including:
- A comprehensive range of dosimetry equipment
- PTW BEAMSCAN
- A comprehensive selection of phantoms
- PTW OCTAVIUS 4D rotation unit with 1500, 1000SRS and 1500MR, ionisation chamber arrays
- Dedicated virtual server running the EGS suite of Monte Carlo programs for beam modelling
- Ashland FilmQA-Pro film analysis software
- Matlab R2018A (Toolboxes: Curve fitting, Image processing, Optimization and Signal processing) and compiler
- Radmachine quality management and RadCalc verification software
- IBA myQA SRS detector and phantom
Generous remuneration package value up to $241,657 p.a. comprising:
- Base salary range of $140,767 to $146,883 p.a. (HP5).
- MPARI payment as per HPDO EB Agreement (4) $70,988-$74,070 (accredited with ACPSEM).
- 5 weeks annual leave with 14% loading.
- 12.75% employer contribution to superannuation.
PLUS professional development assistance and .
Why make the change?
; a vibrant, dynamic city and the largest regional centre in northern Australia allows for urban living and an active outdoor lifestyle.
Eligible health workers who make the move (interstate or international) to work with us may receive up to $20,000 in incentive payments under the Queensland Health Workforce Attraction Incentive Scheme (conditions apply). ( https://www.careers.health.qld.gov.au/working-for-us/workforce-attraction-incentive-scheme )
Requirements
- Degree-level qualification in Physics or Physical Science with a major in Physics.
- MSc or PhD in radiation oncology Medical Physics.
- Hold certification by ACPSEM as a Medical Physics Specialist in Radiation Oncology.
- Have been engaged in a position requiring advanced level competency in radiation oncology Medical Physics, as defined by the ACPSEM, within an Australian or equivalent health care environment.
- Eligible to obtain a QH Radiation Use Licence.
- VPD risk role: Hepatitis B, MMR, Varicella and Pertussis.
- 6 months probation.
- Pre-employment checks will be conducted.
Interested..?
Contact: John Baines on 07 4433 1*** or Glenn de Vine on 07 4433 1***.
Apply ONLINE:
Applications close: Monday 22 April 2024.
