Chief Radiographer - Cooma

Employment Type: Temporary Part Time until January 2025
Location:
Position Classification: Radiographer Lvl 5 Gde 1
Remuneration: $83.49 per hour
Hours Per Week: 14
Requisition ID: REQ455044
Applications Close: 7 January 2024
Interview Information: Scheduled within 10 days of closing
Southern NSW Local Health District covers a large area of the southern half of NSW. Surrounding the ACT on three sides and all the way down to the Victorian border, it extends from the pristine beaches of the NSW South Coast, the farmlands of the Southern Tablelands, across the picturesque Great Dividing Range and the spectacular Snowy Mountains. We have 18 facilities and our hospitals take care of more than 200,000 people. As we are a major local employer, our staff are a part of our local communities. To find out more on what it is like to live and work in Southern NSW LHD click here
What we offer:

• Salary Packaging – up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + Novated leasing
• Corporate Health and Fitness program
• 11% Superannuation on top of your gross income
• Annual Leave Loading

Where you'll be working
There is an abundance of lifestyle benefits available to you in country NSW and you will be amazed at what you will have access to and it all comes without the queues and crowds of a big city. Cooma is the largest town in the Snowy Mountains, with bushwalking, mountain biking, horse-riding, fishing and white-water rafting all on the door-step of the ski-fields. The wilderness experiences are unforgettable, with Australia’s highest peak in Kosciuszko National Park. It’s just over 60 minutes’ drive to Canberra and 80 minutes to Merimbula the gateway of the beautiful Sapphire Coast.
What you'll be doing
The Manager provides a quality, sustainable diagnostic imaging service by actively participating in the multidisciplinary delivery of person-focused services to the patients, clients and clinicians of Southern NSW LHD.
Selection Criteria * Current Authority to Practice as a Medical Radiation Practitioner with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) with NSW EPA licence to use radiation (IA14).

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to interact with and engage a wide range of people.
• Ability to build and manage a team, including optimising workflows and monitoring service provision with minimal direction. Relevant tertiary qualifications and/or senior management experience. Experience in human resource management, recruitment and professional development of staff.
• Experience developing and optimising a range of clinical services, including protocols and new services.
• Evidence of ongoing personal CPD, and development and implementation of programs to supervise and develop other staff at a range of different skill levels.
• Experience applying legislation and regulations to medical imaging, experience developing policies and procedures for medical imaging, and experience in the accreditation of imaging services.
• Experience in strategic management of imaging services, including finances, succession planning, service development, and accreditation, in order to ensure that services are sustainable in the long term.
• Current unrestricted drivers' licence and the ability to maintain. Ability and willingness to drive/travel as the role requires.

Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases
This is a Category ‘A’ position, please read and understand NSW Health policy directive . All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in this policy. OASV requirements also include proof of vaccination against influenza and is compulsory for NSW Staff that enter any Residential Aged Care Facility (RACF) or who work in NSW Health owned and operated RACFs.
All NSW Health Category A workers are required to have received at least three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine. You will be required to provide a record of your COVID-19 vaccination status if successful.
Australian Work Rights
Please note that to apply for this position you must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia, or be able to independently and legally live and work in Australia by way of your own Temporary Visa. For more information, please see
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For role related queries or questions contact Ceara Collins on Ceara.Collins@health.nsw.gov.au
At Southern NSW Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences but we honour and support them. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability, and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.