Medical Imaging Level 5 Ultrasound Clinical Educator

Employment Type – Permanent, Full Time Position

Classification – Medical Imaging Level 5

Title- Ultrasound Clinical Educator - Medical Imaging Level 5

Position Number: LP6705

Salary – $142,141 - $159,994 (Plus Super) 

Location – North Canberra Hospital Bruce, ACT

Section – Medical Imaging

Closing Date – 22nd April 2024

What can we offer you: 

• City living without the traffic – click her to see why you should live in Canberra.
• Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions. 
• Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
• Flexible working conditions. 
• 11.5% Superannuation. 

About the Hospital:

North Canberra Hospital (formerly Calvary Public Hospital Bruce) and Clare Holland House are now run and operated by Canberra Health Services (CHS)

This is a significant milestone as the ACT Government moves towards delivering a new billion-dollar hospital on Canberra’s Northside.

The current North Canberra Hospital is a level 4 hospital that provides a range of acute and sub-acute services including community based care to the residents of the northside of Canberra and Southern NSW. North Canberra Hospital (NCH) is a 270 public hospital located in Canberra’s expanding northside.  North Canberra Hospital operates a 24 hour Emergency Department. Inpatient services include general medicine, surgery, maternity, mental health and critical care.

Other service modalities include day surgery, specialist outpatient clinics, Hospital in the Home and the Geriatric Rapid Acute Care Evaluation service that reaches into aged care facilities across the ACT.

The new Northside Hospital will be built on the existing Calvary Hospital campus in Bruce. It will be a modern, state-of-the-art hospital for patients, visitors and its workforce and will provide more beds and increased services. Until then, it's business as usual at the NCH, and we'll keep providing high-quality care to our patients and community.

About the role:

The Ultrasound department runs a 24 hour service including weekend and public holiday shifts, and on call service outside core hours (penalty rates apply). The department has four ultrasound rooms and sonographers work collaboratively to provide high quality diagnostic scans and maintain sonographer health and safety. The predominant workload is general, small parts, obstetric and gynaecologic scans.

The Ultrasound Clinical Educator role will provide clinical expertise and education programmes to staffand students including medical, nursing and allied health staff. The role will be supported by the Ultrasound Clinical Lead and Radiologists to educate on the latest evidence based approach in Ultrasound.

This role will also work clinically to maintain skills, and is required to participate in the department rotating and on call rosters.

Under limited direction of the Deputy Director Medical Imaging (Ultrasound) you will:

• Perform high quality diagnostic ultrasound examinations, based on industry guidelines and informed by evidence based practice within the Ultrasound Department at the North Canberra Hospital.
• Be familiar with and adhere to the ASAR Code of Conduct for Sonographers.
• Maintain a high standard of clinical practice and professional leadership by participating in ongoing professional and organisational education and training, quality assurance, and research.
• Plan and implement comprehensive education frameworks for training and mentoring existing and new staff including student Sonographers and staff performing point of care ultrasound (POCUS) where relevant.
• Perform research/quality improvement and change management projects that have a positive impact on patient outcomes, including maintaining clinical standards, policies, and protocols for ultrasound.
• Support trainee and student Sonographers throughout their training programs including providing formal feedback and liaising with education providers.
• Undertake other duties appropriate to this level of classification which contribute to the operation of the organisation.

About you:

Requirements/Qualifications:
Mandatory

• Relevant tertiary qualifications and registration with the Australian Sonographer Accreditation Registry (ASAR).
• The successful applicant will need to be available for weekend and after-hours work.

Highly Desirable

• Post-graduate qualifications in training and education or relevant field.

Other

• Have an understanding of how the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) indicators align with this role.
• Fulfil the responsibilities of this role in alignment to the CHS Exceptional Care Framework, Clinical Governance Framework, Partnering With Consumers Framework and all other related frameworks.

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:

• Prior to commencing this role, a current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 is required.
• Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
• Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.

How to apply:

Applications must be submitted through the e-recruitment system;

• Applications must include a copy of a current CV and details for at least 2 professional referees
• A maximum 2 page pitch outlining your skills, knowledge, and experience and why you should be considered for this role. You should take into consideration the selection criteria (below) when drafting your response. 
• Where possible include specific relevant examples of your work.

To be eligible for permanent employment within the ACT Public Service you must be an Australian citizen or a permanent resident”

What you require:

These are the key selection criteria for how you will be assessed in conjunction with your CV and experience.  

• Proven ability to perform high quality diagnostic ultrasounds, applying sound knowledge of anatomy and physiology for interpretation of the results and aligning the findings evidence based practice and department protocols.
• Proven ability to maintain high standards of quality, accuracy, and safety for all ultrasound investigations and to initiate and contribute to quality assurance and quality improvement projects.
• Demonstrated high level organisation, communication, and interpersonal skills, including a proven ability to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Proven experience in the provision of clinical education and professional development for staff and students, including demonstrated ability to provide appropriate support, and learning and development opportunities.
• Demonstrated understanding of, and adherence to, safety and quality standards, work, health and safety (WH&S) and the positive patient experience. Displays behaviour consistent with CHS’s values of reliable, progressive, respectful and kind.

If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Rebecca Manning, ***************@act.gov.au

A merit pool will be established from this recruitment process and will be used for the next 12 months to fill various positions both on a temporary and permanent basis with full-time and part-time opportunities available.