Radiation Therapist Advanced

Radiation Oncology, Division of Cancers Services, Princess Alexandra are looking for an Advanced Radiation Therapist to join their team to provide operational management, advanced level clinical expertise and clinical leadership to a team of Radiation Therapists ensuring high quality radiation therapy treatment in the following clinical service areas: Radiation Therapy Treatment, Radiation Therapy Planning and Quality Assurance.

Metro South Health is Australia's first digital health service and one of the largest in Queensland, with an estimated residential population of approximately one million people or 23 per cent of Queensland's population.  

This is your opportunity to join the dedicated team of professionals at Metro South Health and be part of a world-class, dynamic and growing health service that embraces technology, excellence in health care, teaching, research and empowering our people to be the best in serving our community.

About the Role:

• Maintain clinical specialist level expertise in radiation therapy treatment and planning practices, applying this daily to complex, critical decision-making situations within clinical unit to provide high quality radiation oncology service for patients.
• Provide accountability for quality within the respective clinical service area through weekly audits to ensure quality standards are maintained.
• Set and ensure compliance with working practices and standards that provide for safely delivered radiation therapy treatment, maintaining a sound understanding of all external legislative and internal policies and procedures that impact in the relevant clinical service area.
• Provide clinical specialist level expertise in the development of clinical protocols that meet international best practice standards, including such changes as required by technological and medical advances.
• Advocate on behalf of patients to ensure informed decisions are made and to assist in the resolution of problems through liaison with other specialist oncology groups.
• Provide clinical leadership to Radiation Therapists to ensure high quality radiation therapy planning and treatment to radiation oncology patients utilising evidence-based principles to identify and implement continuous improvement changes.
• Continually utilise high level interpersonal and conflict management skills to maximise teamwork potential.
• Provide mentoring to staff in order to develop skills and knowledge, promoting best practice, provide performance appraisals for Radiation Therapists and collaboratively produce development plans that assist staff in attaining professional goals and support staff undertaking research within the clinical service area.

Find out about the role in more detail and how to apply in the attached Role Description.

Our ICARE² values of Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Engagement and Excellence, shape our culture within Metro South Health. Our values guide our day-to-day decision making and are fundamental to what we care about as a health service, how we behave, how we interact with each other and provide care to the many patients who come through our doors every day. 

We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas across our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance.

As a Metro South employee, you will benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75%, access to salary packaging, flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases.

Eligible health workers may qualify for a Workforce Attraction Incentive payment. To find out more and see if you are eligible visit: https://www.healthycareers.health.qld.gov.au/attraction-incentives.

You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Metro South here: www.metrosouth.health.qld.gov.au/join-our-team.