Address 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:
* Professionally and operationally apply expert clinical knowledge in radiation therapy practice to contribute to the delivery of radiation therapy services, and by utilising this expertise facilitate a coordinated approach to the successful implementation of new technologies and techniques on a statewide basis.
* Apply this expertise to solve large-scale and/or complex operational or work-flow problems across the multi-disciplinary team.
* Establish, manage and analyse the effectiveness of Quality Assurance Programs and standards developed to maintain adherence to The Radiation Safety Act and other relevant legislation in consultation with senior personnel; including management of incident reporting processes.
* Provide regular expert consultancy to internal and external bodies, agencies and the public with regard to professional, technical and ethical aspects of radiation therapy at a departmental, district, Area, State and National level
* Provide active leadership in the development of high-level service improvement initiatives, change management and professional competence in the radiation therapy treatment area on a State-wide basis and implement these initiatives within the immediate work unit.
* Contribute to financial management through providing advice for the development of departmental service plans, the annual budget and in the requisitioning of specialised supplies for radiation therapy whilst ensuring financial decisions are made within Queensland Health guidelines.
* Operationally manage Radiation Therapists by:
* Providing mentoring, education and equitable opportunity for all staff development
* Providing operational oversight of the treatment area
* Managing staff performance appraisals and collaboratively producing development plans that will assist them in attaining their professional goals
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.
