Senior Medical Physics Specialist | Full-time Permanent

Classification:Senior Medical Physics
Salary: $162,616 - $190,761 plus superannuation
Position No: 11072 - 02GR7
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 25 March 2024
Contact Officer: Benjamin Cooper on **********@act.gov.au or (02) 5124 5***

What can we offer you:

• City living without the traffic – click here to see why you should live in Canberra.
• Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
• Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
• Flexible working conditions.
• 11.5% Superannuation.
• VISA/Sponsorship for eligible candidates
• Reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates (subject to review and approval).

About the Role:

The Medical Physics and Radiation Engineering (MPRE) department at Canberra Health Services is composed of Medical Physics Specialists in radiation oncology, nuclear medicine, and radiology giving our department a collegial diversity of medical physicists working together. The advertised position is for a senior radiation oncology Medical Physics Specialist.

The Radiation Oncology department has gone through major changes over the last few years, with the implementation of Eclipse (Acuros XB and eMC) as well as replacing all four linacs with three Truebeams, and an Edge with Exactrac imaging used for the treatment of multi metastatic disease. We host both ARIA and Eclipse in the cloud. Approximately 80% of our patients are treated using VMAT, and we have a well-established and growing SRS and SBRT program. This year we are implementing RapidPlan and Velocity workflows, and we are also procuring SGRT for our non-stereo linacs. Other treatment services include superficial x-ray therapy and brachytherapy. We have a strong collaborative relationship with the Radiation Oncology department and work closely within the multi-disciplinary team to develop and deliver state-of-the-art radiotherapy for our cancer patients.

The department participates in Trans-Tasman Radiation Oncology Cooperative Group (TROG) and other clinical trials. Our team members also collaborate with the University of Sydney, University of New South Wales, University of Wollongong and the Australian National University. We are active participants in machine learning and artificial intelligence projects related to radiotherapy working with the AusCAT (Australian Computer Aided Theragnostic) group. Furthermore, the department is accredited to train ACPSEM TEAP registrars both in diagnostic radiology and radiation oncology Medical Physics.

The successful applicant will play a key role in providing a full range of Medical Physics services.  These include working in the day-to-day operations of the department, equipment commissioning, development projects and implementation of future services. As a senior you will be reporting to the team leader, and you will be responsible for managing one or more service delivery areas within the department, for example machine quality assurance, planning systems, or patient-specific quality assurance programs. You will also participate in teaching and supervision of registrars and junior physicists.

For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description.

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

• Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
• Comply with CHS credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for allied health professionals.
• Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.

For more information on this position and how to apply “click here”

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website.

Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together
Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind

CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.

Canberra Hospital Expansion Project – CHS is constructing a new critical services building called ‘Building 5’ which is a 44,000sqm nine storey building specifically designed to deliver state-of-the-art acute clinical services at the Canberra Hospital. Building 5 is the largest healthcare infrastructure project undertaken in the Territory’s history and it represents the largest clinical and operational change program to ever be implemented by Canberra Health Services. Building 5 integrates with a number of existing buildings at the Campus including Building 1 and Building 2, to facilitate a seamless public thoroughfare, patient transportation and back-of-house logistics distribution.

North Canberra Hospital - As of 3 July 2023 Calvary Public Hospital Bruce transitioned to CHS and became North Canberra Hospital. The transition will deliver a health system networked under one provider and will provide increased workforce opportunities for staff at both CHS sites. The ACT Government will be building a new northside hospital on the existing hospital campus in Bruce to meet the growing health care needs of our community, with construction to commence mid-decade providing more beds, increased services, and increased career opportunities.

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