AddressEmployment Type: Permanent, Full Time and Part Time Options availableClassification: Medical Imaging Level 4 (PN 64565, Various)Salary: $126,419 - $136,080 (Plus 11.5% Super) Location: Canberra Health Services Section: Medical ImagingClosing Date: 23 February 2024
What can we offer you:
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City living without the traffic – click here to see why you should live in Canberra.
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Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
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Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
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Flexible working conditions.
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11.5% Superannuation.
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Reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates (subject to review and approval).
About the Role:
It is an exciting time to join CHS as we are undergoing a time of change and expansion which includes a new purpose-built critical service building that is specifically designed to deliver state-of-the-art acute clinical services at the Canberra Hospital. New additions in this building will include:
• A brand-new purpose-built Emergency Department with 129 treatment spaces,
• Expansion of Medical Imaging services with the addition of two Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machines, three Computerised Tomography (CT) scanners, two Angiography Suites, General Radiography and additional Ultrasound rooms,
• An Operating Theatre Complex with 22 theatres, including multiple Hybrid Theatres and Interventional Radiology Suites,
• Four new inpatient units with an additional 128 beds.
The Medical Imaging Department forms part of the CHS Medical Services Group which also includes Pharmacy, Healthcare Technology Management, the Prevocational Education and Training, the Medical Officer Support, Credentialling, Employment and Training Unit (MOSCETU), the GP Liaison Unit (GPLU), ACT Blood Counts Program and the CHS Library and Multimedia.
This MRI Level 4 Radiographer position will require the successful applicant to demonstrate a specialist level of MRI knowledge, skills, experience and professional leadership. Independent professional judgement in problem solving and service management is required to deliver the essential ultrasound service of a major tertiary hospital.
The position is required to support the Medical Imaging Department in the provision of a 24 hour, 7 days a week service. This role may include shift work, overtime and on-call duties outside normal working hours when required.
Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:
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Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
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Comply with CHS credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for allied health professionals.
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Prior to commencing this role, a current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 is required.
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Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
To Apply:
Please apply online by submitting a copy of your CV along with a 2-page cover letter or pitch, responding to the Selection Criteria, listed in the Position Description.
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 communityOur 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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