AddressEnjoy the far North lifestyle while working with Medical Imaging Service, Allied Health Services as Sonographer - Advanced. You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, you will be responsible for the leadership, training, workflow management and governance of the Ultrasound Service at Atherton and Mareeba Hospitals. You will also provide professional governance and leadership for the sonography workforce on the Atherton Tableland. This position reports to the Director of Medical Imaging and clinically through the Ultrasound Section Senior.
Health Workers who take up employment with Queensland Health from intrastate, interstate or overseas may be eligible for incentive payments under the Queensland Health Workforce Attraction Incentive Scheme ( https://www.careers.health.qld.gov.au/working-for-us/workforce-attraction-incentive-scheme ). For further information regarding the Scheme and to verify eligibility, please refer to the guideline (PDF) ( https://www.careers.health.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/190415/Workforce-attraction-incentive-scheme-guideline.pdf ).
The Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service covers a large geographic area with a diverse and growing population. The Health Service provides a wide range of primary care, acute and specialist services.
Our staff are a part of the community we serve, and we strongly believe that health outcomes are enhanced by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of local Health Services.
About us:
Our values were developed by our staff, patients and community. They guide our work and actions every day. Our staff are part of the community we serve. We believe that we can improve health outcomes by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of their local Health Services.
About you:
In your new role you will…
- Demonstrate specialist level skill, knowledge and expertise in Sonography (including obstetrics, gynaecology, general, paediatric, musculoskeletal and vascular ultrasound).
- Demonstrate ability to communicate effectively and participate in a multidisciplinary team independent of supervision. Promote a learning environment within the Ultrasound team and contribute to the learning of others through excellent mentoring, strong group presentation skills and the willingness to share knowledge with others.
- Demonstrate continual professional development and the ability to lead change through quality and service improvement activities as well as providing clinical supervision of personnel within the scope of the Ultrasound modality.
About your opportunity:
In this position you will professionally lead the Ultrasound service at the Atherton and Mareeba Hospitals to ensure the provision of a high quality, efficient and effective ultrasound service that contributes to accurate diagnoses and successful timely interventions.
About your role:
- Provide independent specialist level knowledge and clinical skills in complex, contemporary, clinical practice standards with accountability for providing advanced level of clinical services relating to the areas of obstetric, gynaecological, general, paediatric, musculoskeletal and vascular ultrasound.
- Act as a reference point for other clinicians at a service level to ensure Ultrasound patient care issues are managed, including liaison with other clinicians, clinical departments and external providers and patient related incidents are reported and documented according to hospital procedures.
- Lead quality and service improvement activities within the ultrasound service by monitoring fundamentals such as, image quality, service improvement activities, the development of better practice, and infection control.
Mandatory inclusion:
As a Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service employee, not only will you receive competitive remuneration, you will also have access to:
- Generous superannuation
- Salary packaging
- Annual incremental increases
- Career training and development
- Flexible work arrangements
- Wellness programs
Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.
For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.
Why choose Cairns?
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You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Cairns and Hinterland here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/cairns_hinterland ( https://www.health.qld.gov.au/cairns_hinterland )
