The Team:
Royal Hobart Hospital is Tasmania's largest hospital, and the Department of Medical Imaging within the RHH provides imaging for all of Southern Tasmania. Medical Imaging provides services across all Imaging modalities to the hospital, clinics and Emergency department. All our services work closely together to focus on delivering excellence in healthcare to achieve improved outcomes for our consumers, our workforce, and the Tasmanian community.
The Role:
The Radiographer is responsible for
- Performing basic imaging examinations to produce images of the highest diagnostic value possible whilst using ionising radiations, both in general and fluoroscopic radiography.
- Ensuring compliance with the ‘as low as reasonably achievable’ (ALARA) principle whilst using ionising and non-ionising radiation to provide images.
- Assess medical requests, patient status and capabilities, ensuring procedure preparation is adequate and in accordance with correct protocol.
- Use imaging equipment and associated accessories safely, ensuring patient welfare and standard of care received, and avoid causing hazards to self, other staff, patients and equipment.
- Assess and monitor quality of images to ensure appropriate standards are maintained, confirm all image demographics and labelling are appropriate and correct and ensure that image archiving is completed, and imaging is available for viewing in the Picture Archive and Communication System (PACS) as appropriate.
Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.
Details of appointment:
Multiple Permanent full time and part time shift worker (fully rotational) positions, working up to 76 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible.
*notwithstanding hours to be negotiated with the successful applicant.
Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full time, part time, and casual vacancies.
Salary: $73,834 to $111,364 per annum (Pro rata). Our Employer 11.5% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount.
- Salary range is in accordance with Allied Health Professionals Public Sector Unions Wages Agreement No. 2 of 2022.
Salary Packaging:
You’ll have access to salary package a range of benefits including living expenses up to $9,010 + $2,650 in meal entertainment each FBT year + other benefits if eligible.
Allowances:
In addition, the following allowances calculated on the salaried incremental point may be available:
- Professional Development Allowance of up to $1000 per annum
- A market allowance of $10,000 per annum pro rata is applicable to this role.
Benefits available to eligible candidates
- Travel and relocation assistance support available up to $15,000 for eligible appointees from overseas, and up to $10,000 for appointees from interstate.
- Professional development
- A range of leave entitlements, including study leave and Professional Development Support.
- Fitness Passport – You, and your family can access 40+ fitness facilities across Tasmania for just $13.95 per week per person, or $25.95 for a family.
Eligibility:
Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria.
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Tertiary qualification/program of study approved by the Medical Radiation Practice Board of Australia.
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Registered with the Medical Radiation Practice Board of Australia.
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Licenced to practice under Tasmanian Radiation Protection Act 2005 and the Radiation Protection Regulations 2016.
Note: - Please refer to the Application Guide for more information of pre-employment check.
Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents
We encourage you to review the Statement of Duties, Applicant Guide, prior to applying for an overview of the duties, program, selection process and application guidance.
Statement of Duties:
Application Guide:
How to apply:
Apply Online. Please click the "Apply" button on this screen to ensure that important questions about you are answered.
You will be prompted to complete a 1-2 page application detailing your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the attached Statement of Duties. A separate statement addressing the selection criteria in the Statement of Duties is not required.
For more information:
Applicants who require further information are encouraged to contact the Contact person for detailed information about the vacancy.
Name: Rod Manning
Position: Chief Radiographer
Phone number: (03) 61668237
Email address: rod.manning@ths.tas.gov.au
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