Medical Imaging Technologist, Radiology

Medical Imaging Technologist, Radiology

X-ray 2IC Medical Imaging Technologist Counties Manukau, Permanent Full-time

Are you an experienced MIT with a passion for general X-ray looking for a step up in your career? Are you searching for a senior role where you can make a positive difference?

A career that will offer you opportunities to upskill as part of a dynamic team within a diverse and challenging environment.

Health New Zealand - Counties Manukau Radiology is located in South Auckland across Middlemore Hospital and Manukau Health Park (MHP) and is at the forefront of innovative health care delivery with the New Zealand Public Health Sector. We provide radiology services to patients from a very diverse community and receive referrals nationally for patients with spinal injuries and burns. Radiology is a rapidly growing service with expansion into new premises at MHP currently underway.

This position is full-time, and rostering will include a contribution to MIT shift roster which has an on-call component. The successful applicant must hold a current annual practicing certificate with the New Zealand Medical Radiation Technologist Board (MRTB). This position reports to the X-ray Modality Leads and MIT Team Leader.

Key responsibilities include covering and supporting clinical tutors including onboarding, supervising and assessing the MIT students. You will also need to meet the requirements to become a MRTB supervisor for international candidates requiring supervision. On a day-to-day basis the role is about organising the workload and providing leadership coverage in the absence of the Modality Lead. Other aspects of this role include conducting skeletal studies, vetting referrals and helping manage professional development within the team.

To be successful you will require a minimum of 2 years experience in a trauma hospital setting and have experience in assessing students, vetting referrals and co-ordinating the delivery of care in a busy environment. If you are looking for a career development opportunity and are team player who enjoys sharing their expertise and knowledge, is motivated, innovative and organised, then this could be the role for you.

We have a lot to offer:

• Fantastic educational opportunities
• Ongoing commitment to professional development
• A wide variety of work
• New, modern state of the art equipment
• Very supportive team environment
• Career progression opportunities

We are a large teaching organisation, offering a supportive learning environment, encouraging continual professional development and education.

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community . We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

At Counties Manukau Health people and their lives matter to us. We are a values based and inclusive organisation that is committed to delivering the best health outcomes for our community. To help us achieve this we need a workforce that reflects the population we serve. We strongly encourage applications from all backgrounds who share our values and have a passion to work in our community and would greatly value seeing applicants from our Maaori and Pacific communities. We are also committed to our Disability Strategy, which focuses on people with disabilities; they are our patients, whaanau, community and our staff - all carefully considered in our action plan. Together we will improve the accessibility needs for everyone who has a disability. Our values are Valuing Everyone- Whakawhanaungatanga, Kind Manaakitanga, Together Kotahitanga, Excellent- Rangatiratanga. If these are your values too, then join us today.