Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Radiographer Level 2 / Level 3 Grade 1
Remuneration: $41.64 - $63.54 per hour plus Superannuation
Hours Per Week: up to 22.11
Requisition ID: REQ543250
Applications Close: Thursday, 16 January 2025 Location: Wollongong and Shellharbour
MRS Radiographer BreastScreen Wollongong and Shellharbour NOTE: To be considered for the role, applicants must be female. An applicant's gender is a genuine occupational qualification and is authorised under Section 31 of the NSW Anti-Discrimination Act 1977. Applicants must hold a Class C drivers license and be willing to travel to BreastScreen sites within the South Eastern Sydney and Illawarra Local Health Districts.
About SESLHD SESLHD is one of the largest local health districts in Sydney, covering a geographical area of 468 square kilometres from Sydney's central business district, the beaches from Bondi to Cronulla and down to the Royal National Park. We deliver health care to around 930,000 residents across the local government areas of Woollahra, Waverley, Randwick, Bayside, Georges River and the Sutherland Shire. We also provide a key role in helping residents of Lord Howe Island. Our staff also deliver high quality health care across a variety of community-based services ranging from pre-birth to palliative care.
The BreastScreen NSW South Eastern Sydney and Illawarra (SESI) Screening and Assessment Service is one of the nine Screening and Assessment Services (SASs) coordinated by BreastScreen NSW. BreastScreen SESI provides approximately 62,000 free screening mammograms annually for the early detection of breast cancer. BreastScreen SESI accepts females aged 40 years and older, and specifically targets asymptomatic women aged 50 to 74, living within the SESLHD and ISLHD catchment areas, on a biennial basis.
The role The position is responsible for taking high quality mammograms at screening units and assessment centres within the South Eastern Sydney Local Health Network. This includes the management of screening services within the Funding and Performance Agreement Cancer Institute NSW, the policies and guidelines of the BreastScreen NSW program and NSW Health and the National Accreditation Standards. To ensure compliance with the standards of BreastScreen Australia program as contained in the BreastScreen Australia National Accreditation Standards (NAS).
Benefits: Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees) in addition to annual leave.Salary packaging options that reduce your taxable income and increase your take-home pay! Up to $9K for living expenses and $2.6K meal & entertainment & Novated Leasing.Discounted gym memberships with a Fitness PassportEmployee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members.Discounted Private Health Insurance. Are you ready to join us? We are excited to learn more about you and your experience. As part of the application process, we invite you to respond to the following targeted questions:
How do you handle challenging mammography cases, such as imaging patients with mobility issues or high levels of discomfort?Quality assurance is critical in mammography. Can you describe the quality control measures you follow to ensure image consistency and compliance with BreastScreen standards?Can you share an example of a time you had to explain a procedure clearly to a patient with little prior medical knowledge? Need more information? 1) Click here for the Position Description of Radiographer Level 2 and Position Description of Radiographer Level 3 Grade 1 and SESLHD Expected Standards 2) Find out more about applying for this position.
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Reasonable Adjustments NSW Health recognises everyone is unique, and that you may require some adjustments to ensure you have the best opportunity to apply. If we can make some adjustments to the NSW Health recruitment/interview process, then please email ****** and let us know.
Adjustments may include but are not limited to, physical requirements, interview setups and specific interview availability times where required.
Information for applicants: An eligibility list may be created for future vacancies.Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description.Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases for all positions prior to offer.SESLHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community. This will help ensure our employees, our patients and their carers, feel supported. We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, and Indigenous Australians to apply. We do have an Aboriginal Employment Consultant that can also provide support (******) and for additional information please visit our Stepping Up Website. #J-18808-Ljbffr