Designated Senior Radiographer

Health
Canberra Hospital and Health Services
Cancer, Ambulatory and Community Services
BreastScreen ACT

Health Professional Level 4

Salary Range: $100,462 - $108,140 (PN: 28556)

If you are looking to achieve work/life balance without compromising your career, then BreastScreen ACT is the workplace for you! Breastscreen ACT is a flexible and friendly workplace that strives to accommodate the lifestyle needs of all its staff. Our friendly team is a combination of full-time and part-time employees, with varying skill sets in mammography and breast sonography. BreastScreen ACT encourages continuing professional development through regular training and information sessions, and financial support for conference attendance and higher learning. ACT Health is a values-led Directorate. Our values guide our day-to-day actions, behaviours, decisions and communications to successfully deliver the best services to meet the needs of our community. They were developed by us, for us and are unique to our work. Canberra Hospital and Health Services provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community-based health services to the ACT and surrounding region. The key strategic priority for acute services is to deliver timely access to effective and safe hospital care services. The hospital delivers a full range of medical, surgical and obstetric services, including complex procedures in areas such as cardiac surgery, neurosurgery and neonatal intensive care. Strong links exist between hospital and community-based services, as many of the operational divisions deliver services across the continuum of care to ensure continuity of care for patients. The community based services of ACT Health include Early Childhood, Youth and Women's Health; Dental Services, Rehabilitation and Community Care; Mental Health, Alcohol and Drug Services. In addition, Justice Health Services are provided within the Territory's detention facilities. ACT Health is a partner in teaching with the Australian National University, the University of Canberra and the Australian Catholic University.

Overview of the work area and position: BreastScreen ACT is part of the BreastScreen Australia national screening program. The service offers free breast screening to all ACT women over 40 years with a screening target age group of women between 50 and 74 years. BreastScreen ACT provides screening at three sites located across the ACT. These sites are found in Canberra City, Phillip and Belconnen Health Centres, with assessment clinics performed each week at the Canberra City clinic. The Designated Senior Radiographer is responsible for the management, planning and evaluation of the imaging component of this Breast screening service. All service provisions for both mammography screening and assessment are developed in accordance with agreed outcomes that meet community needs, and the accreditation standards of the National BreastScreen program. This role also supports the Program Director by overseeing the radiographer screening and assessment operations of BreastScreen ACT.

Eligibility/Other Requirements: Mandatory: Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) Registration; Degree or Diploma in Applied Science (Medical Imaging) and hold an ACT Radiation Licence (or eligible for). Desirable: Hold a current Certificate of Clinical Proficiency in Mammography - CCPM (or the willingness to attain). Prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to undergo occupational and vaccination pre-screening assessment by ACT Health's Occupational Medicine Unit (OMU); comply with ACT Health credentialing requirements for allied health professionals; provide evidence of immunisation status and undergo a pre-employment Police check.

Contact Officer: Yvonne Epping (02) 6205 1540yvonne.epping@act.gov.au

For further information, please visit www.health.act.gov.au

Applications Close: 31 May 2018