About the role
About the Team
The Medical Imaging and Nuclear Medicine (MINM) team within the Queensland Children's Hospital is comprised of Medical, Nursing, Health Practitioners, Clinical Assistants, and Administration staff who strive to provide the best service possible to the children and families in our care. We service patients through emergency, ward, and outpatient settings across general, emergency and mobile x-ray; imaging in theatre; digital fluoroscopy; interventional radiology; cardiac catheterisation lab; computed tomography; magnetic resonance imaging; ultrasound; bone densitometry; and nuclear medicine (including SPECT and PET/CT on site). We collaborate with other children's hospitals across Australasia and assist our colleagues across Queensland Health to image children safely and appropriately, regardless of where they live.
About the Role
- Monitor and report on clinical practices and outcomes within CCL/IR clinical service area.
- Advanced level of knowledge, expertise, and skill in evidence-based clinical practice for radiographic services with an emphasis on paediatrics, including but not limited to cardiac catheter lab, interventional, fluoroscopy, operating theatres, general, emergency and mobile radiography.
- Ability to apply independent professional judgment in providing medical imaging services of a complex nature while maintaining all quality and safety standards.
- Ability to apply evidenced based practice to radiographic clinical services and manage and prioritise clinical workloads whereby established principles, procedures and methods require some expansion, adaptation or modification.
- High level communication skills that enable the development of improved service delivery outcomes and effective relationships with staff, patients and other key stakeholders.
- Work cooperatively and collaborate effectively within the medical imaging team and with clients, their families, other health professionals, supervisors and students
- Actively participate in initiating, developing and implementing quality improvement activities to enhance the delivery of CCL/IR services within multidisciplinary team.
- Ability to handle risk and deal comfortably with most challenges, seeking support or professional guidance from team leaders when required.
About Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service (CHQ HHS)
Children's Health Queensland is a recognised leader in paediatric healthcare, teaching and research, delivering a full range of clinical services and training, tertiary and quaternary care and health promotion programs to children and young people from across Queensland and northern New South Wales.
Our interprofessional workforce of more than 5,000 people deliver responsive, integrated and internationally recognised person-centred care through a network of services and facilities, including the Queensland Children's Hospital, Jacaranda Place, Ellen Barron Family Centre, our Child and Youth Community Health Service, our Child and Youth Mental Health Service, and other statewide services and programs including specialist outreach and telehealth services.
Inclusion and diversity
To encourage inclusive practices in recruitment, we are committed to increasing our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workforce and building inclusive cultures that respect and promote human rights and Workforce Diversity and Inclusion. CHQ is an equal opportunity employer.
Some of the great benefits of working at CHQ HSS
If you're looking for a rewarding career, and you're excited to contribute to the development of Australia's best paediatric health service, come and join the team at CHQ and enjoy a range of benefits including:
- Opportunities for professional growth and development
- Competitive renumeration
- Annual pay increases
- 12.75% employer superannuation contribution
- 17.5% annual leave loading
- Salary packaging
- Employee wellness and assistance program
- Work/life balance, variety, and flexibility
You can find out more about why it's so great to work at CHQ HHS here.