Medical Imaging Technologist - Breast Services

Monash Health is a great place to work

Monash Health is Victoria’s largest and most comprehensive health service. For more than 170 years, Monash Health and its predecessors have provided safe, high-quality healthcare and service for people at every life stage. With 25,500 employees, we provide care across south-eastern metropolitan Melbourne and rural Victoria from over 40 locations; via telehealth, within local communities and in people’s homes.

To see first-hand what our colleagues think about working here, take a look at the following short videos: monashhealth.org/careers.

About Monash Health    

Monash Health provides a world of healthcare across south eastern Melbourne, uniquely integrating primary, secondary and tertiary health services as well as world-renowned research and teaching facilities. We employee more than 25,500 staff who work across 40 care locations. In Monash Health your own growth and development is important and with us you can really be your best. For more information please visit www.monashhealth.org.    

Monash BreastScreen is part of the National Breast Cancer Screening Program, BreastScreen Australia. The program is jointly funded by both state and federal governments and aims to screen 70% of women aged 50-74 years. There are over 250,000 eligible women (i.e. Women aged 40+ are eligible; women 50-74 specifically targeted) in the Monash BreastScreen catchment of South East Melbourne and Mornington Peninsula. Women are screened in community based centres and if assessment is required, they return to Moorabbin Hospital, Monash Health. Monash BreastScreen performs more than 64,000 screening examinations per year.    

About You    

Monash BreastScreen has a vacancy for suitably skilled radiographer on a part time or full time basis. We offer flexible working hours, ongoing education and a supportive team environment. The primary role and position is for screening mammography undertaken at Moorabbin, Waverley and Casey Hospital screening sites as well as in the Monash BreastScreen Assessment Clinics located at the Moorabbin Hospital. Prior experience in breast imaging is required.    

Why work for us?    

• Flexible and Supportive Culture    
• Enjoy being part of a supportive and friendly team environment;    
• Be part of a family-friendly workplace, where part-time work is encouraged, and which you can combine with other part-time radiography work if desired; and    
• Enjoy salary-sacrifice   
• Breast Imaging training provided    
• Great career pathways available    

Training and Development:    

• Opportunities for training and development are provided, including the chance to work in the Monash Breast Screening and Assessment Clinics with a multi-disciplinary team to diagnose patients;     
• The Breast Screen Victoria (BSV) Radiographer Training Centre (RTC) is managed by Monash Breast Screen was established to educate and promote best practise in breast imaging to radiographers within Breast Screen Victoria and has been extended to radiographers working within the diagnostic setting. RTC has been providing accredited training to radiographers in CCPM to meet that demand since 2001. The RTC Academic modules of training has been transferred from a Face to face environment to an On-line platform, giving those enrolled in the program to the flexibility to complete the training in your home environment, during the hours that suite you.    
• The RTC provides opportunities to staff who may be interested in a training portfolio as the next steps in their career    

What You Need:    

• Relevant Qualification (aligned to position description)    
• Demonstrated experience (aligned to position description noting no reference to years of experience)    
• Current AHPRA registration    
• Radiation Use license    
• Working with Children Check    
• COVID Vaccination Certificate    

What We Offer:    

• access to Monash Health in-house learning portals to further expand your acute clinical skills & knowledge base    
• avenues to further develop your leadership & project management skills    
• mentorship & career guidance    
• support to attend relevant forums & conferences    
• a supportive learning environment, should you wish to undertake postgraduate studies    

In addition, you will have access to benefits including salary packaging to increase your take-home pay, access to onsite subsidised staff car parking and gym, uniform and the Employee Assistance Program (EAP).    

How to Apply    

Monash Health recognises the value of equal employment opportunity and is committed to patient safety and promoting fairness, equity, and diversity in the workplace. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles.    

Applications will only be accepted via the Monash Health online Mercury System only. Email applications will not be considered.    

Existing Monash Health Employees should apply using your Monash Health employee account. For any queries regarding employee accounts contact Recruitment Services by email – recruitment@monashhealth.org.    

Offers of employment can only be made once all required probity checks have been completed.  These include:    

• reference checks;    
• a clear Police Check conducted within the last three months;    
• a current Victorian Employee Working with Children’s Check (or proof of payment for same);and    
• proof of immunisation.    
• AHPRA registration    
• Use Licence    

A request to conduct probity checks does not guarantee that an offer of employment will be made. As part of our selection process, you may be invited by email to participate in an on-camera video interview.To comply with Victorian Public Health directions, all employees working in the Public Health system must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and are required to provide acceptable evidence of their vaccination status. 

To support your application, and to be compliant with any public health orders in place at the time of, and during, your employment, you will be required to upload evidence of full vaccination against COVID-19. Acceptable evidence is a copy of a Government Official Immunisation History Statement or Digital Certificate showing all vaccination dates. It is a requirement of Monash Health to collect, record and hold vaccination information. Offers of employment will only be made to candidates who can provide acceptable evidence that they meet full vaccination status. 

For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further, please call Liz Stewart on 9928 8760.

Position Description can be found here

We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values.

How to Apply

Applications are accepted via the Monash Health online EHub system. For information including how to apply and probity check requirements, please click here for the ‘Application Guide’ 

Applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date. 

Applications close: 16 December 2024