Nuclear Medicine Technologist

The details: Permanent Full time – 40 hours per week

Salary details: Work/life balance Union coverage

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we’re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity

An exciting opportunity has become available in our Nuclear Medicine Department for a qualified Medical Imaging Technologist with Class Radionuclide Imaging registration. This role offers the chance to deliver high quality diagnostic examinations in a progressive and dynamic environment, utilising state of the art scanner. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to perform a wide range of functional imagining, contributing to a diverse and challenging caseload in one of New Zealand’s largest tertiary hospital. With a strong emphasis on work-life balance, this position also provides ample career development opportunities to further enhance your professional growth.

This is an excellent opportunity to be part of a leading medical facility, offering a wide range of imaging studies and cases while advancing your career in the field of nuclear medicine.

Key responsibilities of the role:

• Clinical scanning
• Laboratory radiopharmaceutical preparations
• Image processing

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Mō tātou Ratonga | About our Service

Our Nuclear Medicine department is equipped with two solid-state scanners, one of which is a dedicated cardiac scanner, and one conventional hybrid NM-CT scanner. The service undertakes a wide range of functional imaging studies.

Mōu | About you

Skills and experience you’ll need to be considered for the role:

• A strong patient focus
• Full registration with the NZ Medical Radiation Technologist Board with Class Radionuclide Imaging scope of practice
• Experience in general Nuclear Medicine procedures
• Have excellent communication skills
• Utilise excellent time management and organisational skills
• Have the ability to work autonomously and within a team environment
• Sound knowledge in IT systems and applications

Mō tātou Ratonga | About our Service

Our Nuclear Medicine department is equipped with two solid-state scanners, one of which is a dedicated cardiac scanner, and one conventional hybrid NM-CT scanner. The service undertakes a wide range of functional imaging studies.

Working for Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness’. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work. It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

• We want to see the real you in your application and welcome the real you on board if you come and work with us. Skills are gained across many areas of our life, not just in formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the ad, but the experience was gained through whānau life, community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and share your story with us in your cover letter.
• We particularly welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

How to Apply

To apply for the role please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal before 11:59pm on 20 March 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Monique Wilson at Monique.wilson@tewhatuora.govt.nz.