Posted:
10/28/2024, 5:00:00 PM
Location(s):
New South Wales, Australia
Experience Level(s):
Senior
Field(s):
Medical, Clinical & Veterinary
Position Title: Chief Radiographer - Interventional Cardiology Services
Employment Type: Permanent Full-Time
Hours per week: 35
Position Grade: Radiographer Level 5 (Grade 1-3)
Salary: $152,482.25 - $164,039.81 base salary per annum
Enterprise Agreement: The Named NSW (Non-Declared) Affiliated Health Organisations’ Health Employees Agreement 2019
Department Name: Interventional Cardiology Services (Cardiac Catheter Lab)
About us:
St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney is a leading not-for-profit organisation providing health services to our community. Guided by our values of compassion, excellence, integrity and justice, we promote a culture of diversity and inclusion and empower our people to learn, grow and innovate.
Come and work for one of the largest inner-city hospitals in Sydney. Servicing a wide variety of patients from across the CBD and Eastern Suburbs; including providing care to trauma, medical, surgical, and mental health & drug and alcohol adult patients.
Based in Darlinghurst surrounded not only by our community we have great public transport links, food from all around the world and a village like community spirit in the heart of the city.
Benefits of working at St Vincent’s include:
• Generous salary packaging and Fitness Passport for eligible staff
• Opportunity to access a wide of range of clinical and non-clinical education programs
• Supported post graduate opportunities within applicable fields
• Career development opportunities across the St Vincent’s Health Australia Network
• Employee Assistance Program
• Work/Life balance
About the role:
Come join our fantastic team of Registered Nurses in the Cardiac CATH LAB! Located in the heart of Sydney's CBD, our state-of-the-art cardiac centre which has been the centre of excellence for many years sees over 10,000 patients annually.
A great opportunity exists in the Interventional Cardiology Service department for a highly motivated radiographer with appropriate knowledge and skills to join our friendly and supportive Interventional Cardiology team. St Vincent’s Hospital is a major tertiary referral centre and has 3 Cardiac Catheter Labs, 1 Electrophysiology Lab and 1 Endocardial Biopsy/ Right Heart Catheterization for interventional cardiac procedures such as insertion of stents, cardiac devices and structural heart procedures. Our dynamic and innovative team offers development opportunities for all staff and a caring environment for the delivery of high-quality patient centered care.
To be successful you will be expected to be able to work within the Interventional Cardiology department comprising of Cardiac Catheter, Electrophysiology Laboratories and Right Heart Catheterization/ Endocardial Biopsy which is part of Interventional Services. Our team leads the way in interventional procedures; percutaneous valve replacement (TAVI, Mitral and Tricuspid), left atrial appendage closure, Paravalvular leak closure, PFO, ASD closure, AF ablation, cardiac resynchronization therapy.
As the sole Heart Lung Transplant centre in NSW, we also carry out procedures involving specialized mechanical support devices that are not available at other centres.
The successful applicant(s) will be expected to work a Monday to Friday rotating roster, on-call overnights and over the weekends.
Diversity and Inclusion at St Vincent's:
St Vincent's is committed to employing a workforce that reflects the community we care for. We strongly encourage applications from people that are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, culturally diverse, sexuality or gender diverse and/or living with disability.
Employment with St Vincent's is subject to you having current immunity status that complies with the Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases - NSW Health Policy Directive (PD2024_015) or subsequent revisions in force. Appointment and ongoing employment will be subject to continued compliance with this policy directive.
About you:
We are seeking a skilled and energetic radiographer who possess a passion for person centred care.
We're a team that's all about support and building on your strengths and if you feel the same, we are the team for you.
If you are a radiographer with experience in a cardiac catheter lab, or interventional radiology/ vascular lab setting we’d love to hear more about you.
All our teams are also fully dedicated to collaborating with you.
Application Instructions:
To have your application considered you are required to upload a current CV/Resume as well as a separate cover letter/document addressing the ‘Selection Criteria’ as below. Internal applicants i.e. current employees of St Vincent’s Hospital or an entity of SVHA are required to apply via their Workday account.
Selection Criteria:
Personal integrity and demonstrated commitment to the Philosophy, Mission and Values of Mary Aikenhead Ministries and St Vincent’s Health Australia
Completed Bachelor of Science Diagnostic Radiography or equivalent, with Current AHPRA Registration, current New South Wales EPA Radiation License.
Demonstrated project management skills, ability to prioritise and display strong time management skills between competing demands and delivering outstanding results within tight timeframes
Demonstrated experience in participating in accreditation procedures ensuring standards are met and in establishing of clinical protocols, clinical reviews, manuals, quality assurance and departmental continuous quality improvement activities and ability to uphold quality clinical service.
Strong background in radiation safety and legislation including experience working with the EPA, ensuring all medical staff have appropriate licences and other multi-displinary staff are educated and follow radiation safety protocols.
Highly developed written and verbal communication skills including the ability to negotiate and build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Proven aptitude in complex problem solving and decision making with an ability to lead, motivate and inspire staff to achieve organisational outcomes, with considerations to high level communication, interpersonal, influencing and negotiation skills.
Demonstrate extensive knowledge of the complex clinical procedures performed across the Interventional Cardiology service and Interventional Vascular Radiology, with pre and post procedural care of the patient.
Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.
Applications close on 15 November 2024
At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at [email protected]
View Reconciliation Action Plan
Website: https://svhs.org.au/
Headquarter Location: Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia
Employee Count: 1001-5000
IPO Status: Private
Industries: Association ⋅ Education ⋅ Health Care