- Part time (0.4 FTE), fixed term role until 07/11/2025
- Parkville location, with multiple public transport options available
- $102,091 - $116,646 (pro-rata for part-time) + salary packaging + super + 5 weeks annual leave
The Royal Women's Hospital is one of Australia's oldest and most distinguished tertiary hospitals dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of women and newborns, offering specialised services within maternity, neonatal and women's health. Our goal is to be the best place to work, learn and contribute, and to provide exceptional experiences for our patients and consumers.
About the Pauline Gandel Women's Imaging Centre
The Pauline Gandel Women's Imaging Centre provides a progressive, multi-disciplinary 24-hour service for general adult, paediatric and neonatal radiology referrals including a wide range of general radiography and mammographic diagnostic and interventional procedures. The team provides the following dedicated women's and neonatal services:
- Advanced breast imaging
- Contrast Enhanced digital mammography
- Stereotactic breast biopsies
- Interventional breast localisations (hook needle and magseed)
- Neonatal cranial ultrasounds and neonatal hip ultrasound screening service.
About the role
The Pauline Gandel Women's Imaging Center currently have a fixed term maternity leave senior sonographer position on offer for two days a week (Tuesdays and Wednesdays). The role of Senior Sonographer is to provide a comprehensive, clinically excellent ultrasound service to the women and neonates of the Women’s (both inpatients and outpatients).
As a member of the department’s leadership team, the role will contribute to building capacity within the team, coaching, and leading to enhance the capability, safety, quality, efficiency and effectiveness of the care provided. It does this always with an embedded approach to patient-centred care and support of families that is empathetic, transparent, and professional.
Key responsibilities will see you:
- Provide a safe and effective ultrasound service through the independent application of clinical expertise.
- Provide advanced clinical, technical, and operational advice, when sought, to radiologists and clinicians, within the senior sonographer’s scope of competency.
- Perform a range of clinical examinations (from basic to complex) in accordance with standard practice, departmental procedures, guidelines and frameworks, the National Code of Conduct for Health Care Workers, Australasian Sonographers Association (ASA) and Australian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine (ASUM) codes of conduct, and the quality policy of the Australian Sonographer Accreditation Registry (ASAR).
- Prioritise workload in accordance with hospital procedures and guidelines, the severity of the patient’s condition, clinical urgency, and the direct impact on their management.
- Provide high-level clinical supervision to the team and trainees as delegated/appropriate.
About you
To be successful in this role you'll bring with you:
- Registration with the Australian Sonographer Accreditation Registry (ASAR) without limitations.
- Post-graduate Diploma Medical Ultrasound from recognised tertiary training institution.
- Completed at least two years of clinical ultrasound experience, and is at a supervisory level.
- Demonstrated performance excellence (with positive feedback) in patient- and family-centred care approach.
- Demonstrated advanced clinical imaging knowledge and skills for complex ultrasound imaging of women and neonates.
Our benefits
At the Women’s you will enjoy a culture that is collaborative, supportive and passionate about learning. We have a strong sense of purpose, and engage in meaningful work every day. We offer our people a range of rewarding benefits, including:
- $11,660 in salary packaging benefits, for living expenses, meals and holiday accommodation
- A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted financial, lifestyle and health options, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
- Public transport options at our doorstep and end of journey facilities for cyclists
- Breastfeeding rooms
- Mentoring, learning and career development opportunities
- Five weeks annual leave,17.5% leave loading and purchased leave options
Inclusion and belonging
The Women’s celebrates, values and supports a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects our vibrant community. We encourage applications from anyone identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. We also welcome anyone who identifies as LGBTQIA+, linguistically, culturally and/or gender diverse, people with disability, and people of any age to apply for our roles. We are committed to gender equity principles, and our people have an awareness of and sensitive approach to violence against women and family violence matters. We are proudly Breastfeeding Association accredited.
Join us!
If you feel this role is right for you we warmly invite you to apply, and encourage your early application. All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check, a Working with Children Check and three COVID-19 vaccinations, and may include a range of additional vaccinations including influenza, as required by the Department of Health.
Should you need assistance or require any adjustments or accommodations to fully participate in the application or interview process, you are welcome to reach out to the contact person listed. We acknowledge that not all applicants will meet the full list of selection criteria outlined, and wherever possible we will consider applications where relevant experience can apply.
For more information, please view the position description for this role.
If you have any questions, please contact Jason Geddes on (03) 8345 2261 or jason.geddes@thewomens.org.au.
Application closing date: 19th March 2025