Chief Sonographer

The Royal Children’s Hospital

Job description:

Chief Sonographer Grade 4

Full Time/Ongoing

Full Time Ongoing Senior Appointment
Are you ready to progress your career?
Exciting Opportunity for an experienced Qualified Sonographer to lead a dedicated team
Opportunity to develop and promote Ultrasound services
Parkville location
Fabulous employee benefits

The Hospital:

The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) Melbourne is one of the world’s great children’s hospitals. We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas. With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 4500, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people. The Royal Children’s Hospital is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Click here for further information on our Commitment to Child Safety: http://www.rch.org.au/quality/child-safety/

The Role:

As part of the Division of Surgery, this position exists to provide a quality imaging service to patients and referrers. As senior clinician in the Ultrasound Department and as part of the US team, provide and ensure outstanding leadership, mentoring and support. Under the direction of the Ultrasound Radiological lead, the role contributes to the ongoing care of paediatric patients in spheres of diagnosis, disease monitoring and treatment. The goal is to optimize and maintain high standards of US procedures and to succeed in producing reliable, timely and important results which can make a difference

To be successful in this role you will have:

Post Graduate Ultrasound qualification
Eligibility for registration by ASAR.
Prior experience in a leadership role
A post graduate qualification in Health Administration would be an advantage
Demonstrated ability to perform at executive level within the Medical Imaging Department
Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and as part of a team;
A high level of written and oral communication, and interpersonal skills;
Demonstrated ability to build and maintain working relationships with key internal and external stakeholders;
Demonstrated ability to organise and plan work effectively, adapting to changes as required.
This position requires considerable initiative and flexibility in order to optimise the performance of the Sonographer team
Balancing sometimes competing and conflicting priorities
Paediatric skills would be an advantage but not essential

If you think you possess the right skills and experience we encourage you to apply on our website now.

Why work at the RCH?

That’s what you can do for us, this is what we can offer you!

The opportunity to work in world-class facilities, alongside some of the greatest medical minds in the country.

We have 13 food and beverage options on site, a 24 hour gym, hairdresser, massage and supermarkets. We are surrounded by beautiful gardens and only a short tram trip from the heart of Melbourne city.

We offer discounted staff parking, salary packaging, an award winning health and well-being program and a fantastic team culture. We offer continuous learning and career development and let’s not forget about the Meerkat enclosure!

The RCH is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and all members of the LGBTQI community.

Make a change for the good. Come and work at the Royal Children’s Hospital.

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