Agency Department of Health Work unit Medical Imaging - Royal Darwin and

Palmerston Hospitals

Job title Radiographer Designation Professional 1

Job type Full time Duration Ongoing

Salary $73,100 - $93,041 Location Darwin, Palmerston

Position number 25064 RTF 354835 Closing 24/09/2026

Contact officer Lisa Ward, Manager Xray Services on 08 8922 8951 or [email protected]

About the agency https://health.nt.gov.au/

Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=354835

APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF YOUR

TERTIARY QUALIFICATIONS.

Information for applicants – inclusion and diversity and Special Measures recruitment plans The NTPS values diversity. The NTPS encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies and accommodates people with disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment for the recruitment process or job, please discuss this with the contact officer. For more information about applying for this position and the merit process, go to the OCPE website.

Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy. For more information on Special Measures plans, go to the OCPE website.

Primary objective

Provide quality Medical Imaging Services for Royal Darwin and Palmerston Hospitals as requested and contribute to continuous service improvement.

Key duties and responsibilities

- Provide high quality diagnostic medical imaging services, including participation in shift and on-call rosters, to ensure a

24-hour medical imaging coverage of Royal Darwin and Palmerston Hospitals (RDPH), and relief at other Top End Health

Service (TEHS) hospitals as required.

- Liaise with the multidisciplinary health care team to ascertain relevant clinical history and diagnostic objectives to ensure the most appropriate imaging is performed.
- Perform the required administrative duties for imaging procedures, ensuring accurate completion of necessary documentation, and image transfer to Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS).
- Adhere to the ALARA principle and RDPH radiation safety protection plan.
- Follow defined service quality standards, work health and safety policies and procedures relating to the work being undertaken in order to ensure high quality, safe services and workplaces.
- Undergo regular self-evaluation and performance appraisal in pursuit of continuing quality improvement.

Selection criteria

Essential

- Degree in Medical Radiation Science or equivalent from a registered University which allows registration with Australian

Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).





- Ability to participate in a 24-hour shift roster.
- Entry level experience in the various fields of radiography; general radiography, theatre and mobile imaging, emergency radiography.
- Ability to work as a member of a team and to communicate clearly with colleagues and other health service staff.
- Ability to communicate and interact effectively with patients from diverse cultural and social backgrounds.

Further information

This position is suitable for both graduates and experienced radiographers.

Positions may be subject to pre-employment checks such as immunisation requirements, working with children clearance notice and criminal history checks. A criminal history will not exclude an applicant from this position unless it is a relevant criminal history. For immunisation requirements - Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances) or Category B

(indirect contact with blood or body substances), check with contact person for requirements.

Approved: October 2023 Andrew Loughman, Ag Director Medical Imaging Services, TEHS

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Agency Department of Health Work unit Medical Imaging - Royal Darwin and

Palmerston Hospitals

Job title Radiographer Designation Professional 2

Job type Full time Duration Ongoing

Salary $95,697 - $114,104 Location Darwin, Palmerston

Position number 25064 RTF 385835 Closing 24/09/2026

Contact officer Lisa Ward, Manager Xray Services on 08 8922 8951 or [email protected]

About the agency https://health.nt.gov.au/

Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=354835

APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF YOUR

TERTIARY QUALIFICATIONS.

Information for applicants – inclusion and diversity and Special Measures recruitment plans The NTPS values diversity. The NTPS encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies and accommodates people with disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment for the recruitment process or job, please discuss this with the contact officer. For more information about applying for this position and the merit process, go to the OCPE website.

Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy. For more information on Special Measures plans, go to the OCPE website.

Primary objective





Provide quality Medical Imaging Services for Royal Darwin and Palmerston Hospitals as requested and contribute to continuous service improvement.

Key duties and responsibilities

- Provide high quality diagnostic medical imaging services, including participation in shift and on-call rosters, to ensure a

24-hour medical imaging coverage of Royal Darwin and Palmerston Hospitals (RDPH).

- Provide supervision and education for students and less experienced staff when required.
- Liaise with the multidisciplinary health care team to ascertain relevant clinical history and diagnostic objectives to ensure the most appropriate imaging is performed.
- Perform the required administrative duties for imaging procedures, ensuring accurate completion of necessary documentation, and image transfer to Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS).
- Undertake relief duties at other hospitals across Top End Health Service as required.
- Adhere to the ALARA principle and RDPH radiation safety protection plan.
- Follow defined service quality standards, work health and safety policies and procedures relating to the work being undertaken in order to ensure high quality, protected services and workplaces.
- Undergo regular self-evaluation and performance appraisal in pursuit of continuing quality improvement.

Selection criteria

Essential

- Degree in Medical Radiation Science or equivalent from a registered University which allows registration with Australian

Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).

- Ability to participate in a 24-hour shift roster.
- Demonstrated experience in the various fields of radiography; general radiography, theatre and mobile imaging, and emergency radiography - with proven ability to work as a sole practitioner.
- Ability to work as a member of a team and to communicate clearly with colleagues and other health service staff.
- Ability to communicate and interact effectively with patients from diverse cultural and social backgrounds.
- Demonstrated experience and independent practice in Computerised Tomography (CT) or Digital Subtraction

Angiography (DSA)/fluoro or Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).

Further information

Positions may be subject to pre-employment checks such as immunisation requirements, working with children clearance notice and criminal history checks. A criminal history will not exclude an applicant from this position unless it is a relevant criminal history. For immunisation requirements - Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances) or Category B

(indirect contact with blood or body substances), check with contact person for requirements.

📌 Radiographer (Darwin)
🏢 Department Of Health
📍 Darwin