Trainee
Remuneration: $89,095.00 - $139,187.00
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: CAM26231
RADIOLOGY LAN 2 NETWORK
Radiology LAN2 is a collaboration of four teaching facilities spanning Sydney and a rural NSW site.
Concord Repatriation General Hospital (linked with Canterbury Hospital)
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Westmead Hospital (linked with Auburn Hospital)
Orange Base Hospital (rural rotation site)
Radiology is a fascinating specialty, with an incredibly diverse day-to-day workload. If you like a puzzle, practical procedures, and being exposed to a broad range of pathologies, Radiology may be the right career choice for you.
Clinical Radiology is at the forefront of medical technology and has revolutionised medicine over the past 100 years.
Where you'll be working
The successful applicant will be appointed as the Royal Australia New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR) accredited radiology trainee within NSW Local Area Network 2 and will be appointed to one of the home hospitals - Concord, Westmead or Royal Prince Alfred. An eligibility list may be used to appoint if a position becomes available after the preliminary offers have been made. The successful applicant will be working and training the majority of the time at their home hospital. Orange Base Hospital is the regional rotation site for the Network while all the other hospitals are Sydney metro sites. The position will most certainly involve rotations to other LAN2 sites and may encompass other curriculum requirements in order for the trainee to attain their Fellowship with RANZCR.
Trainees will spend no more than four years at any single training site within their five-year training program as per RANZCR.
Working within LAN 2 will set you up with wonderful learning opportunities for your future, with hospitals excelling in both diagnostic imaging as well as interventional procedures. (Please note that Westmead Hospital is currently undergoing re-accreditation process if approved, offers might be made using the eligibility list).
What you'll be doing
• Provide general Radiology consultation for patients referred to the department for radiological procedures.
• Participate in reporting of all diagnostic and intervention procedures undertaken in a timely manner under the supervision of the consultant Radiologist of the day.
• Perform radiological procedures and interventions, the range and complexity of which to be commensurate with experience and stage of training, guided by RANZCR curriculum requirements.
• By the end of training, the trainee should be able to provide effective radiology services to patients under supervision, while developing expertise in medical and imaging practice in a complex clinical environment.
The successful applicants will be appointed as The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists ("RANZCR") accredited Radiology Trainees in a NSW Health Radiology Training Network (ie. Local Area Network or LAN), and will be appointed to a “home hospital”, where the successful applicant(s) will be working and training the majority of the time. The position will involve rotations to other LAN sites and may encompass other curriculum requirements in order for the trainee to attain their Fellowship with RANZCR. Trainees will spend no more than four years at any single training site within their five year training program as per RANZCR.
Radiology training contracts comprise a two-year then a three-year contract to fulfil the five year training requirement. Length of contract will however depend on which training year you are applying for as follows:
Year 1 - contract is 2 years
Year 2 - contract is 1 year
Year 3 - contract is 3 years
Year 4 - contract is 2 years
Year 5 - contract is 1 year
- Qualifications and experience commensurate with the Essential Requirements for the role.
- Demonstrated interest in Radiology and preparation for Radiology training (including Phase 1 RANZCR exams and other curriculum requirements). First year applicants only must submit a verification number from RANZCR in response to this criterion (Existing RANZCR Trainees applicants do not require a number).
- Demonstrated ability to work independently within a complex health care setting with proven time management, analytical and reasoning skills, and good common routine procedural skills.
- Excellent written, verbal and multimedia communication skills, in order to interact effectively with patients, referrers, colleagues and other team members.
- Understanding and promotion of collaborative effort and empathy within a heterogeneous team environment such as a radiology department.
- Excellent academic record commensurate with experience, evidence of on-going learning, teaching activities, potential involvement with projects and research publications.
- Understanding quality improvement principles, audit, implementation of practice improvement initiatives and commitment to continuing professional development.
- Experience in a broad spectrum of clinical disciplines prior to undertaking radiology training.
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For role related queries or questions contact Maryanne Gabriel on Maryanne.Gabriel@health.nsw.gov.au
Applications Close: 05, August 2025
