Senior Radiation Therapist
Position Classification: Radiation Therapist Level 4 Grade 1
Location: Nepean Hospital
Remuneration: $74.13 - $76.58 per hour
Hours Per Week: 35
Requisition ID: REQ577001
Applications Close: 09/06/2025
With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment,
working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed
and develop in your chosen career role.
About Us
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is a wonderful place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we provide a range of public health services to the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Region.
Nepean Hospital is a teaching hospital that provides tertiary referral services in emergency care, coronary care, diagnostics, gynaecology, paediatric, neonatal intensive care/ICU, maternity, mental health, rehabilitation, and surgery. The Nepean Campus has recently experienced tremendous growth and aims to support communities within and outside of Sydney’s western suburbs, providing world-class clinical facilities, services, and care.
Our Nepean Cancer Care Centre is seeking to engage a Senior Radiation Therapist. In this position, you will manage the operations of an individual section/unit (i.e. a single linac), such as day to day running, throughput, and patient care, patient scheduling. Key duties will include managing immediate staffing in the planning or treatment areas of the Radiation Therapy department.
The Senior Radiation Therapist simulates, plans, and treats patients with ionising radiation in a timely and efficient manner whilst maintaining technical radiation therapy standards. You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team maintaining quality communication and interpersonal skills with all staff, patients, carers and students, and actively participate in the training of staff and students.
The successful incumbent is expected to demonstrate excellent knowledge and proficiency in complex clinical procedures and participation in the development and upgrading of clinical protocols and techniques. This role will assist the Chief and Deputy Chief Radiation Therapists in the management of any staffing issues that may arise. We invite you to take this next step in your career with us. Apply Today!
Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees
• Accrued Day Off (ADO)
• Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
• Novated Leasing
• Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
• Fitness Passport
NBMLHD is committed to achieving a diverse workforce and is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively encourages diversity and inclusion within our workforce. We encourage and welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders; people living with disability; people from a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) background; people who identify as LGBTQI+, people with a lived experience of mental health concerns and people of mature age.
NBMLHD is committed to implementing the child safe standards. For more information, please click here Child Safe Standards.
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What you will bring to the role
- Bachelor degree in Medical Radiation Science (Radiation Therapy) or Bachelor of Applied Science or qualification deemed equivalent by employer; General Registration as a Medical Radiation Therapist by Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Authority and holder of IA13 and S13 Radiation User Licence (NSW EPA Licence).
- Demonstrated recent extensive and continuous clinical experience with excellent knowledge in all aspects of radiation therapy, including modern and emerging techniques and technology, including multi-modality imaging and registration, IMRT/VMAT planning and advanced IGRT techniques.
- Demonstrated excellent organisational skills and multi-tasking to work independently, confidently and accurately in a timely manner.
- Demonstrated contribution and leadership in a high functioning team environment that encourages collaboration, openness, respect and participation in shared goals.
- Ability to manage and motivate staff together with an understanding of conflict resolution and performance management techniques.
- Demonstrated significant participation and involvement in Continuing Professional Development, Research, Quality Improvement and Training activities of self and others.
- Demonstrated excellent communication skills in written, oral and electronic formats.
- Demonstrated knowledge and application of radiation therapy quality assurance and quality controls, including radiation safety.
Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified and must not exceed the duration or conditions associated with the current visa.
Need more information?
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For role related queries or questions contact Kevin Van Tilburg on Kevin.VanTilburg@health.nsw.gov.au
