Medical Imaging Technologist (MIT), Central Clinical Services

New Zealand Government; Auckland; On-site; NZD 60,000 - 90,000; Part time

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora - Counties Manukau Radiology is seeking a part-time Medical Imaging Technologist (MIT) with MRI scope for 24 hours per week. The role is located across Middlemore Hospital, Kidz First, and Manukau Health Park, in a busy, expanding radiology service.

The successful applicant will hold an annual practicing certificate with the NZ Medical Radiation Technologist Board, ideally with MRI scope.

Qualifications

• Current annual practicing certificate with the New Zealand Medical Radiation Technologist Board in MRI.
• Experience as an MIT with MRI scope is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Clinical decision-making and safe equipment operation across X-ray and MRI.
• Supervising student MITs and contributing to quality service delivery.

Skills

MIT

MRI scope

Job description

Part-time Staff MIT with MRI scope - Counties Manukau0.6 FTE (24 hours / week)

We are seeking an experienced Medical Imaging Technologist (MIT) ideally with both MIT and MRI scope of practice looking for a part-time opportunity in a busy and dynamic setting? Are you searching for a role where you can make a positive difference? A career that will offer you opportunities to upskill within a diverse and challenging environment.

Health New Zealand - Counties Manukau Radiology

Radiology is located in South Auckland across Middlemore Hospital, Kidz First Children's Hospital and Manukau Health Park (MHP) and is at the forefront of innovative health care delivery with the New Zealand Public Health Sector. Middlemore Hospital includes the National Burns Centre and is a major trauma hospital specialising in spinal and plastics. Our busy department serves a diverse community and is rapidly growing with planned expansion, including new premises at MHP opening in 2026.

Our State-of-the-art Equipment

3 MRI Scanners 3T and 1.5T MRI scanners (4 from mid-2026) Five CT scanners performing acute and elective CT scans, including Cardiac CT13 General x-ray rooms, all with DR Two dedicated angiography suites A specialist radiology theatre service 2 Cardiac catheter suites

Position Details

This position is a permanent part-time (24 hours/week) with rostering across X-ray and MRI. The successful applicant will need a current annual practicing certificate with the New Zealand Medical Radiation Technologist Board in MRI and ideally MIT scopes. This position will work alongside a team that is supported by 2ICs, Modality leads and MIT Team Leader.

Key Responsibilities Include

Clinical decision-making, safe equipment operation, efficient and quality service delivery, supervising student and trainee MITs.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate will have experience in an emergency hospital setting with experience in IV cannulation and contrast administration being an advantage. If you want an opportunity to extend your knowledge, seek variety in your working day and are looking for part-time opportunities then this could be the role for you.

We welcome applicants with MRI scope who is needing MRTB supervision to return to MIT scope of practice.

2026 - The Year of Expansion

2026 is an exciting year with two new radiology departments at both the Middlemore and Manukau Health Park sites.

The MRI Service

The MRI service is busy and growing, we do a wide variety including Cardiac, Paediatric, Breast biopsy and provide 24/7 acute coverage working within a team of MITs, MRI Trainees, SMOs, Radiology registrars, nursing and administration who are strongly committed to providing a quality service.

Fantastic Educational Opportunities

• Ongoing commitment to professional development
• A wide variety of work
• New, modern state of the art equipment
• Very supportive team environment
• Career progression opportunities

We are a large teaching organisation, offering a supportive learning environment, encouraging continual professional development and education.

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora - Our Principles

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

We strongly encourage applications from all backgrounds who share our values and have a passion to work in our community and would greatly value seeing applicants from our Maaori and Pacific communities.

We are also committed to our Disability Strategy, which focuses on people with disabilities; they are our patients, whaanau, community and our staff - all carefully considered in our action plan. Together we will improve the accessibility needs for everyone who has a disability.

Our Values

Valuing Everyone- Whakawhanaungatanga, Kind Manaakitanga, Together Kotahitanga, Excellent- Rangatiratanga. If these are your values too, then join us today.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact Alison Goodare (MIT Team Leader) on [e-mail].

At Counties Manukau Health people and their lives matter to us. We are a values based and inclusive organisation that is committed to delivering the best health outcomes for our community.