Trainee Mri Technologist

Canterbury District Health Board; Christchurch; On-site; NZD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is offering a fixed-term position for the Postgraduate Diploma in Health Science (MRI) at Christchurch Health Campus. The role provides practical and limited theoretical tuition with significant self-directed learning and on-site clinical experience in MRI for a 40-hour week.

Applicants will work within a busy tertiary hospital MRI service, handling a range of procedures across acute, planned, inpatient and outpatient workloads while pursuing academic

Qualifications

• Self-motivated and resilient
• Disciplined and strive for excellence
• Dedication with a desire for continued learning
• Empathetic and passionate about the patient journey
• Knowledge of te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or commitment to starting learning

Responsibilities

• Ensuring that the MRI scanner operates effectively and efficiently
• Producing high standard image quality
• Managing a daily and weekly workload across multiple MRI scanners
• Having a strong focus for patient care and workflow
• Delivering a patient-focused service, with a best for patient – best for system approach
• Demonstrating a commitment to professional development and knowledge sharing

Skills

Self-motivation

Resilience

Disciplined

Commitment to learning

Empathetic patient care

Education

Bachelor's degree in Medical Imaging

Job description

• Fixed term for the duration of thePostgraduate Diploma study
• Based at Christchurch Health Campus
• Interviews to be held week of 30th November or 7th December

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded inthe principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a healthsystem that serves all New Zealanders.

About theRole

Thesuccessful applicants will undertake the Postgraduate Diploma of Health Sciencein Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) throughthe University of Auckland.Practical and limited theoretical tuition will be provided, however a largeamount of self directed learning is required.

During thisrole you are rostered on site 40 hours a week to gain clinical experience in MRI,you will also need to undertake the hours required by the University ofAuckland to complete the academic requirements outside of your normal workinghours.

Our busytertiary hospital setting will offer you the challenge of performing a widerange of procedures involving acute, planned, inpatient, and outpatientworkloads.

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Ensuringthat the MRI scanner operates effectively and efficiently
• Producinghigh standard image quality
• Managinga daily and weekly workload across multiple MRI scanners
• Havinga strong focus for patient care and workflow
• Deliveringa patient-focused service, with a best for patient – best for systemapproach
• Demonstratinga commitment to professional development and knowledge sharing
  

Aboutthe Team

The MRIService at Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora, Waitaha provide patient centredcare across multiple sites. We currently have four 1.5T scanners and one 3Tspread across two sites. We are a hardworking team who use professionalknowledge and skills to ensure the provision of a quality patient-centredimaging service.

About You

We areseeking an enthusiastic candidate who is ready to take on full time workalongside completing the studies required as a part of this PostgraduateDiploma. To be successful in this role you will demonstrate the following:

• Self-motivatedand resilient
• Disciplinedand strive for excellence
• Dedicatedwith a desire for continued learning
• Empatheticandpassionate about the patient journey
• Knowledge of te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or a commitment to startingyour journey and taking ownership of your learning and growth
• An appropriate science relatedqualification to degree level (such as a Bachelor in Medical Imaging,Nursing, Physiotherapy or similar)

Working atHealth New Zealand

Health NewZealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for thepeople of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive sothat we are better positioned to understand and service our community. Wewelcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbowcommunities.