Radiation Therapist
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Radiation Therapist Level 2
Location: Nepean Hospital
Remuneration: $76,045.05 - $104,754.22 per annum
Hours Per Week: 35
Requisition ID: REQ576985
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.
We are inviting qualified Radiation Therapists to join our dynamic Nepean Cancer Care team. The department has a range of new equipment including two new TrueBeam Linacs as well as Surface Guided RT on all equipment. They are also looking forward to a new Treatment Planning System that will be implemented over the next year or two.
As a Radiation Therapist, you will simulate, plan, and treat patients with ionizing radiation in a timely and efficient manner whilst maintaining technical radiation therapy standards. The successful candidate will safely operate equipment in accordance with all radiation safety and occupational health and safety standards. In this role, you will be expected to participate in the development and upgrading of clinical protocols and techniques. Key to your success is maintaining quality communication and interpersonal skills whilst working with a multidisciplinary team, staff, patients, carers, and students. We invite you to take this next step in your career. 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.
For assistance with applying through the NSW Health Career Portal please click here.
What you will bring to the role
- Bachelor’s 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).
- Recent and demonstrated sound knowledge and experience in all aspects of modern Image Guided Radiation Therapy, including online CBCT review with Soft Tissue matching.
- Recent and demonstrated experience and technical skills in advanced Planning techniques, incorporating multi-modality image registration for techniques such as IMRT and VMAT.
- Demonstrated evidence of contribution to a high functioning team that encourages collaboration, participation, and respect in shared team goals.
- Dedicated commitment in providing excellent and safe individual patient care, balanced against providing an efficient service for all patients.
- Open and friendly communicator with demonstrated communication skills in written, verbal, and electronic formats
- Demonstrated knowledge and application of radiation therapy quality assurance and quality controls, including radiation safety
- Active involvement in Continuing Professional Development and Training activities of self and others
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?
1) Click here for the Position Description
2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Kevin Van Tilburg on Kevin.VanTilburg@health.nsw.gov.au
