Radiographer - Level 2

Join our supportive radiology team delivering expert patient care, flexible shifts, outreach services, and excellent training opportunities!

Remuneration: $76,045.05 – $104,754.22 per annum + superannuation + salary packaging
Location: Narrabri District Hospital
Employment Type: Temporary Full Time - Until January 2028
Position Classification: Radiographer Level 2 (New Graduates are also encouraged to apply)
Hours Per Week: 35
Requisition ID: REQ595486
Applications Close: Sunday 24th August 2025

At Hunter New England Local Health District (HNELHD), enjoy a career where you're challenged by interesting work and surrounded by spectacular locations. Join the team enriching health in millions of ways every day:

• Sustainable Healthcare: Together towards zero

• Proximity to shopping and other services

• ADO's each month (for full time employees)

• Salary packaging options

• Fitness Passport

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members

• Opportunity to work and collaborate with a range of non-clinical and clinical professionals

About the role:

Our radiographers deliver patient-centred clinical advice to patients, carers, and healthcare professionals, supporting excellence in patient care. Clinical advice and care are provided in line with each practitioner’s training, experience, recognised qualifications, and credentialing agreed with the Chief Radiographer. We liaise closely with other care providers to ensure a seamless continuum of care from hospital to community, meeting the needs of patients and carers. Radiographers participate in continuous improvement initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient outcomes and support the development and use of innovative clinical practice models.

We also provide a weekly outreach service to Wee Waa Hospital (approximately 40 km away), with shifts on a rotating roster. A hospital vehicle is provided for travel to and from Wee Waa.

Where you’ll be working:

Narrabri is a welcoming rural town with a fantastic lifestyle and a genuine sense of community. The region offers beautiful countryside, outdoor adventures and opportunities to join many local clubs - all without the stress and congestion of the city. A rural career can be so rewarding, as you see first-hand the difference your work makes to patients and their families in our community.

Narrabri Hospital has a modern, well equipped medical imaging department providing our rural community with access to X-ray, CT, OPG and ultrasound services. As a rural radiographer you will work in a small, friendly team that provides support but also encourages autonomy. The department operates Monday to Friday, 8:00 am–4:30 pm, with administrative support during these hours. Our roster includes four radiographers, with typically three on duty at a time due to part-time team members. The on-call roster is shared among radiographers, providing overnight and weekend coverage averaging one weekend per month. After-hours X-ray and CT services are available.

We work in a close knit team where you will collaborate daily with the multi-disciplinary team of doctors, nurses and allied health team members to provide a high level of patient care.

About you:

• Exceptional communication skills across all levels. this includes explaining procedures to patients with clarity and empathy.
• The ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team - be a team player and be willing to pitch in across the department when needed.
• Being adaptable to change with sound clinical judgement for prioritising urgent cases.

Support will be offered to new graduates with on site CT training and on call service provision. 

Requirements:

• Degree in Medical Radiation Science (Diagnostic Radiography) or equivalent.
• Eligible for registration with Australian Health Professionals Registration Authority (AHPRA), hold current NSW EPA Radiation licence.

Additional Information:

• To be eligible for employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen, or permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport, or hold an appropriate visa that allows you to live and work in Australia. Employment of a temporary visa holder will only be offered in line with the conditions and expiry date of your visa. 

• An eligibility list will be created for future temporary full or part time vacancies.  

• We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position

Need more information? 

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For role related queries or questions contact Jenna Read on Jenna.Read@health.nsw.gov.au 

Information for Applicants: 

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This is a Category A position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases for Category A positions prior to offer. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.