Senior Sonographer

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• Part time (0.4 FTE), fixed term role until 07/11/2025
• Parkville location, with multiple public transport options available
• $102,091 - $116,646 (pro-rata for part-time) + salary packaging + super + 5 weeks annual leave

The Royal Women's Hospital is one of Australia's oldest and most distinguished tertiary hospitals dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of women and newborns, offering specialised services within maternity, neonatal and women's health.

About the Pauline Gandel Women's Imaging Centre

The Pauline Gandel Women's Imaging Centre provides a progressive, multi-disciplinary 24-hour service for general adult, paediatric and neonatal radiology referrals including a wide range of general radiography and mammographic diagnostic and interventional procedures. The team provides the following dedicated women's and neonatal services:

• Advanced breast imaging
• Contrast Enhanced digital mammography
• Stereotactic breast biopsies
• Interventional breast localisations (hook needle and magseed)
• Neonatal cranial ultrasounds and neonatal hip ultrasound screening service.

About the role

The Pauline Gandel Women's Imaging Center currently has a fixed term maternity leave senior sonographer position on offer for two days a week (Tuesdays and Wednesdays). The role of Senior Sonographer is to provide a comprehensive, clinically excellent ultrasound service to the women and neonates of the Women's (both inpatients and outpatients).

As a member of the department's leadership team, the role will contribute to building capacity within the team, coaching, and leading to enhance the capability, safety, quality, efficiency and effectiveness of the care provided.

Key responsibilities will see you:

• Provide a safe and effective ultrasound service through the independent application of clinical expertise.
• Provide advanced clinical, technical, and operational advice, when sought, to radiologists and clinicians, within the senior sonographer's scope of competency.
• Perform a range of clinical examinations (from basic to complex) in accordance with standard practice, departmental procedures, guidelines and frameworks.
• Prioritise workload in accordance with hospital procedures and guidelines, the severity of the patient's condition, clinical urgency, and the direct impact on their management.
• Provide high-level clinical supervision to the team and trainees as delegated/appropriate.

About you

To be successful in this role you'll bring with you:

• Registration with the Australian Sonographer Accreditation Registry (ASAR) without limitations.
• Post-graduate Diploma Medical Ultrasound from a recognised tertiary training institution.
• Completed at least two years of clinical ultrasound experience, and is at a supervisory level.
• Demonstrated performance excellence (with positive feedback) in patient- and family-centred care approach.
• Demonstrated advanced clinical imaging knowledge and skills for complex ultrasound imaging of women and neonates.

At the Women's you will enjoy a culture that is collaborative, supportive and passionate about learning. We have a strong sense of purpose, and engage in meaningful work every day. We offer our people a range of rewarding benefits, including:

• $11,660 in salary packaging benefits, for living expenses, meals and holiday accommodation
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted financial, lifestyle and health options, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
• Public transport options at our doorstep and end of journey facilities for cyclists
• Breastfeeding rooms
• Mentoring, learning and career development opportunities
• Five weeks annual leave, 17.5% leave loading and purchased leave options

Inclusion and belonging

The Women's celebrates, values and supports a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects our vibrant community. We encourage applications from anyone identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. We also welcome anyone who identifies as LGBTQIA+, linguistically, culturally and/or gender diverse, people with disability, and people of any age to apply for our roles.

If you feel this role is right for you we warmly invite you to apply, and encourage your early application. All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check, a Working with Children Check and three COVID-19 vaccinations, and may include a range of additional vaccinations including influenza, as required by the Department of Health.

If you have any questions, please contact Jason Geddes on (03) 8345 2261 or jason.geddes@thewomens.org.au.