Imaging Technician

**Job no**:0053445
**Location**:Werribee
**Role type**: Full-time; Continuing
**Faculty**:Faculty of Science
**Department/School**:Melbourne Veterinary School, Equine Lameness and Imaging Centre
**Salary**:UOM 4 - $76,901 - $81,615 p.a. plus 17% super
- **Elevate your career in equine healthcare with the University of Melbourne Equine Centre.**:

- **Provide efficient equine imaging services in a clinical and research setting.**:

- **Salary packaging, subsidised health and wellbeing services, fitness and cultural clubs, Myki discounts, and a 25% discount on graduate courses to our staff and their immediate families**

**About the Role**
The Imaging Technician (ELIC) at the Equine Lameness and Imaging Centre, University of Melbourne's Werribee campus, plays a pivotal role in delivering gold-standard equine clinical and research imaging, lameness investigation, and surgery support.

This position is integral to ensuring efficient imaging technical services and nursing assistance to veterinarians and researchers, with a keen eye on quality assurance and service excellence.

Your responsibilities will include:

- Coordinate the day-to-day operations of diagnostic imaging within ELIC to ensure timely and efficient imaging services.
- Ensure excellent delivery of lameness and imaging services, patient care and efficient nursing assistance to veterinarians and researchers in a timely manner in accordance with best practice.
- Work closely with the Advanced Imaging Technician and Professor (Equine Orthopaedics) and relevant staff to ensure appropriate allocation of resources to conduct imaging services.
- Operate imaging equipment within the Equine Lameness and Imaging Centre in accordance with radiation and operational safety protocols.
- Produce, processes and store images from diagnostic imaging procedures.

**Who We Are Looking For**
You will demonstrate a genuine passion for horses, experience handling horses and exhibit professionalism, enthusiasm, initiative, and a proactive attitude toward learning new skills and tasks.

You will also have:

- Completion of a relevant Certificate IV or Diploma in Veterinary Nursing, with relevant experience in a similar role.
- Proven knowledge and familiarity with the Code of Practice for Radiation Protection in Veterinary Medicine to ensure compliance with operation of imaging equipment.
- Proven veterinary nursing experience working with equine patients gained in the veterinary industry.
- Demonstrated experience in equine radiography, scintigraphy and/or CT.
- Proven animal handling skills in a veterinary clinical environment, and in particular horse-handling skills and experience gained within the equine industry.

For further information regarding responsibilities and requirements, please refer to the attached PD.

**Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position**. This role requires current valid work rights for Australia.

**Your New Team - “The University of Melbourne Equine Centre“**

The University of Melbourne Equine Centre Werribee provides state of the art care to horses of all shapes and sizes. Cases are referred to us from all over Victoria and interstate to be examined and treated by veterinary specialists. We pride ourselves on our patient care, customer service, and dedication to training and research. The treatments that we use and recommend are backed by the latest research, to which members of our team make a significant contribution.

**What We Offer You**
In addition, we offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a range of benefits, including generous leave provisions, salary packaging, health and well-being services and discounts on graduate courses. For more information, check out our benefits page

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