Senior Medical Imaging Technologist

Are you an experienced MRI Technologist looking for a meaningful career move?
Apply your imaging skills in a setting that puts children and families at the center of care.

This is a Recruitment Pool for Permanent Full Time, Permanent Part Time, Fixed Term Full Time, Fixed Term Part Time and Casual appointment(s) with the possibility of extension(s) and/or permanency.

• Flexible working arrangements are available within a supportive and professional environment.
• The team may share responsibility for other modalities including General Xray. Experience with other modalities is valued.

About the Role

We're seeking a skilled Senior Medical Imaging Technologist to join our team at Perth Children's Hospital. This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a supportive, specialised environment where paediatric MRI services are delivered with compassion, precision, and innovation.

As a key member of our MRI team, you will perform and interpret specialised diagnostic imaging procedures, ensuring image quality meets the highest diagnostic standards for a wide range of clinical scenarios including soft tissue, neuro, trauma, cardiac, GA (general anaesthetic), interoperative and functional MRI.

Your ability to work independently, and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team will be valued.

Key responsibilities include:

• Liaising with radiologists, clinicians, and theatre teams to deliver exceptional, patient-centered imaging services.
• Monitoring equipment performance and contribute to quality assurance and service improvements.
• Supervising and mentoring imaging staff.
• Contributing to the development of new protocols, procedures, and research activities.
• Participating in service planning and departmental quality improvement initiatives.
• Willing to participate in on-call services and shared responsibilities across modalities including General X-ray.

If you are an experienced MRI technologist and committed to excellence in clinical service and patient care, we encourage you to apply

Comprehensive support, supervision, and mentoring is provided to help you develop clinical skills in our paediatric care environment.

Why Join us?

• Working with children is truly special You will gain diverse experience working with patients ranging from newborns to adolescents.
• Work with state-of-the-art Siemens MRI systems, including two scanners with funded expansion (1.5T).
• Participate in advanced neuroimaging, cardiac, and GA work, with opportunities for growth across modalities.
• Gain exposure to a diverse and complex paediatric caseload — every day brings something new.

About the Team

Based at Perth Children's Hospital, Western Australia's only acute tertiary paediatric centre, our dedicated Medical Imaging Team offer a comprehensive range of diagnostic imaging and interventional radiology services to children aged 0-16 years, including inpatients, outpatients, and the Emergency Department.

Our team provides a wide variety of imaging within the subspecialties of interventional radiology, paediatric cardiac catheterisations, general X-ray, CT, MRI, ultrasound, and fluoroscopy.

We focus on achieving the highest quality imaging studies with a compassionate, child-friendly approach. Our department is equipped with highly specialised facilities and equipment designed to create a safe and comfortable environment for infants, children, and their families.

As part of our dedication to excellence, we benchmark our services through collaboration with other children's hospitals and actively participate in research initiatives. We support research projects and contribute to the advancement of procedures through partnerships with universities and paediatric specialist foundations.

How to apply

We welcome your application via the 'Apply for Job' button at the bottom of this page. Your application should contain the following:

• A statement addressing selection criteria as per the Job Description Form in 2 – 3 pages maximum.
• Evidence of a Tertiary qualification in Medical Imaging and eligible for registration with the Medical Radiation Practice Board of Australia and licensing with the Radiological Council of WA.
• A copy of your current CV outlining your most recent and relevant work experience.
• The name, email and contact details of two referees who can be contacted to provide a confidential report (we will contact you and seek your confirmation prior to contacting your listed referees).

Selection Criteria:Please see the Job Description Form.

For Further Job Related Information:We encourage you to contact Drew Williams, Deputy Chief MIT on or email 

Help in submitting your application:If you experience technical difficulties while applying online, please contact Employee Services on for immediate assistance during business hours.

Eligibility: To be eligible for appointment, applicants must have a valid working visa (for fixed term appointments) or be an Australian citizen, permanent resident, or have a visa to live and work indefinitely in Australia (for permanent appointments).

This position is subject to a Western Australian Working With Children (WWC) Check. For further information please refer to the WWC website at: 

Conditions:WA Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to undertake criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process. Referees may also be asked to comment on an applicant's integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour.

WA Health is committed to eliminating all forms of discrimination in the provision of our service. We embrace diversity and strongly encourage applications from people from culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disabilities. In addition, we are committed to growing our Aboriginal workforce as part of WA Health Aboriginal Workforce Policy. As a measure to achieve equality, Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to this position and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to apply.

Suitable applicants will be placed in a pool from which appointments may be made when similar vacancies occur. Appointments may be made from this pool until 30 June 2026.

About CAHS:

The Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAHS) is proud to be the leading service provider for paediatric healthcare in Western Australia, as the State's only dedicated health service for infants, children and young people. CAHS comprises four service areas: Perth Children's Hospital (PCH) and Neonatology, Community Health, and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS).

With over 6500 employees, our services are delivered at PCH and King Edward Memorial Hospitals (KEMH), as well as across a network of more than 160 community clinics across the Perth metropolitan area.

For further information about the benefits of working for CAHS, please click here and for further information regarding CAHS' services, please click here

CAHS is committed to providing a workplace culture that is driven and shaped by our values of Compassion, Collaboration, Equity, Respect, Excellence and Accountability.During the selection process you may be assessed on your ability to fulfil the responsibilities of this position in accordance with the values.

For Assistanceincluding any adjustment needed to accommodate a disability and confidential enquiries – please contact the Strategic Talent Acquisition Recruitment Team (START) service via email:.

Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm on the closing date will not be accepted.

LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

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