Chief Medical Physicist

2 weeks ago

Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Waikato Full time

Where you'll be working:
Waikato Hospital - Hamilton, New Zealand

The details:
Permanent Full-time
- 80 Hours (1.0 FTE)

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity
Join our dynamic and multidisciplinary team at Waikato Hospital as the Chief Medical Physicist.

This permanent position is available immediately, offering an outstanding career opportunity in a progressive environment focused on patient care, research, and education.


As part of our team, you will provide:

  • Strategic direction, operational leadership and management to the medical physics team to ensure high standards of service delivery to patients that present to the department,
  • Oversee all aspect of radiation safety, facility design, equipment specification, education and staff monitoring,
  • Maintain compliance with regulatory requirements (radiation Safety Act 2016, internal policies (HR, Privacy, IT etc) and compliance with ACPSEM code of conduct or equivalent.
  • Manage all aspects of workforce and human resources needs for the physics team to ensure adequate staffing levels.
  • Manage and supervise the medical physics registrar training program to enable registrars achieve ACPSEM certification.
  • Supervise and be responsible for acceptance testing, commissioning and ongoing QA of all planning, simulation, and treatment equipment.

Click here to view the position description.**- (Please note position descriptions can only be viewed on the Te Whatu Ora - Waikato website.)_

Mō tātou Ratonga | About our Service
Te Whatu Ora, Waikato offers a comprehensive range of Radiation Oncology services.

Our department operates on the Eclipse planning system and boasts four linear accelerators capable of delivering state-of-the-art radiation treatments, including rotational IMRT and cone beam CT image guidance.

We utilize cutting-edge technology such as TrueBeam and HyperArc for radiation procedures.

In addition, we have superficial kilovoltage equipment for the treatment of skin cancers and are national leaders in HDR brachytherapy, with an active brachytherapy programme in treating gynaecological and prostate malignancies.


Our expertise also extends to stereotactic ablative radiation therapy (SABR) for lung cancer and lung metastases, as well as linear accelerator-based fractionated radiosurgery for brain metastases.

We have well established SABR protocols for the spine, kidney, and prostate, with opportunities for the successful applicant to optimise current SABR protocols or contribute to the development of stereotactic techniques for other body sites.

Furthermore, we are the national provider of total skin electron therapy for skin lymphomas.

Mōu | About you

Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation

Te iwi Ngakaunui - People at Heart

  • Whakamana
  • Give and earn respect


 Whakaronga
  • Listen to me; Talk to me


 Mauri Pai
  • Fair play


 Whakapakari
  • Growing the good


 Kotahitanga
  • Stronger together
It is not very often something happens that is big; like, really big. Big to the point that it will touch the lives of every single person in the country. That is what we are talking about here.

The provision of Health in Aotearoa New Zealand, and how its run is about to change in a big way.


Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand and Te Aka Whai Ora - Māori Health Authority will together shape the delivery of Health services in Aotearoa New Zealand for generations to come, and will form the core of a modern and integrated service looking after the needs of all our Whānau.

We are dedicated to achieving health equity for Māori and other priority populations. We are a Crown entity and an active partner in Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand is guided by Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to upholding the articles.


Here at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand, Waikato we have a team of 8,000 working across the Waikato where everyone plays a vital role in the care of our patients - directly or non-directly.

Our vision is Healthy People. Excellent Care.

Te Whatu Ora, Waikato serves the largest Māori population and third largest Pacific population in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Waikato Hospital in Hamilton is one of New Zealand's largest tertiary, teaching hospitals with over 600 inpatient beds and 22 operating theatres.

Clinical specialities include Women's and Children Services, Cardiology / Cardiothoracic Surgery, Oncology and Haematology, Surgical services, and Mental Health and Addiction.

Waikato Hospital is the Midland regional referral centre for multiple specialties including trauma surgery, oncology, and neurology.


We are a values-based and inclusive organisation that is committed to deliver the best health outcomes for our total population.

Reflecting the population we serve is an important part of the care we deliver to the community. We strongly encourage applicants from all backgrounds with the necessary capability and who share our values to apply. We proactively develop pathways that maximise

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