Radiation Therapist

**Regional Cancer Treatment Service**

MidCentral actively seeks Māori into our workforce to reflect the community we serve.

**WANTED** - enthusiastic senior Radiation Therapist to be part of an exciting new future happening here at Te Pae Hauora o Ruahine o Tararua / MidCentral to continue to shape and transform services and models of care.

If you are, we have opening for a permanent LINAC supervisor.

The Regional Cancer Treatment Service (RCTS) is the non-surgical cancer treatment provider for the central North Island, covering a population of 580,000. All radiation treatment are currently located in Palmerston North however; plans are in development to locate new linacs closer to home for our patients in the Taranaki and Hawkes Bay regions. If you would like to be considered to work in one of these locations, this position is part of that pathway.

We have recently completed a replacement programme with the installation of three TrueBeam linacs with a fourth TrueBeam install project underway. Pre-Treatment utilise a Siemens CT and RayStation TPS as integrated solutions.

We have an established VMAT, IGRT and Stereotactic programs and a strong culture of continuous improvement and development of both staff and technology. We are a social department with great people to work with from all over New Zealand and the world.

Applicants for this role will need to have:

- Registration as a Radiation Therapist with the Medical Radiation Technologist Board (NZ) and hold a current practising certificate
- Proven leadership and ability to manage teams
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- A clear focus to reduce health inequity
- Expert practitioner in both the clinical and technical aspects of radiation therapy practice
- Good knowledge of current developments and world trends in radiation therapy