Job description
Agency Department of Health Work unit Royal Darwin and Palmerston Hospitals
Job title Senior Sonographer Designation Professional 3
Job type Full time Duration Ongoing
Salary $110,873 - $124,173 Location Darwin, Palmerston
Position number 29305 RTF 330931 Closing 05/10/2025
Contact officer Peter Coombs on 08 8922 6728 or peter.coombs@nt.gov.au
About the agency http://www.health.nt.gov.au/
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=330931
APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF YOUR
TERTIARY QUALIFICATIONS.
Information for applicants – inclusion and diversity and Special Measures recruitment plans
The NTPS values diversity. The NTPS encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies and accommodates
people with disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment for the recruitment process or
job, please discuss this with the contact officer. For more information about applying for this position and the merit process, go
to the OCPE website.
Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy. For more information on Special Measures plans, go
to the OCPE website.
Primary objective
Provide Medical Imaging Services to Royal Darwin and Palmerston Hospitals and to those from Community Health Centres
and Private Practitioners as requested and to contribute to the continual improvement of the Medical Imaging Service.
Key duties and responsibilities
1. Provide quality diagnostic medical imaging services, including participation in the shift and on- call roster on a rotating
basis, to ensure a 24-hour medical imaging coverage of RDPH.
2. Provide extensive experience in all facets of medical imaging and actively participate in supervision, mentorship and
training of university students, remote operator trainees and junior staff.
3. Recognise and adequately demonstrate complex or unusual pathology, variants or artefacts
4. Liaise with Medical Officers, Radiologists and the health care team to ascertain relevant clinical history and diagnostic
objectives to ensure that the most appropriate and highest quality imaging is performed
5. Perform the required the administrative duties for imaging procedures, ensuring accurate completion of necessary
paperwork, computer details and PACS image transfer and storage.
6. Undertake relief duties to other hospitals, as required, to ensure that other TEHS sites can always provide a medical
imaging service.
7. Follow defined service quality standards, infection control protocols and Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) policies
and procedures to ensure a high-quality service and safe workplace for staff and patients.
8. Undergo regular self-evaluation and performance appraisal in pursuit of continuing quality improvement
Selection criteria
Essential
1. Recognised Medical Ultrasound qualification which confers eligibility for registration with the Australian Sonographer
Accreditation Register (ASAR).
2. Demonstrated expertise in the various fields of Sonography - Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Small Parts, Vascular,
Musculo-Skeletal and Interventional
3. Ability to perform all advanced ultrasound examinations independently and to a high standard in the designated
timeframes for RDPH.
4. Ability to provide sound knowledge of all facets of Sonography/Medical Imaging and actively participate in the
supervision, mentorship and training of junior medical imaging professionals and students.
5. Ability to work as a senior member of a team, demonstrate leadership skills and communicate clearly with colleagues and
other health service staff.
6. Ability to communicate and interact effectively with patients from diverse cultural and social backgrounds.
Further information
Positions may be subject to pre-employment checks such as immunisation requirements, working with children clearance
notice and criminal history checks. A criminal history will not exclude an applicant from this position unless it is a relevant
criminal history. For immunisation requirements - Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances) or Category B
(indirect contact with blood or body substances), check with contact person for requirements.