Alfred Health
Alfred Health is a leader in health care delivery, improvement, research and education. We are the main provider of health services to people living in the inner southeast suburbs of Melbourne, from ambulatory, to inpatient and home and community based services.
* Senior Radiation Therapist (Education) Position/s available:
o 0.5EFT Permanent Grade 4 Educator (Alfred Radiation Oncology)
o 0.5EFT Permanent Grade 4 Educator (Gippsland Radiation Oncology) + regional allowance
o Potential for the roles to be maintained by a single applicant or as a job share arangement.
* Classification code – Grade 4 Radiation Therapist(ON59 – ON60)
* Alfred Health locations - The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne and Latrobe Regional Health, Traralgon
* Great staff benefits
The Department
Alfred Health Radiation Oncology (AHRO) is a unit of a comprehensive cancer service, with sites located at;
* The Alfred - Melbourne (ARO)
* Gippsland Radiation Oncology (GRO) at Latrobe Regional Health (LRH) - Traralgon
* Sale Radiation Oncology (SRO) at Central Gippsland Health, Sale Hospital
The service provides the full range of general radiation oncology and radiation therapy services in addition to some specialised services with both state and national significance.
Position Summary
The role of a Senior Radiation Therapist Educator is to facilitate, support, and advise on the educational development of learners (ie undergraduate students, graduates undertaking a supervised practice program) and qualified radiation therapy staff in the context of ensuring a high quality educational clinical learning community and environment at AHRO. In so doing the incumbent/s will work closely with the cross campus RT Manager/s, Senior RT group and with other departmental and hospital staff, units and universities as appropriate and required. The role will require leading the education team at each campus with a focus on maintaining and further enhancing a unified and collaborative approach to radiation therapy clinical education over the Alfred Health Radiation Oncology service as a whole.
The Senior Educator role can be maintained either by a single person working across both sites equally (with some flexibility in how they manage their time but maintaining 38 hours per fortnight at each site) or conversely there is an opportunity for two suitable candidates to job share and have separate Grade 4 Educators at ARO and GRO (0.5EFT at each site).
Qualifications and Experience
Essential
* Comprehensive skills and knowledge base in radiation therapy practice commensurate with experience at this level.
* Demonstrated educational and instructional skills and knowledge and understanding of the educational needs of learners and support of the professional development for qualified staff.
* Bachelor of Applied Science in Medical Radiations or equivalent
* National Registration with AHPRA to practice as a Medical Radiation Practitioner (Radiation Therapist)
* Victorian Department of Health Radiation Use Licence
* Current and satisfactory Police Check
Highly Desirable
* Experience with ARIA oncology information system, Eclipse treatment planning system, TrueBeam linear accelerators, Exactrac patient monitoring system & AlignRT Surface Guided Radiation Therapy system.
* Membership with the Australian Society of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy
* Possesses specialist knowledge in the education setting and has a minimum of ten years' experience in the profession.
* Formal educational qualifications
Staff Benefits
* Generous salary packaging and novated leasing are available through Maxxia
* Onsite child care services, a payroll deductible expense
* Onsite staff gym, a payroll deductible expense
* Modern onsite library facilities, exclusive to Alfred Health staff
* Access to health and wellbeing incentives
* Discounted health insurance
Application Process
All applicants should submit:
* A cover letter
o Outline your preference for the ARO component (38 hours per fortnight @ ARO), GRO component (38 hours per fortnight) or if you are applying for both positions (as a full time position).
* A Curriculum Vitae including2 clinical referees; each referee should be contactable and able to reply via email. Both email addresses and phone numbers are sought.
If you are interested in this position or would like any further details, please contact Phil Jones ( ) or Debbie Bellingham ( )
Applications close at 11.00pm on Tuesday 29th of July 2025
Alfred Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce that reflects the community we serve. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are encouraged.
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