Central Adelaide Local Health Network
Statewide – SA Medical Imaging
* Salary: AHP4 - $118,887 - $129,427 p.a. (pro-rata) + Superannuation & Salary Sacrifice Benefits
* Location: Adelaide, SA 5000
* Part Time Role until 30 June hours per week, Thursdays and Fridays)
About the role
As the Head Nuclear Medicine Technologist - Research, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering the Royal Adelaide Hospital's Nuclear Medicine Research Program. Working at the forefront of innovation, you will provide expert technical and strategic leadership to a multidisciplinary team, overseeing the safe and effective delivery of research activities. This includes managing radiopharmaceutical supply and licensing for novel tracers, ensuring compliance with ethics, EPA radiation and patient safety requirements, and supporting robust data management, funding obligations and trial feasibility. Your expertise will help translate cutting-edge research into meaningful clinical impact.
In this influential role, you will balance research leadership with hands-on clinical practice, maintaining a clinical workload as an Accredited Nuclear Medicine Technologist. You will monitor and enhance complex clinical services through continuous quality improvement, contribute to policy development, and support education and capability building across the team. This is a rewarding opportunity for a passionate and experienced technologist to lead, innovate and make a lasting contribution to nuclear medicine research and patient care.
About You
You are a highly experienced and motivated Research Nuclear Medicine Technologist who thrives at the intersection of clinical excellence, research leadership and innovation. With a strong professional foundation and a collaborative mindset, you bring the expertise, judgement and drive needed to lead complex research activity while maintaining the highest standards of safety, quality and patient care.
* Qualifications and regulatory compliance: You hold an appropriate degree in Medical Radiation (Nuclear Medicine) or equivalent, are registered with the Medical Radiation Practice Board of Australia, and are licensed (or eligible for licensing) to use radioactive materials and operate CT apparatus in line with South Australian legislation.
* Clinical and research expertise: You have extensive clinical experience across Nuclear Medicine, including advanced SPECT, PET and Bone Densitometry, alongside a strong track record in clinical research, trial coordination, research governance and ethics, with experience contributing to Statewide, National and International molecular imaging and theranostics trials.
* Leadership and collaboration: You demonstrate the ability to lead and work effectively within multidisciplinary teams, applying strong leadership, change and resource management skills while communicating clearly and fostering positive, productive relationships with health providers, academic partners and research organisations.
* Safety, quality and professional judgement: You bring sound knowledge of contemporary nuclear medicine practice, emerging technologies and health information systems, with a proven commitment to safety, quality improvement, ethical research conduct and compliance with relevant legislation, standards and codes of practice.
About us
Statewide Clinical Support Services (SCSS) is a unique public healthcare organisation that serves health consumers and provides specialist clinical services to the health system in South Australia. SCSS encompasses BreastScreen SA, SA Dental, SA Medical Imaging, SA Pathology, and SA Pharmacy. Come and work with us to improve the health and well-being of South Australians, across all age groups and at any time of their life or health need.
What we offer
* Salary Benefits: Enjoy flexible salary packaging options, including up to $9,010 each FBT year for living expenses (such as mortgage, rent, utilities and groceries) plus an additional $2,650 for meal and entertainment expenses.
* Professional Development: Opportunity to apply for reimbursement of eligible professional development activities, and access to dedicated leave for ongoing learning.
* Annual Leave: Enjoy paid recreation leave for essential rejuvenation, with leave loading applied.
* Health and Fitness Benefits: Access to Fitness Passport, a discounted workplace health and fitness program for you and your family, plus an annual voluntary flu vaccination to support your wellbeing.
* Employee Assistance Program: Confidential counselling and support services for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program.
* Additional Qualifications Allowance
* 10% Attraction and Retention Allowance
Diversity and inclusion:
Statewide supports and fosters a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.
Application Information:
* Please refer to the role description for essential educational/vocational qualifications that may be required.
* Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and compliant Immunisation screening as indicated in the role description.
* SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
Please note that unsolicited applications from recruitment agencies or third parties will not be accepted for this position.
Job ref: 929262
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Name: Dai Nguyen
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Application Closing Date
11:55 pm Wednesday, 11th February 2026
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