Position Summary
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- Work with an innovative multidisciplinary team in new state of the art facilities
- Be a part of a team who enjoys an interesting, challenging and meaningful work life
- Enhance your career at Victoria’s leading regional health care service
About the facility
The Andrew Love Cancer Centre (ALCC) is a comprehensive cancer centre that has provided expert care to those affected by cancer in Geelong and southwest Victoria in a supportive and caring environment since 1992.
Our service gives adults living in the Barwon South West region access to world class cancer treatment. Based in Geelong, we have state-of-the-art facilities, equipment and highly skilled health professionals who provide personalised treatment and care. Chemotherapy, haematology and radiotherapy services are provided at the Andrew Love Cancer Centre and inpatient services are provided in Baxter Wing 6 at University Hospital Geelong. Some outreach clinics are available to people living in rural areas.
About the role
As a Radiation Therapist, you role is to engage in the planning and treatment of radiation therapy patients.
Duties of this role includes, but is not limited to:
- Participate in clinical training of Radiation Therapy Interns and students whilst they are in Department.
- Explain all procedures to patients attending simulation, planning, mould room and treatment. Be sensitive to patient’s emotional as well as physical needs, attempting to meet them where appropriate or refer to appropriate person.
- Keep accurate and complete records of all treatment details, participate in summarisation of treatment records, and undertake weekly history check and relevant technical procedures as directed.
- Exhibits a commitment the Barwon Health’s Values including team based above and below behaviours
About the culture
Employees enjoy the team based culture of the ALCC radiotherapy department, with a progressive approach to innovation and modern approaches.
Barwon Health staff benefits
- Flexible working arrangements
- Professional development
- Access to employee wellness facility
- Salary packaging
- Social club
- Centrally located at University Hospital, only minutes from the vibrant waterfront
- Our Commitment to Child Safety
- Be our future Barwon Health Strategic Plan
- Aboriginal Employment Plan
- At Barwon Health we harness a diverse and inclusive workforce where we value each person’s uniqueness. We will embrace diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality health care to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexual orientation.
- Our organisation promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of our staff and consumers including children, and have appropriate recruitment resources in place to ensure background checks and reference checks are completed.
- At Barwon Health we are committed to providing positive employment opportunities and outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and welcome employment applications from candidates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background.
- We Barwon Health is proud to be Totally Smoke Free.
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Please note that this position will close at 11:45pm on closing date. Please ensure your application is added before then as we do not accept late applications.
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