Charge Cardiac Sonographer, Echocardiography

·       Renowned leading edge, teaching & research focused health provider!

·       Permanent, Full Time Position 

·       Come and work in New Zealand!

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity 

Cardiovascular services at Te Toka Tumai Auckland provide care to a local and national population for interventional cardiology, electrophysiology and arrhythmia management, heart failure and adult congenital heart disease.

 We are inviting application from passionate sonographers with leadership and management experience and commitment to provide top quality patient care as the Charge Cardiac Sonographer position in our adult Cardiovascular services.  This will cover both Auckland City Hospital and Green Lane Clinical Centre sites.

The role involves:

·       Providing clinical and operational leadership and management functions for the Cardiac Sonographers and trainees

·       Providing professional leadership in collaboration with the Allied Health Director

·       Modelling and providing senior/advanced clinical practice in accordance with clinical scope of practice, code of ethics and standards of practice

·       Driving key quality improvements and initiatives in the service, ensuring implementation of evidence based practice

·       Collaborating with other regional centres

·       This senior role is ideally suited to a person with energy, enthusiasm and initiative, you will need to be able to demonstrate advanced leadership skills and a collaborative approach to problem solving and service improvement. You will be registered with the Medical Radiation Technologists Board under the Sonographer scope of practice and hold a current annual practising certificate (or be eligible for the same).

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If you have any questions regarding the role, please contact Sue Skipper, Operations Manager, Cardiology at sskipper@adhb.govt.nz .

Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills

You will have:

Ability to demonstrate advanced leadership skills and a collaborative approach to problem solving and service   improvement.

·       You will have Registration  with the Medical Radiation Technologists Board under the Sonographer scope of practice and hold a current annual practising certificate.

·       5-10 years post registration experience and with an ability to work at an advanced clinical level of practice

·       Post Graduate Diploma of Medical Ultrasound / Graduate Diploma in Cardiac Ultrasound (or equivalent) qualification recognised by MRT Board for registration

Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation

We are Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland. We provide health and disability services to more than half a million people living in central Auckland, regional services for Northland and greater Auckland, and specialist national services for the whole of New Zealand. Our main sites are Auckland City Hospital, Greenlane Clinical Centre and Starship Children’s Hospital, located in central Auckland.

We are part of Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand, the overarching organisation for New Zealand’s national health service. Te Whatu Ora leads the day-to-day running of the health system, with functions delivered at local, district, regional and national levels.

We are committed to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and providing culturally safe care. We value role modelling manaakitanga as demonstrated by Ngāti Whātua in the gifting of their whenua on which our hospitals stand. We aspire to having a workforce reflective of the communities we serve and achieving equitable outcomes for all.

He aha ngā painga o tēnei mahi mōu | Why you will enjoy working here

We recognise there is more to life than mahi | work, and we encourage and provide access to all our staff several services and benefits to support themselves whilst they are employed within Te Toka Tumai.

For more information on what we offer, please click here.

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

• Apply now at www.careers.adhb.govt.nz quoting job title and reference number ADHB21139

Please attach a Cover Letter and your latest CV. If you have any queries about this opportunity or accessibility or technical issues with the online process, please contact Aqeela Razvi, Recruitment Consultant at aqeelar@adhb.govt.nz to discuss how we can best support your application.