Nuclear Medicine Medical Physicist/Deputy Radiation Safety Officer RSO
Post date : 22 September 2025
Category : Job Advertisement
Salary : FF9-FF12 0.2-0.5 FTE
Job Description
About the Role:
Working under the minimal supervision of RSO Medical Physicist, the Grade 3 nuclear medicine medical physicist/deputy radiation safety officer (RSO) will be fully involved in all aspects of providing a medical physics and radiation safety service throughout The Royal Children's Hospital. This includes assisting in the facilitation of the Medical Imaging Department's quality assurance program, performance testing of radiology and/or nuclear medicine equipment to ensure compliance with the Victorian regulatory requirements and relevant Australian Standards.
An option between 0.2 - 0.5 FTE is available.
Job Requirement
Your skills and experience:
Essential
- Registration on the ACPSEM Register of Qualified Medical Physics Specialists in Nuclear Medicine Physics
- Hold a Victorian Radiation Use Licence
- Hold Victorian regulatory approval for radiation dose estimates for research trials
- Experience in calculating individual patient doses and using sophisticated dosimetry equipment
- Experience in managing and participation in Quality Improvement programmes
- Experience in tutoring, teaching or radiation safety presentations
- Experience in radiation shielding calculations
- In-depth knowledge of medical imaging technology and radiation safety principles and practice as applied to medicine
- Understanding of Victorian, Australian, and International Standards and Codes of Practice relevant to radiation safety in medicine
- Experience testing of Nuclear Medicine and PET imaging systems to NEMA standards
Desirable
- Involvement in evaluation and implementation of scientific research protocols
- Hold or be eligible to hold Victorian Tester's Approval
Company Details
** For those interested and qualified candidates, please contact the contact person directly.
The Royal Childrens Hospital Melbourne
50 Flemington Road Parkville
Contact Person : Amanda Perdomo
Contact Number : 03 9345 5260
Contact Email : amanda.perdomo@rch.org.au
Company Website : www.rch.org.au
