Medical Physics Specialist - Cancer and Ambulatory Support - Canberra Health Services
Post date : 8 April 2026
Category : Job Advertisement
Salary : $136,600 - $206,135 PN: 38539 - 02PT3
Job Description
What can we offer you:
- Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
- Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
- Flexible working conditions
- Higher education allowances (subject to review and approval).
- Access to Employee Assistance Program.
- Access to onsite Physiotherapists.
- Access to onsite cafes, staff cafeteria, pharmacy and gift shop.
- Up to $12K reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates (subject to review and approval).
About the Role:
The Medical Physics and Radiation Engineering (MPRE) department at Canberra Health Services is composed of medical physics specialists in radiation oncology, nuclear medicine, and radiology, giving our department a collegial diversity of medical physicists working together. The team is responsible for safety and quality in the use of medical radiation. They contribute technical and scientific support to clinical and research staff enabling efficient use of resources for the diagnosis, treatment and research of disease using medical radiation.
The successful candidate will contribute to the delivery of state-of-the-art radiotherapy for our cancer patients. Equipment currently includes three Varian TrueBeam linear accelerators, all equipped with Align RT surface guided setup assistance and treatment monitoring. A Varian Edge linear accelerator is primarily dedicated to stereotactic cranial and body radiotherapy, with HyperArc and Exactrac used for SRS planning and position verification, respectively. Approximately 90% of treatments are delivered using Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT). We use the ARIA oncology information system which is cloud hosted. We are currently working on procurement of an MR simulator as well as adaptive RT software.
Our team participates in Trans-Tasman Radiation Oncology Cooperative Group (TROG) trials, and the department is accredited to train diagnostic radiology and radiation oncology medical physics registrars. Our team members have active collaborations with University of Sydney, University of New South Wales, the University of Canberra and the AusCAT (Australian Computer-Assisted Theragnostics) group. We have support from the private practice fund facilitating protected time for research activities for all team members.
It is expected that the successful applicant will play a key role in providing ongoing medical physics support for routine operations as well as participating in development work and implementation of new technologies.
Whilst weekend and after-hours work will occasionally be required; we have regular access to equipment for quality assurance and development work within business hours. We consider work life balance an important component of staff wellbeing. Subject to operational needs and manager approval, you will have access to flexible work hours, working from home arrangements, and rostered days off.
For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description.
For further information, please visit www.jobs.act.gov.au
Applications Close: 19 April 2026
Job Requirement
Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:
- Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
- Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
- Comply with CHS credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for allied health professionals.
Note: This is a temporary position available for a period of 12 months with the possibility of extension and/or permanency.
Company Details
** For those interested and qualified candidates, please contact the contact person directly.
Canberra Health Services
Canberra Hospital
Yamba Drive
Garran ACT 2605
Contact Person : Helen Gustafsson
Contact Number : 02 5124 5908
Contact Email : Helen.gustafsson@act.gov.au
Company Website : https://www.canberrahealthservices.act.gov.au/
