Medical Physicist Grade 3

Date: 21 Jan 2025

Site: Moorabbin

Location:

MELBOURNE, VIC, AU, 3000

Company: Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

Unit: Physical Sciences

Division: Chief Operating Officer

Department: Physical Sciences

Enterprise Agreement: Medical Scientists, Pharmacists and Psychologists

Physical Sciences

At Peter Mac we aim to continuously improve cancer care, research and education across all cancers and for all people affected by cancer: changing lives, breaking new ground. Everything we do is underpinned by our core values, Excellence, Compassion and Innovation. Welcoming people from a wide variety of different backgrounds and experiences is critical to fostering innovation, cultivating compassion, attracting and retaining top talent and providing the best possible cancer care for our patients.

Radiation Oncology Medical Physicist, Moorabbin, Grade 3

YOUR ROLE IN OUR FUTURE

Ongoing full-time
Peter Mac Moorabbin Campus, 823-865 Centre Road, Bentleigh East, Victoria, 3165
Base salary range: $118,492 - $157,830
Advertising from 22nd January 2025 - 20th February 2025

Peter Mac boasts a comprehensive range of imaging, planning and treatment equipment distributed across five sites, four city and one regional. This includes seven CT scanners with 4D imaging capability, PET-CT scanner, 16 linear accelerators, many of which are equipped with kilo-voltage imaging (including cone beam CT) and a Gamma Knife.

The Physical Sciences department’s primary role is to provide support for Peter Mac’s radiotherapy services. This includes project planning, commissioning and quality assurance of equipment, radiation safety, clinical dosimetry, and planning of specialized treatments. There are many opportunities for clinically relevant research and development. Current multidisciplinary research projects are primarily focused on the clinical introduction of new imaging and treatment techniques. Physicists are encouraged to engage in tumour stream activities.

Currently, we have an opportunity to employ a Radiation Oncology Medical Physicist (ROMP), to work at our 4-Linac Moorabbin site. Our Moorabbin campus is a leading centre for surface guidance, stereotactic radiotherapy and recently installed a dual energy CT scanner for planning. We are also one of the few locations where electronic brachytherapy is available. This role is suited to both dynamic and aspiring physicists with experience implementing new techniques/technologies into the clinic.

Applicants are required to have a post-graduate qualification in medical physics. Applicants are expected to hold certification by ACPSEM (or an equivalent certification) and to be on the register of qualified medical physicists maintained by the ACPSEM. This position will require some out-of-hours duties, which may include weekend work. Flexibility to work at other Peter Mac campuses is also required.

Applicants will be appointed to the position of Medical Physicist, Grade 3 FF9-FF12 depending on experience. Generous salary packaging options are also available.

Applicants to this role should provide a covering letter outlining relative key skills and implementation experience, to assist us with our assessment.

For further information about this opportunity, click Apply to be redirected to the Peter Mac Careers page where you can review the position summary. Alternatively, please contact us using the information below for a confidential discussion.

Enquiries to:

Derrick Wanigaratne, Site Lead Moorabbin, Telephone (03) 9928 8964 or email derrick.wanigaratne@petermac.org or

Prof. Tomas Kron, Director Physical Sciences, Telephone (03) 8559 6925 or email tomas.kron@petermac.org

Application close date: 11:59pm, Thursday, 20th February 2025

Position Summary

To provide physics support for the Peter Mac Radiotherapy Centre primarily at its Moorabbin site.

Enterprise Agreement

Medical Scientists, Pharmacists and Psychologists (Victorian Public Sector) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement 2021-2025

Classification or Salary Range

Grade 3 (FF9 – FF12)

Immunisation Risk Category

Category B: Position unlikely to have contact with blood or other body fluid

Key Relationships

Internal

Campus Lead Physicist
Director, Department of Physical Sciences
Operational Business Manager
Medical Staff
Radiation Therapy Staff
Engineering Staff

External - N/A

Skills

Essential Requirements

Master’s degree in medical physics
At least 3 years’ experience in radiation oncology medical physics and radiation safety
ACPSEM Certification in Radiation Oncology Medical Physics or a recognised equivalent qualification

Desirable Requirements

Demonstrated skills in advanced imaging, radiation safety, commissioning, brachytherapy or a field of research in line with current or emerging radiotherapy techniques

Certifications, Licenses & Registrations

ACPSEM Certification in Radiation Oncology Medical Physics or A Recognised Equivalent Qualification

Key Accountabilities

Key Accountabilities	Demonstrated by / Key Performance Indicators
1. Clinical Services	Makes original contributions and applies new medical physics approaches and techniques to the clinical service Ensuring treatment plan checking is completed in a timely and effective manner. Provide advice on treatment techniques and radiotherapy planning approaches. Being a member of at least one Tumour Stream determined in conjunction with the director and participation in clinical chart rounds. Perform in-vivo dosimetry measurement of patient treatment and prepare the report.
2. Equipment related services	Co-ordinate and perform routine quality assurance tasks of radiotherapy equipment. Performance and documentation of non-routine quality assurance of all equipment following repair and maintenance in line with departmental guidelines. Support of department wide (cross campus) development of equipment related QA activities and procedures

Key Accountabilities (Contd..)

3. To provide effective clinical support	Be available for physics consultations with various professional groups and maintain relevant clinical skills. Flexibility to work across a range of morning and evening shifts and occasional weekend shifts. Some flexibility to work at Peter Mac campuses may be required.
4. Strong problem solving ability	Proactively contributes to solving clinical problems involving clinical objectives, technical and scientific expertise
5. Supervise and mentor junior medical physicists and registrars	Supervision of QA related activities of grade 1& 2 staff. Retention and progression of junior staff
6. Professional knowledge, development and training	Maintenance of valid radiation use licence, ROMP registration. Participation and contribution in CPD meetings, journal clubs, project meetings.
7. Communications effectively with radiation therapists, radiation oncologists and engineers	Good rapport with all staff

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For further information about this opportunity, click Apply to be redirected to the Peter Mac Careers page where you can review the position profile. Alternatively, please contact us for a confidential discussion.

Peter Mac requires its staff to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Please contact us if you would like to discuss this requirement.

WHY WORK FOR PETER MAC

Peter Mac offer a range of benefits which support our people both personally and professionally.
Our staff benefits include award winning facilities, professional development and events, a health and wellbeing program, flexible work practices and policies and financial benefits such as salary packaging.
We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with a disability.