Nuclear Medicine Technologist at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Waikato, Waikato

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• Waikato Hospital
• Permanent Full time – 40 hours per week
• Be part of one of New Zealand’s leading medical facilities, offering a wide range of imaging studies and cases
• Work-life balance and ample opportunities for career development in the field of nuclear medicine

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we’re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence

The Role

 An exciting opportunity has become available in our Nuclear Medicine Department for a qualified Medical Imaging Technologist with Class Radionuclide Imaging registration. This role offers the chance to deliver high quality diagnostic examinations in a progressive and dynamic environment, utilising state of the art scanner. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to perform a wide range of functional imagining, contributing to a diverse and challenging caseload in one of New Zealand’s largest tertiary hospital. With a strong emphasis on work-life balance, this position also provides ample career development opportunities to further enhance your professional growth.

This is an excellent opportunity to be part of a leading medical facility, offering a wide range of imaging studies and cases while advancing your career in the field of nuclear medicine.

Key responsibilities of the role:

• Clinical scanning
• Laboratory radiopharmaceutical preparations
• Image processing

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About the Team/ Service

Our Nuclear Medicine department is equipped with two solid-state scanners, one of which is a dedicated cardiac scanner, and one conventional hybrid NM-CT scanner. The service undertakes a wide range of functional imaging studies.

About you

Skills and experience you’ll need to be considered for the role:

• A strong patient focus
• Full registration with the NZ Medical Radiation Technologist Board with Class Radionuclide Imaging scope of practice
• Experience in general Nuclear Medicine procedures
• Have excellent communication skills
• Utilise excellent time management and organisational skills
• Have the ability to work autonomously and within a team environment
• Sound knowledge in IT systems and applications

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

How to Apply

To apply please click “Apply online” or apply via our Waikato Careers website by clicking here.

All applications must be submitted through our online careers’ portal before 11:59 pm on 22 June 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Monique Wilson at Monique.Wilson@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz.

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.