CT Team Leader - Radiology at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Waitaha Canterbury, Christchurch

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• Based at Christchurch Health Campus
• Full time permanent position
• Hours of work are Monday - Friday 0800 -1630

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.

About the Role

Waitaha Canterbury Radiology Service prides ourselves in keeping up with technology while maintaining our patient focused care and management skills.

Our CT service covers Ashburton, Burwood and Christchurch Health Campus and may include travel between those sites.  Hours of work are mainly Monday to Friday 0800 -1630 to meet service cover.

We are currently looking for a MIT Team Leader for CT to provide leadership to our team working across 3 sites.

The CT Team Leader is responsible for managing the CT team to deliver an effective and efficient medical imaging service that supports and maintains patient flow and meets the ongoing changing needs of our Radiology Service across multiple locations.

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• An efficient and effective CT imaging service
• Managing the CT MIT team to deliver a service that is integrated with the wider Radiology and Hospital Services
• Patient centric leader, with a best for patient, best for system approach
• Managing daily, weekly workload across multiple locations and sites, meeting the production plan requirements
• Meeting patient needs within agreed triaged referral timeframes
• Ensuring standardised, quality and consistent imaging and patient care is provided at all times across all locations

About You 

You are a New Zealand-registered Medical Imaging Technologist with at least five years - experience, including CT and leadership responsibilities, who thrives in a fast-paced, multi-site environment. With a strong clinical foundation and proven leadership skills, you - re committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care while efficiently managing imaging services across Christchurch, Burwood and Ashburton. You bring a collaborative and solutions-focused approach to service planning, daily operations, and team development, ensuring consistent standards, patient safety, and ongoing quality improvement. You - re confident navigating operational challenges, supporting staff development, and fostering a positive, inclusive team culture. Aligned with the values of our organisation you lead by example, striving for the best outcomes for patients staff, and the wider health system.

Essential

A New Zealand registered MIT with a minimum of five years - post qualification experience, including CT and leadership experience. You will be an excellent communicator and have an ongoing commitment to continuous quality improvement in the delivery of the CT service within the context of the wider radiology service and Waitaha, Canterbury. You will be competent with te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or  show a commitment to starting your journey and taking ownership of your learning and growth.

Working for Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is 'the weaving of wellnesses'. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work. It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.

We particularly welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

How to Apply

To view the position description and/or apply for the role please click - apply now. - All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal before 11:59pm on 18th May 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Alex Jay at Alexandra.jay@tewhatuora.govt.nz

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