Job Description
Pulse International is looking for a Specialist Radiation Oncologist for the South Island.
The successful candidate will joint a busy Oncology & Haematology team of four Medical Oncologists, three Radiation Oncologists and three Haematologists. The service is based at a 350-bed teaching hospital affiliated to the Dunedin School of Medicine (University of Otago).
The Radiation Oncology Service provides a tertiary level Radiotherapy Service to the 300,000 residents of the Otago & Southlan region of the South Island and is a leading cancer treatment centre for the whole of New Zealand.
The department has excellent facilities with:
· Three linear accelerators,
· A Varian 21EX, Varian 21iX (both with OBI, the latter with CBCT) and a 600C which is for replacement in mid-2011. Both the iX and EX units will be operating Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy by April 2011.
· A Pantak ortho-voltage unit,
· A Radionics stereotactic system,
· And an Impac patient management system.
Treatment simulation is performed with a Philips Accolade 16-slice CT scanner with broadband access to CMS Focal. CMS XiO provides treatment planning for 3D conformal and IMRT.
The successful candidate will be eligible for vocational registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand.
Dunedin is a vibrant city well known for its heritage, wildlife, and southern hospitality.
For more information about this post please send us an up-to-date, detailed CV and we’ll contact you directly.
Job Requirements
- Eligible for vocational registration with MCNZ
