2IC MRI Medical Imaging Technologist
2IC MRI Medical Imaging Technologist Counties Manukau (Middlemore Hospital)
12 month Fixed Term 0.8 FTE
Are you an experienced MRI tech looking for a step up in your career? Are you searching for a senior role where you can make a positive difference?
A career that will offer you opportunities to upskill as part of a dynamic team within a diverse and challenging environment.
Health New Zealand - Counties Manukau Radiology is located in South Auckland across Middlemore Hospital, Kidz First Children's Hospital and Manukau Health Park (MHP) and is at the forefront of innovative health care delivery with the New Zealand Public Health Sector.Middlemore Hospital includes the National Burns Centre and is a major trauma hospital specialising in spinal and plastics. Our busy department serves a diverse community and is rapidly growing with planned expansion, including new premises at MHP opening in 2026.
Our Radiology department is large and diverse with state of the art medical imaging equipment that includes:
3 MRI Scanners 3T and 1.5T MRI scanners (4 from mid-2026)
13 General x-ray rooms, all with DR
Two dedicated angiography suites
A specialist radiology theatre service
Five CT scanners performing acute and elective CT scans, including Cardiac CT
2 Cardiac catheter suites
This position is 4 days/32 hours a week with rostering to include MRI on-call and contribution to MIT roster.The successful applicant will need to hold an annual practicing certificate in both MIT and MRI scopes with the New Zealand Medical Radiation Technologist Board.This position is one of three in the MRI MIT leadership team and reports to the Modality Lead.Key responsibilities include supporting the MRI Team, contributing to the MRI service delivery, supervising and assessing the MRI Trainees and proving leadership coverage in absence of the Modality Lead.
To be successful you will require experience in a hospital setting and ideally have 2 years post-graduate MRI experience.If you are a team player who enjoys sharing their expertise and knowledge, is motivated, innovative and organised.If you are looking for an opportunity for career development, then this could be the role for you.
The service is busy and growing, we do breast, cardiac and paediatric MRI and youll be working within a team of MRI Techs, MRI Trainees, SMOs, MRI Fellows, Nursing and administration who are strongly committed to providing a quality service.
We have a lot to offer:
Fantastic educational opportunities
Ongoing commitment to professional development
A wide variety of work
New, modern state of the art equipment
Very supportive team environment
Career progression opportunities
We are a large teaching organisation, offering a supportive learning environment, encouraging continual professional development and education.
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.
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 Maori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.
How to Apply
To apply please click apply now. All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal by 9th of January 2026. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Alison Goodare (MIT Team Leader) on alison.goodare@tewhatuora.govt.nz
We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.
At Counties Manukau Health people and their lives matter to us. We are a values based and inclusive organisation that is committed to delivering the best health outcomes for our community. To help us achieve this we need a workforce that reflects the population we serve.We strongly encourage applications from all backgrounds who share our values and have a passion to work in our community and would greatly value seeing applicants from our Maaori and Pacific communities. We are also committed to our Disability Strategy, which focuses on people with disabilities; they are our patients, whaanau, community and our staff - all carefully considered in our action plan.
Together we will improve the accessibility needs for everyone who has a disability. Our values are Valuing Everyone- Whakawhanaungatanga , Kind Manaakitanga, Together Kotahitanga, Excellent- Rangatiratanga. If these are your values too, then join us today.