Radiation Therapist – New Graduate Programme

Overview

Radiation Therapist – New Graduate Programme

Grow your career as part of our 2025 / 2026 New Graduate intake and learn from an experienced and enthusiastic team

Fixed term full time opportunities for approximately six - nine months

Develop your clinical skill within an experienced team of Radiation Therapists who are passionate about continued development

Registration with the Medical Radiation Therapists Board New Zealand is essential.

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 are building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whanau-centred care, and excellence.

About the Role

The Radiation Therapy Department at the Canterbury Regional Cancer and Haematology Service has multiple opportunities available to join our new graduate programme commencing in approximately Dec 2025.

These are full-time fixed-term positions for a period of 6 - 9 months.

Our department has 4 Elekta linear accelerators, a Siemens 64 slice CT scanner and Monaco treatment planning system.

The department provides a gynaecological and prostate HDR brachytherapy service and uses Mosaiq as its patient management system.

The department currently provides a full range of Radiation Therapy services including VMAT, IMRT, SABR (lung), deep inspiration breath hold and the full spectrum of IGRT modalities.

We are a department that supports the growth and development of our staff with numerous opportunities to be involved in a wide range of projects.

About you

Applications are invited from NZ Radiation Therapists currently in their first year of postgraduate experience who hold registration from the MRTB of New Zealand and who demonstrate the following :

Strong communicator with a collaborative, patient-focused approach

Demonstrates integrity, accountability, and cultural competence

Takes initiative, solves problems, and contributes to service improvement

Competency with te ao Maori, tikanga, and te reo Maori or 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 Maori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

How to Apply

To view the position description and / or apply for the role please click "apply now" on our careers page.

All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal before 11 : 59pm on

Sunday 28th September.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact

Alex Jay

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Closing Date :

Sunday, 28th September 2025

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