Assistant Lecturer in Medical Imaging Science (x3)
FJD 32,874.00 - $44,579.00 gross per annum plus superannuation
Closes in 14 days
About the company
Fiji National University is a tertiary institution whose College of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences runs the internationally accredited Bachelor of Medical Imaging Science (BMIS) programme. The university trains clinically competent, safe and professionally responsible radiographers for Fiji and the wider Pacific region.
About the role
FNU is recruiting three Assistant Lecturers in Medical Imaging Science within the Department of Medical Imaging and Anatomy, with a primary focus on clinical and practical education. The successful applicants will contribute to clinical teaching, student supervision, competency assessment, practical training and collaboration with clinical placement partners. All three positions require broad competence in general diagnostic radiography, including emergency, mobile and theatre radiography. To strengthen specialist teaching capacity, FNU seeks to appoint at least one candidate with demonstrated competence in CT and at least one with demonstrated competence in diagnostic ultrasound; these may be separate appointments.
Key responsibilities
- Deliver clinical and simulation-based teaching, supervision, mentoring, constructive feedback and student remediation across assigned placements and practical sessions.
- Assess clinical competencies using approved rubrics, maintain accurate student records and logbooks, and support examinations, moderation and programme quality assurance.
- Liaise with clinical placement partners and promote patient safety, radiation protection, infection prevention, professional conduct and culturally respectful care.
- Undertake other reasonable academic, clinical teaching and administrative duties assigned by the HOD, consistent with the approved FNU Assistant Lecturer JD, workload arrangements and authorised scope.
About the successful candidate
- Bachelor's degree specific to medical imaging/diagnostic radiography from an accredited university (FQF Level 7 or equivalent), with current APL/APC or equivalent overseas practising licence and/or professional registration certificate, plus documentary evidence of authorised scope of practice.
- At least three years of full-time-equivalent relevant clinical experience after internship, with the ability to teach, supervise, mentor and objectively assess students or junior practitioners, including constructive feedback and accurate assessment records.
- Demonstrated current competence in routine general, trauma/emergency, mobile/portable and theatre/intraoperative radiography, covering patient positioning, image acquisition and evaluation, radiation dose optimisation, infection prevention, safe patient handling and patient-centred care.
- Relevant fluoroscopic/C-arm activities must be within authorised scope.
- Demonstrated current CT competence and/or current diagnostic ultrasound competence.
- Professional integrity, sound clinical judgement, effective communication, teamwork, cultural sensitivity and commitment to student and patient safety.
- Shortlisted applicants must complete a structured practical clinical teaching assessment, with CT- and ultrasound-designated candidates also assessed in their respective modality.
- Must declare material practice restrictions, substantiated disciplinary findings and relevant ongoing formal proceedings; appointment is conditional on verification of qualifications, registration, authorised scope and consent-based clinical references.