Appointment Type: Full-time, permanent Lead Registered Nurse position
Salary Package: Competitive base salary from $96,032 per annum (Registered Nurse, Year 5) up to $114,585 per annum (Clinical Nurse Specialist, Grade 1), commensurate with skills, experience and classification under the relevant Enterprise Agreement, + 12% superannuation + access to salary packaging via Maxxia to maximise your take home pay (including venue hire, meals, entertainment and novated leasing).
The Role: Lead a small nursing team delivering safe, patient-centred care across CT, MRI and nuclear medicine, including interventional imaging procedures.
Work-Life Balance: Rostered hours in a supportive department, with campus facilities including gym, pool, sporting facilities and childcare at a reduced staff rate.
Grow With Us: Access the Academy of Nurse Education and Research, structured career pathways, translational research opportunities and postgraduate scholarship support.
Drive innovation in healthcare, transform patient outcomes, and advance your career today.
Medical Imaging sits at the centre of the patient journey. It is where diagnoses are confirmed, treatment plans are shaped, and where patients often arrive anxious and leave reassured. Our Medical Imaging department at Macquarie University Hospital, located on the Wallumattagal Campus in North Ryde, brings together advanced imaging technology, interventional procedures and an experienced multidisciplinary team.
We are seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to step into a Lead Nurse role within this department. This is a hands-on clinical leadership position: you will care for patients undergoing complex imaging and interventional procedures while guiding, rostering and developing a small team of Registered Nurses. You will work shoulder to shoulder with radiographers, radiologists, nuclear medicine technologists and administrative colleagues to keep our service safe, efficient and genuinely patient-centred.
Prior Medical Imaging experience is ideal, but we recognise that strong nurses come from many settings. If you bring solid procedural and assessment skills, sound clinical judgement and a genuine interest in imaging, training and support will be provided to build your specialty knowledge.
About the Role
As Lead Registered Nurse, you will provide expert nursing care across a broad range of diagnostic and interventional imaging procedures, while setting the standard for practice within the nursing team. You will be a visible clinical leader, supporting less experienced staff, strengthening relationships with key stakeholders across the hospital, and ensuring care is delivered in line with professional standards and Macquarie University Health's commitment to safe, coordinated, evidence-based practice.
Key areas of responsibility include:
Performing nursing assessments, cannulation and procedural preparation (including CT Coronary Angiogram bookings and preparation) in line with departmental and organisational standards
Assisting radiographers and radiologists with procedure set-up, equipment operation and medication administration during CT, MRI and nuclear medicine procedures — including biopsies, contrast administration, intravenous medications, infusions and Port-a-Cath access
Leading, mentoring and supporting a small team of Registered Nurses, including day-to-day coordination and development of clinical capability
Informing and reassuring patients about imaging procedures, responding to questions and concerns, and referring to appropriate sources of further information where required
About Us
At Macquarie University Health, we know working together leads to better health outcomes. This happens when clinicians, researchers, students, and staff unite to improve lives through compassionate, coordinated, effective care that is centred around the patient. We are celebrating our 15-year anniversary.
Macquarie University Hospital is Australia's first and only private not-for-profit teaching hospital on a university campus, sitting alongside the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences and a broad range of specialised clinical services. As Australia's first fully integrated academic health precinct on a university campus, we translate research into faster diagnoses, better treatments, and integrated, evidence-based recovery pathways.
Our nursing workforce is supported by the Academy of Nurse Education and Research, established to develop nursing excellence across the organisation. Through the Academy, our nurses lead clinical improvement projects and translational nursing research, develop clinical expertise across a range of clinical and perioperative specialties, and engage with a structured career plan through defined clinical, education or managerial pathways.
More information about our employee benefits can be found here.
About You
Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), with a minimum of five years' post-graduate experience or Clinical Nurse Specialist level experience
Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor and support a small nursing team, with excellent verbal and written communication skills
Proven ability to build strong working relationships with peers, clinicians and patients, underpinned by a customer service focus
Demonstrated ability to prioritise, multitask and exercise critical thinking and initiative in a fast-paced clinical environment, working both independently and as part of a team
Proficiency in cannulation and Port-a-Cath access, with a high level of computer literacy (experience with Radiology Information Systems such as Comrad desirable)
Clinical experience in radiology, nuclear medicine or the provision of Medical Imaging services (desirable — training will be provided)
How to Apply
To be considered, please apply online with your CV and a cover letter outlining how your experience aligns with the selection criteria (above).
Applications Close: Sunday, 13th September 2026, 11:59PM AEST
General enquiries: Please contact Bill Egarchos, Talent Acquisition Consultant, [email protected]
**Please note that interviews may commence prior to the closing date**
**We reserve the right to progress or not proceed with applications prior to the closing date, and to close the advertisement early if required**
**Please note this position is only open to Australian citizens, permanent residents and those currently residing in Australia with full working rights**
Pre-Employment Checks
Macquarie University Health cultivates a workplace defined by safety, ethical conduct, and strong integrity. Prior to completion of an offer of employment, preferred candidates will be required to participate in a combination of pre-employment checks relevant to the role they have applied for.
Your employment is conditional upon the completion and maintenance of all role-required pre-employment or background checks in terms satisfactory to Macquarie University Health.
If you're already part of the Macquarie Group (MQ University, U@MQ, MQ Health, MGSM), you'll need to apply through your employee Workday account. To apply for this job: Login to Workday and go to the Careers App > Find Jobs.
Applications Close:
13/09/2026 11:59 PM
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At Macquarie, we believe diversity makes us stronger, inclusion drives our success, and belonging inspires us to do our best work. We are proud to foster a community where different backgrounds, identities, and experiences are valued, and where our people are empowered to thrive through supportive leadership, shared responsibility, and a deep commitment to genuine care and respect for our community. Find out more about our vision for a truly inclusive workplace in our Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Framework.
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