Why choose Southern NSW Local Health District (LHD)
Living and working in Southern, you’ll get to experience the beauty and relaxed pace of life while gaining diverse and rewarding medical imaging experience.
The benefits of working in medical imaging in Southern go beyond our facilities where our staff enjoy the outdoor activities the region has to offer. Ski in the morning in the Snowy Mountains and surf in the afternoon on the South Coast. Your professional commitments complement your personal life with reduced commute times and close-knit communities.
Discover a rewarding medical imaging career where we value connectedness and collaboration contributing to the continuous improvement of medical imaging services.
Radiographer Grant Bryant Every time I do a radiology exam, I know I'm helping someone in their healthcare journey. Our staff get a great training program through x-ray, theatre, fluoroscopy, CT and interventional cases.
Grant Bryant, Acting Chief Radiographer, South East Regional Hospital
A great place to live and work
Southern NSW has so much to offer, from beaches, to the countryside, to the snowfields. When you join our diverse region, you'll get a better work life balance and a range of incentives.
Medical imaging careers
Career opportunities in medical imaging at Southern include:
- radiographer
- sonographer
- radiology nurse
- administration officer
- clinical educator
- clinical leadership
- chief radiographer
Your career, backed by NSW Health
Southern's medical imaging team work together across ten facilities to deliver high-quality imaging services that support patient care throughout the region.
We invest in your future with mentoring, leadership pathways, and support for postgraduate study. Many of our radiographers progress into advanced roles or complete further qualifications while working with us.
As part of Australia’s largest health system, you benefit from strong job stability, salary packaging options, generous leave entitlements, and flexible work arrangements. You’ll join a statewide network of imaging professionals, opening doors to research projects, innovation initiatives, and knowledge-sharing across the system.
Our team actively supports students and early-career professionals through placements and mentoring. Experienced staff guide and inspire the next generation of imaging. You'll join a team that values collaboration and innovation. We encourage radiographer-led projects and initiatives, creating a motivating environment where your ideas matter.
Phil Carter in front of X-ray machine We have a great medical imaging team in the Eurobodalla. We work together as one and it's a great place to work, we have a brand-new hospital coming, it's exciting, were getting new technology, new equipment and it really is a great place to work.
Phillip Carter, Manager Imaging Services Eurobodalla
The Welcome Experience
The Welcome Experience is a free service supporting essential workers (and their families) who are considering applying for or have accepted a job in regional NSW.
Local Connectors can help you with the life stuff, everything from the practicalities of finding housing, choosing childcare, exploring job opportunities for partners or even introducing you to your neighbours!
Cooma Radiographer Ashley Johnson Here you have a lot of autonomy, so you do a lot of solo shifts where you have that responsibility to do extra things that you wouldn't necessarily do in a city hospital.
Ashley Johnson, Radiographer, Cooma Hospital
Considering a career in radiography?
Radiography is a dynamic and rewarding profession that combines science, technology, and patient care. Radiographers use advanced imaging techniques - such as X-ray, CT, MRI, and ultrasound - to help diagnose and treat medical conditions. This role is essential to modern healthcare and offers excellent career prospects.
At Southern, we host university students completing medical imaging degrees, giving them hands-on experience in real clinical settings. Our experienced team provides guidance and supervision, ensuring students and work experience participants gain valuable skills and confidence.
These programs help students transition smoothly into the workforce and allow us to identify and nurture future talent. Many of our current staff started their careers through placements with Southern NSW Local Health District.