Medical Radiation Therapist – ANZSCO 251212

Medical Radiation Therapists operate high energy X-ray and other radiation and electron generating and monitoring equipment to administer radiation treatment for medical purposes in conjunction with Radiation Oncologists or other specialist Medical Practitioners.

Skill Level

1

Skills Assessment Requirement

Unless you are exempt in very limited circumstances, you are required to have a positive Skills Assessment to apply for the visas listed above.

Skills Assessment authority for Medical Radiation Therapist is Australian Society of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy (ASMIRT). To have a positive skills assessment, you must meet the following criteria:

• Qualification Requirement
  • Applicants must have a qualification that is assessed as equivalent to an undergraduate degree and associated clinical levels.
    • Postgraduate and post qualification education may also be considered
  • English Language Requirement
    • IELTS – score of at least 7.0 for each component
    • OET – minimum of level B
    • PTE – minimum score of 65
    • TOEFL iBT – minimum total score of 94 with the following minimum scores for each section: 24 for listening and reading, 27 for writing, 23 for speaking
    • CAE – no component below 185
  • Experience Requirement
    • Must have at least two years of clinical experience post-qualification in the last five years which includes both planning/dosimetry as well as treatment experience

Note

For the English language requirement, test results must be achieved in a single test and it must be completed within the two years prior to submitting your application.

Potential Visa Pathways for Medical Radiation Therapist

Group: 2512 Medical Imaging Professionals

Description

Operate X-ray and other radiation producing and imaging equipment for diagnostic, monitoring and treatment purposes under the direction of Radiologists and other Medical Practitioners.

Tasks

• Receiving referrals from Medical Practitioners to perform medical imaging and radiation treatment of patients
• Determining the appropriate equipment to use, such as X-ray equipment, radiation scanners, fluoroscopes, ultrasound equipment, nuclear instrumentation, angiography equipment and computed tomography (CT) equipment, and selecting the appropriate equipment settings to provide the diagnostic information requested by Medical Practitioners
• Calculating details of procedures such as length and intensity of exposure to radiation, size and strength of dosage of isotopes, and settings of recording equipment
• Explaining procedures to patients and answering patients’ inquiries about processes
• Ensuring patients’ welfare during procedures
• Positioning patients, screens and equipment preparatory to procedures
• Viewing the screen and deciding if images are satisfactory for diagnostic purposes, and selecting images to show Medical Practitioners
• Conveying findings of procedures to Medical Practitioners

Skill Level

Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with a bachelor degree or higher qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1).

Registration or licensing may be required.

Occupations in this Group

• 251211 Medical Diagnostic Radiographer
• 251212 Medical Radiation Therapist
• 251213 Nuclear Medicine Technologist
• 251214 Sonographer