Job summary
- Main area
- Medical Imaging Technologist
- Contract
- Full-time permanent and fixed-term positions available across New Zealand
- Hours
- Full time
- Employer
- Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand
- Employer type
- Public (Non NHS)
- Town
- Auckland
- Closing
- 29/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Medical Imaging Technologists
- Take the next step in your medical imaging career in beautiful New Zealand
- Advance your career working in a multi-disciplinary team across services
- Medical imaging technologist and MRI and nuclear medicine technologists full-time permanent and fixed-term positions available across New Zealand
- Also known as: radiographer, radiology technicians, radiologic technologist, medical radiation technologist
About you
Exciting opportunities are available for qualified medical imaging technologists (MITs) who want to make a positive impact while working in a dynamic, multi-disciplinary, and supportive team. We are looking for MITs who are passionate about delivering quality care to our patients. With roles in general medicine at MIT as well as a range of subspecialties, MRI and nuclear medicine are available across the country.
Positions are available across New Zealand with immediate start dates, or you can speak with our recruitment team about your plans to move to New Zealand.
Registration with MRTB (Medical Radiation Technologist Board) and licensing as a medical imaging technologist (MIT) is required. Practitioners need to meet competency standards and hold annual practising certificates (APCs) to work safely and effectively. More information on this can be found on our career site.
Call New Zealand home
Once offered a position, our health immigration team can provide free support to you and your family with immigrating to New Zealand. This workforce is on the New Zealand green list, so you have the opportunity for permanent residency in New Zealand.
One of the best things about living and working in New Zealand is the opportunity to experience nature, outdoor adventure and vibrant cities so close to where you live and work. You're never far away from your next adventure in New Zealand with access to hiking, skiing, mountain biking, and water sports, as well as fine dining and diving into traditional experiences to learn more about Māori culture all across the country.
Salary and benefits
With four weeks of annual leave and twelve paid public holidays you have time to explore our beautiful country and raise a family in our diverse communities. Along with your base salary you will have ongoing professional development and will work alongside a multi-disciplinary and supportive team.
- Medical Imaging Technologists (excluding MRI and Nuclear Medicine Technologists) annual salaries range GBP £29K – £54K (NZ $63K - NZ $118K) plus allowances
- MRI and Nuclear Medicine Technologists: annual salaries range GBP £42K – £55K (NZ $92K - NZ $119K) plus allowances
Additional allowances are paid on top of base salary and vary due to location and service.
Working for Health New Zealand
Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora is 'the weaving of wellness'. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. 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 embrace diversity and welcome applications from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We are a pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the disability community.
Health New Zealand is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we're building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau (family)-centred care, and excellence.
Our commitment to our communities
The New Zealand Health Charter guides how we relate to each other to serve our whānau (family) and communities, to continually improve health outcomes and contribute to wellness for all. We care for the people who care for the people; we recognise, support and value our people and the work we all do and work together to design and deliver healthcare services.
How to apply
Please click 'apply now' to move forward with immediate consideration - all applications must be submitted through our online careers portal. We may reach out to you earlier if we have questions. If you have questions, please email our recruiter [email protected]
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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