Radiologists are medical doctors who operate and/or interpret diagnostic imagery technologies, including x-rays, ultrasounds, MRI, CT, PET, and SPECT scans. Also known as Diagnostic Radiologist, Interventional Radiologist, or Nuclear Medicine Technologist/Physician.

Interprets medical images to diagnose diseases and injuries; performs vital imaging functions during examinations or surgeries through fluoroscopy, e.g. cardiac catheterisation, joint replacement, fracture repair, and biopsies; generates detailed reports based on image interpretations to guide patient treatment plans, and collaborates with other health care professionals to provide consultations and insights on patient cases; ensures radiation safety and optimises imaging techniques to minimise radiation exposure while maintaining diagnostic quality.

• Works indoors in specialist hospital or private practice medical facilities.
• Usually works in adequately heated and ventilated spaces. Required to follow health and safety procedures, and wear appropriate protective clothing.

• The physical demand is sedentary to medium.
• Standing and walking is frequent within the clinic, when organising materials and equipment, when tending to patients, and when preparing radioactive materials.
• Sitting at an office desk or computer, if used for record-keeping, may be frequent.
• Stretching and reaching across is likely to be occasional when setting up or adjusting imaging equipment or when assisting patients into place.
• Bending is likely to be occasionally required when adjusting equipment.
• Squatting, crouching, and kneeling is not likely to be a significant component.
• Twisting of the body or neck is not likely to be a significant component of this job.
• Contact with skin irritants will be mitigated by the use of personal protective equipment and procedures necessary to avoid or minimise radiation exposure.
• Lifting, carrying, and holding is likely to be on a frequent basis when using medical imaging or nuclear medicine equipment. Technically advanced equipment will be operated from a computer screen and control panel. Office equipment will be used.
• Repetitive movements are necessary, e.g. when using a keyboard to type.
• Driving of vehicles is not a significant requirement.
• Mental skills necessary include technical understanding of scanning equipment and associated health and safety procedures, problem-solving, research, interpretation, computing, organisational, communication, analysis, and empathy skills.

ANZSCO Skill Level 1, NZQF Level 8-10 qualification. A Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) or equivalent, two years as a supervised junior hospital doctor, then a residency programme in radiology which typically takes six years. A fully qualified Radiologist will be a Fellow of the Royal Australian and NZ College of Radiologists, and be registered with the Medical Council of New Zealand. Radiologists also need to comply with the Vulnerable Children Act 2014.

There are opportunities for flexibility of movement but they are limited.