Graduate Orthotist / Prosthetist

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• 1 year Graduate position suited to new graduates and early career professionals (Grade 1 / full time / fixed term 12 months)
• Make an impact across our health service and the within the community providing positive patient outcomes
• An opportunity to work with specialist multidisciplinary teams (Vascular, Neurosurgery, Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation)

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the Northeast of Melbourne and state-wide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

About Orthotic and Prosthetic department

Our Orthotic and Prosthetic Department has a strong focus on positive patient outcomes, professional development and effective practices, to deliver high quality and timely service, both clinically and technically, to the inpatients and outpatients across Austin Health and the community. We are actively involved in quality and education initiatives, and work with other Allied Health professionals to deliver a high standard of treatment across a large range of pathologies.

About the role

The Graduate Orthotist / Prosthetist will be recognised as a developing clinician in a specialist area and demonstrate foundational skills and professional knowledge.

They will provide quality and patient-focussed orthotic and / prosthetic clinical services.  This will include services within the Orthotic Inpatient Acute Care and / or the Orthotic Outpatient Community Care Streams.

A regular day will see you:

• Prioritise and provide direct clinical services to areas of Austin Health in accordance with case load requirements, including pressure injury and prevention, acute spinal management and musculoskeletal conditions.
• Provide clinical services in accordance with the professional and ethical standards of the Australian Orthotic Prosthetic Association
• Assess patients’ functional status and provision of orthoses/prostheses for inpatients and outpatients referred to the Department, including planning, evaluation of treatment, and ongoing treatment plans.
• Actively contribute to the development and continuing improvement of the orthotics and prosthetics service

About you

You will be someone who has excellent communication skills, with a strong commitment to excellence in patient care. You’ll bring energy and drive to your work and have a keen interest in developing your skillset.

To be successful in this role, you'll bring with you:

• Masters of Clinical Prosthetic and Orthotics (or Bachelor equivalent)
• AOPA membership with certification as an Orthotist / Prosthetist 
• An interest in an area of clinical practice relevant to Austin Health (Musculoskeletal, Spinal Injury and pressure injury management)
• Working knowledge of external funding streams such as NDIS, TAC, Work Cover and SWEP

Our Benefits

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

• Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging benefits, for living expenses, meals and holiday accommodation
• 5 weeks annual leave
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounts on fitness memberships and health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
• Mentoring and career development opportunities
• Onsite childcare, easy access via public transport, car parking and end of journey facilities for cyclists

Work with us!

We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.

If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Louise Baxter, 03 9490 7666.

Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details.

Application closing date: 28 October 2024