Orthotist / Prosthetist

Location: Melbourne | Parkville

Job type: Full Time - Fixed Term

Organisation: Austin Health

**Salary**: $35 - $45

Occupation: Health and Allied Health

Reference: 1933

**_Are you a current Austin Health employee? _**
- Grade 1 or 2 Orthotist / Prosthetist position suited to early career professional
- Full time / Fixed Term 12 months to cover parental leave
- Position to commence in Feb 2025.
- 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**

As the Orthotist / Prosthetist, you will be recognised as a clinician with developing skills in a specialist area and demonstrate foundational skills and professional knowledge.

You 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
- Manage and demonstrate detailed assessment, care planning and intervention with attention to professional values, skills, knowledge, and theory.
- 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 high quality patient care, promoting collaboration, and the ability to be flexible in your approach to work. 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
- 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**

**Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position descriptions for further details**:
**Grade 1 Position Description**

**Grade 2 Position Description**

**Application closing date: 10 November 2024