Prosthetist/orthotist Grade 1

Location: Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan

Job type: Part time

Organisation: Austin Health

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Community Services, Health and Allied Health, Other, Medical, Nursing, Aged Care

Reference: 46461
- **Fixed Term, part time role**:

- ** Work across all three hospital campuses**:

- ** G1 base salary + salary packaging + super**

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 purpose, which is to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

**About the department**:
The Orthotic and Prosthetic Department has a strong focus on positive patient outcomes, professional development and effective practices, to deliver a high quality and timely service, both clinically and technically, to the inpatients and outpatients across Austin Health's three campuses 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 an Orthotist/Prosthetist at Austin Health you will provide evidence based clinical care to a designated patient group, and lead and inspire others in quality and excellence of patient-focused services.

A regular day will see you:

- ** Provide clinical services and manage assessments, care planning and interventions**:

- ** Demonstrate specialist knowledge related to clinical practice and provide high level consultation regarding clinical care issues to the multidisciplinary team**:

- ** Act as a role model and contribute to a team environment which promotes a positive culture and the opportunity for learning and development**:

- ** This position will predominently manage a inpatient orthotic clinical caseload including Vascular, Nuerosurgery and Orthopaedic conditions.**

**About you**:
You will be someone who has excellent communication and interpersonal skills, as well as an ability to prioritise competing demands and technical requirements. You’ll enjoy engaging and collaborating with others, and being actively involved in working within a team.

Ideally, you’ll have:

- ** A Masters of Clinical Prosthetic and Orthotics (or Bachelor equivalent)**:

- ** Eligibility for AOPA membership with certification as an Orthotist / Prosthetist via CPD program fulfilment**:

- ** Knowledge and clinical practice experience in orthotic / prosthetic management**:
**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:

- ** $11,660 in salary packaging benefits, for living expenses, meals and holiday accommodation**:

- ** A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounts on fitness memberships and health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program**:

- ** Professional development training, and other further learning opportunities**:

- ** Onsite childcare (Austin Hospital), easy access via public transport, car parking and end of journey facilities for cyclists**

**Inclusion at Austin**:
**Work with us**

**For more information please contact: Louise Baxter (Mon-Wed & Fri) on (03) 9490 7666.**
- Health insurance