Orthotist / Prosthetist

**SA Health**
**Job reference**: 888862
**Location**: 5006 - NORTH ADELAIDE
**Job status**: Ongoing
**Eligibility**: Open to Everyone
- **Women's and Children's Health Network, Allied Health and Aboriginal Liaison, North Adelaide (5006)**:

- **Salary**:

- **Classification - AHP1/2 - Allied Health Professional L1/2 - $68,478 to $102,240**:

- **Employment Full time - Ongoing Permanent**

**About the Opportunity**

We currently have an exciting opportunity to join the **Allied Health**team as an** Orthotist & Prosthetist,**where you will be responsible for:

- Providing assessment and best prosthetic/orthotic intervention, formulate treatment objectives and treatment plans for clients.
- Directly responsible for a clinical caseload reflecting departmental needs.
- Keep abreast of new developments in O&P and contribute to the implementation of new interventions and technologies.
- Maintenance of a safe working environment at all times.
- Contribute to the ongoing development of high-quality Orthotic services within WCHN as part of the O&P team.

**About You**

To be successful in this role, you will have:

- Appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification of Orthotists and Prosthetists.
- Proven level of expertise in the area of Prosthetics and Orthotics.
- Ability to work under pressure and to demonstrate effective time management.
- Demonstrated commitment to multi-disciplinary practice and teamwork.
- Thorough knowledge of current contemporary Orthotic/Prosthetic practices.

**What WCHN Can Offer You**
- Salary package a range of benefits (including living expenses such as mortgage, rent, utility bills and groceries) up to $9,010 each FBT year + $2,650 for Meal Entertainment expenses each FBT year.
- Access to Fitness Passport (workplace health and fitness program that gives you and your family access to a wide choice of gyms and pools across South Australia.)
- Access to generous leave provisions and professional development opportunities
- Support for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program

**About Us**

The **Women’s & Children’s Health Network** is the state’s leading provider of best practice health care for women, babies, children and young people across South Australia. We offer:

- specialist care for children with acute and chronic conditions
- state of the art maternity and obstetric care services
- community based services reaching hundreds of thousands of babies, children and young people, their families and communities across SA
- specialist programs including Mental Health, Child & Family Health services, Youth and Aboriginal Health services.

Join our patient centred team and contribute to providing South Australia’s women, babies, children and young people with the best health care through both within our hospital or via our many and varied community services and programs.

Our values of Compassion, Respect, Equity, Accountability and working Together for Excellence or CREATE Together represent who we are as a Network.

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**Special Conditions**

To find out more about this role, including key selection criteria, all special conditions and minimum requirements, please click on the attached role description and also review our document checklists below.

Immunisation Requirements Checklist

Applicant Documents Checklist

**Application Instructions**

**Other Important Information**

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

**Enquiries**:
Alex Rimington

Position: Clinical Lead, Orthotics/Prosthetics

Phone: 8161 7381

**Application Closing Date**: 07/02/2025- 11:55pm

**Useful Links**

AHP1 - Orthotist Prosthetist - AHAL - Role Description - 836086

AHP2 - Orthotist Prosthetic - AHAL Role Description - 888862

**Flexibility Statement**
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.