Sydney Orthotist 2+ Years Experience

Join a pioneering team as a Sydney Orthotist, working at the forefront of digital orthotic innovation AbilityMade is revolutionising orthotic care by teaming up amazing orthotists with cutting-edge technologies to improve mobility and quality of life for people with disabilities.

**BACKGROUND**

In 2022, AbilityMade collaborated with Cerebral Palsy Alliance (CPA) to develop an improved clinical model incorporating the latest developments in collaborative care, digital client management, and telehealth. This model is backed by our digital central fabrication facility, which produces over 1,000 custom AFOs per year.

These clinics have been very popular with both families and physios, so we are expanding to more Sydney sites, and we need a second Sydney-based orthotist to join our team.

**THE OPPORTUNITY**

To be part of our on-site Sydney clinics team, delivering custom AFO clinics at leading partner physio centres like CPA and NAPA.

On non-clinic days, our orthotists work either from home or from our lush offices above Wynyard, with the rest of our amazing team in a large open-plan office with shared kitchen sponsored by Google, pool tables and Friday pizza and drinks.

Work in a clean office environment where we keep the creative, fun designing and problem-solving to get great client outcomes, but without the hazardous fumes, harmful chemicals and dangerous dusts.

We offer training alongside our Orthotist here in Sydney to develop your clinical and digital prescription skills and work towards opening more clinical locations.

We offer pathways to further your skills in:

- Acquiring limb geometry through a lightweight fibreglass cast and 3D scanning
- Digital limb modifications through Canfit
- Learning about 3D Printing orthoses and how hybrid AFOs with different materials can be designed to obtain improved client outcomes
- Improving clinical systems through digital practice management systems and tools
- We are actively working to develop improved systems and technologies, and welcome any ideas you have that we can develop together to improve the industry and help more clients.

**ABOUT YOU**

We are looking for someone with a good understanding of orthotic prescription and experience reaching great outcomes for their clients. Someone with a collaborative mentality who is ready to jump into our existing team. Ideally, you will have the following attributes:

- Certified AOPA member or equivalent
- Driver's licence and motor vehicle
- Minimum 2 years of clinical experience delivering person-centred orthotic service provision
- Demonstrated rapport building skills for successful collaboration within an interdisciplinary team
- Demonstrated understanding of person-centred care, including delivering care based on clients' goals
- Demonstrated time management and prioritisation skills
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Desire to utilise scanning and digital modification processes for client services
- Desire to be involved in service design, development, evaluation & growth
- Demonstrated ability to think and work innovatively with a solution-focused mindset
- Demonstrated ability to drive self-development and continuing professional development

**SKILLS YOU CAN GAIN OR LEARN - DESIRABLE BUT NOT REQUIRED**
- Utilising scanning and digital modification processes for client services such as CanFit
- Working with AbilityMade central fabrication processes and/or products, including products with complex components
- Prescription of various types of plastics, carbon and/or 3D printed materials
- Telehealth practice
- Paediatric clients
- Clients presenting with a variety of neuromuscular, musculoskeletal or other pathological conditions
- Delivering services to NDIS or NSW clients
- Experience in working directly with allied health professionals
- Gain the ability to develop education resources for clients and/or colleagues
- Gain experience supervising junior clinicians/students
- Experience navigating NDIS Quality and Safeguards Registration processes
- Assisting with product sales and education to clinicians.

**ABOUT US**

AbilityMade is on a mission to develop the next generation of orthotic care for people with disabilities. Over the last 7 years, we have developed one of the world's most advanced services for the digital manufacture of orthoses (3D Scan, 3D Model, 3D Print).

To date our central fabrication service has delivered over 4000 custom 3D Printed AFOs to clients across Australia, New Zealand and the US

We currently run custom AFO clinics in NSW and QLD, and our clinics are constantly expanding to new partner sites. These clinics aim to utilise digital health technologies for service provision from start to finish, wherever it's beneficial to the client.

We offer a warm, supportive and social culture with a desire for all staff to learn and grow regardless of their current level of expertise. Cultural fit is very important for us as we are a small team building towards a h