Graduate Orthotist Prosthetist

Austin Health; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging benefits

Wellbeing program

Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital

Mentoring and career development

Job summary

Austin Health invites applications for a Graduate Orthotist/Prosthetist in the Orthotic and Prosthetic Department. This fixed-term, full-time graduate position runs until January 2029 and is suited to new graduates and early career professionals focused on delivering high-quality patient care.

You will work with specialist teams across Orthotics inpatient acute care and outpatient community care streams, providing prosthetic management from pre‑amputation to post‑operative care, while developing

Qualifications

• Masters or Bachelor equivalent in prosthetics/orthotics.
• AOPA membership with Orthotist/Prosthetist certification.
• Interest in musculoskeletal, spinal injury and pressure injury care.
• Knowledge of funding streams such as NDIS, TAC, WorkCover and SWEP.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct orthotics/prosthetics clinical services for inpatients and outpatients.
• Prioritise caseloads across the department in line with requirements.
• Assess functional status and plan treatment accordingly.
• Contribute to service development and ongoing improvements.

Skills

Excellent communication

Patient care

Energetic and driven

Education

Masters of Clinical Prosthetics and Orthotics

Bachelor equivalent

Tools

AOPA membership & certification

Job description

If yes, please log in to the Austin Health careers website via ‘Employee Login’ using your network login details to search, view and apply for all career opportunities available.

• Fixed-term, full-time graduate position available (until January 2029)
• Suited to new graduates and early career professionals
• Make an impact across our health service and 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 north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

About the 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 Graduate Orthotist / Prosthetist, you will be recognised as a developing clinician 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 predominantly within the Orthotic Inpatient Acute Care and/or the Orthotic Outpatient Community Care Streams. Prosthetic management will include pre-amputation and immediate post-operative care.

A regular day will see you:

• Prioritise and providedirect clinical services to areas of Austin Health in accordance with caseload 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 have excellent communication skills and 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 skill set.

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

• Masters of Clinical Prosthetics 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, WorkCover and SWEP

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, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation.
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program.
• Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options.
• Mentoring and career development opportunities.

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.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. Austin Health is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with Child Safe Standards. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Louise Baxter, Manager Orthotics and Prosthetics, at *************@austin.org.au or 03 9490 7***.