Orthotist

Location: Perth Children's Hospital, Nedlands
Unit/Division: Service Unit 5 - Allied Health
Work Type: Casual, Permanent - Part Time, Permanent - Full Time, Fixed Term - Part Time, Fixed Term - Full Time
See the rewarding impact of your work in the health outcomes of our young patients. Join our collaborative and supportive team and thrive. Join our team – we are open to your expression of interest for roles in the coming 12 months. VCID No. 878758 We are looking for an Orthotist to join our dedicated team at the Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAHS).
In this role, you will provide orthotic services to inpatients and outpatients, including assessment, design, manufacturing, and fitting of orthoses.
You will expand your skills and clinical knowledge through working closely with senior orthotists in our multi-disciplinary setting with a focus on delivery of safe, family-centered patient care. This includes, for example, the opportunity to be mentored by Senior Orthotists in assessment and response to complex patient presentations including lower limb, spinal, Rigo Cheneau and Boston style Orthoses.
Additional responsibilities include:
Offering orthotic clinical advice and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams for comprehensive patient care. Engaging in ongoing professional development and education to maintain and build capability, skills and knowledge. Educating patients and caregivers on post-tertiary care management and providing necessary review care plans. Contributing to quality improvement projects such as 3D printing implementation and evaluation of new technology to ensure our practices remain contemporary. A tertiary qualification in Prosthetics and Orthotics and eligibility for full membership of the Australian Orthotic Prosthetic Association (AOPA) is required for this role.
Experience in a paediatric setting will be highly regarded but is not required for this role.
Join our team and contribute to our commitment to providing exceptional healthcare services while ensuring the well-being of our patients and their families. Apply now and become a part of our mission to make a difference in the lives of children and adolescents in our care.
About our Orthotics Department Our Orthotics service provides orthoses to children and young adults from birth to 16 years who require treatment for a wide range of conditions in both the inpatient (25%) and outpatient settings (75%). Our dedicated staff of clinical orthotists and technical officers support a number of multidisciplinary teams. Working directly with Medical, Allied health and Nursing teams (e.g., Orthopaedics and Rehab Medicine).
The Orthotics service provides orthoses for fracture management, scoliosis, orthoses to promote mobility, correction and prevention for various conditions. We craft innovative custom-made orthoses for the lower limbs, spine, as well as off-the-shelf products for hip dysplasia, fracture management, telepies. We have access to emerging technology including 3D scanners and software to support the production of orthoses. We are implementing 3D printing within the service as part of a current improvement project.
As part of building and developing the skills within our team, we have a creative and robust education program in which the whole team participates – this includes presentations from specialty departments, group training sessions, group fitting, a journal club, and case study analysis.
We celebrate our team culture – our level of staff retention is high. Working with children and working together are what many of our team report as significant sources of job satisfaction - they love working here, and we think you will too!
How to Apply: We welcome your application via the 'Apply for Job' button at the bottom of this page. Your application should contain the following:
A covering letter outlining your suitability for the position. A statement addressing selection criteria as per the Job Description Form in 2 – 3 pages maximum. A copy of your current CV outlining your most recent and relevant work experience. Evidence of your tertiary qualification in Prosthetics and Orthotics and eligibility for full membership of the Australian Orthotic Prosthetic Association (AOPA). The name, email and contact details of two referees who can be contacted to provide an employment reference (we will contact you and seek your confirmation prior to contacting your listed referees). Selection Criteria: Please see the attached Job Description Form.
Role related questions:
We encourage you to contact Rhiannon Assetta (Manager of Orthotics Service) on email or phone 08 6456 4664 or Jemma Verghese (Senior Orthotist / Acting Manager of Orthotics Service) on email or phone 08 6456 0411 with any specific questions related to this role.
Eligibility to Apply: Australian citizenship or permanent residency is an essential requirement for applicants to be considered for permanent positions in the public sector.
This is a Recruitment Pool for Permanent Full Time, Permanent Part Time, Fixed Term Full Time, Fixed Term Part Time and Casual appointments, with the possibility of extension(s) and/or permanency.
This is an "open-ended" recruitment pool, and as such the following should be noted:
This will be advertised intermittently over the life of the recruitment pool. The panel will monitor this recruitment pool for applications, and will assess on a regular basis. Suitable applicants will be placed in a pool from which appointments may be made when similar vacancies occur. Appointments may be made from this pool until 30/06/2026. About CAHS: The Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAHS) is proud to be the leading service provider for paediatric healthcare in Western Australia, as the State's only dedicated health service for infants, children and young people. CAHS comprises four service areas: Neonatology, Community Health, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) and Perth Children's Hospital (PCH).
With over 6500 employees, our services are delivered at PCH and King Edward Memorial Hospitals (KEMH), as well as across a network of more than 160 community clinics across the Perth metropolitan area.
For further information about the benefits of working for CAHS, please click here and for further information regarding CAHS' services, please click here.
CAHS is committed to providing a workplace culture that is driven and shaped by our values of Compassion , Collaboration , Equity , Respect , Excellence , and Accountability . During the selection process, you may be assessed on your ability to fulfil the responsibilities of this position in accordance with the values.
For further information about the benefits of working for CAHS, please click here and for further information regarding CAHS' services, please click here.
For Assistance including any adjustment needed to accommodate a disability and confidential enquiries – please contact the Strategic Talent Acquisition Recruitment Team (START) service via email: .
Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm on the closing date will not be accepted. LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS CAN NOT BE CONSIDERED
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