Senior Orthotist

Location: Perth Children's Hospital, Nedlands
Unit/Division: Allied Health
Work Type: Fixed Term - Full Time, Fixed Term - Part Time, Permanent - Full Time, Permanent - Part Time, Casual
See the rewarding impact of your work in the health outcomes of our young patients. Provide exceptional orthotic services to 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. We have an immediate vacancy at P2 level for a fixed term role. VCID No. 872569 We are looking for a Senior Orthotist to join our dedicated team at the Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAHS).
In this role, you will provide advanced orthotic services to inpatients and outpatients, including assessment, design, manufacturing, and fitting of orthoses for complex patient presentations including lower limb, spinal, Rigo-Cheneau and Boston-style Orthoses. Together with the Manager of the Orthotics Service, you will have the opportunity to drive quality improvement projects such as 3D printing implementation and evaluation of new technology to ensure our practices remain contemporary.
You will provide operational leadership and clinical supervision to P1 Orthotists, junior staff, and students, engaging as a mentor and modelling advanced practice skills to enhance the team's overall level of clinical skill and delivery of safe, family-centered patient care.
Additional responsibilities include:
Delivering and engaging in ongoing professional development and education to maintain and build capability of the team, including your own skills and knowledge. Educating patients and caregivers on post-tertiary care management and providing necessary review care plans. Offering advanced orthotic clinical advice and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams for comprehensive patient care. Contributing to service delivery planning and implementing quality improvement and change management strategies. Representing the service on relevant committees, both internal and external, and building stakeholder relationships that benefit our service. 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 Service The 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 work closely with a number of multidisciplinary teams across Medical, Allied health, and Nursing, including, for example, Orthopaedics and Rehab Medicine.
As the state-wide Orthotics Service in Western Australia, we craft innovative custom-made orthoses for a range of conditions to promote mobility and for correction and prevention of various conditions. Additionally, we fit off-the-shelf orthoses to children with DDH, CTEV, for fracture management and a range of other presentations. As part of maintaining a contemporary service, we access emerging technology including 3D scanners and software to support production of orthoses. We are implementing 3D printing within the service as part of a current improvement project.
Our creative and robust education program focuses on building and developing the breadth and depth of skills within our team and includes presentations from specialty departments, external experts, group training sessions and fittings, journal club, case study analysis, and more. We are proud of our close-knit and collaborative team culture. Working with children and working together are what many of our team report as reasons to celebrate our team, and 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 & Conditions: Australian citizenship or permanent residency is an essential requirement for applicants to be considered for permanent positions in the public sector.
This position is subject to a Western Australian Working with Children (WWC) Check . For further information please refer to the WWC website at:
WA Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to undertake criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process. Referees may also be asked to comment on an applicant's integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour.
WA Health is committed to eliminating all forms of discrimination in the provision of our service. We embrace diversity and strongly encourage applications from people from culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disabilities. In addition, we are committed to growing our Aboriginal workforce as part of WA Health Aboriginal Workforce Policy. As a measure to achieve equality, Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to this position, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to apply.
This is an Open-Ended 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 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 30/09/2025. 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.
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.
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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, 4:00 PM on the closing date will not be accepted. LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS CAN NOT BE CONSIDERED
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