Orthoptist | Part-time Temporary with a Possibility of Permanency

Classification: Health Professional Level 2
Salary: $70,679 - $97,028 plus superannuation
Position No: 63992 - 02GMF
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 08 March 2024
Contact Officer: Barb O'Brien on Barb.O'*****@act.gov.au or (02) 5124 5***

What can we offer you:

• City living without the traffic – click here to see why you should live in Canberra.
• Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
• Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
• Flexible working conditions.
• 11.5% Superannuation.
• VISA/Sponsorship for eligible candidates
• Reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates (subject to review and approval).

About the Role:

An opportunity exists for an enthusiastic Orthoptist with more than 1 year post graduate experience to apply for a temporary part - time position within the Canberra Hospital Ophthalmology Outpatient Clinic. You will be part of a dynamic multidisciplinary team providing high quality care to patients from Canberra and surrounding region. This position is for up to 6 months with the Possibility of extension or permanency and may be awarded on application alone.

The Ophthalmology Outpatient Clinic (Eye Clinic) is a multidisciplinary clinic of the Division of Surgery at the Canberra Hospital. This clinic comprises of Staff Specialist and VMO Ophthalmologists, Ophthalmology Registrars, nurses, orthoptists and administration staff. The Ophthalmology Outpatient Clinic is responsible for the coordination and delivery of emergency eye services along with select non-emergent ophthalmic health care in the ACT. Non-emergent Clinics include corneal, retinal, neuro-ophthalmic, and uveitis-immunology, along with select procedure clinics. Our aim is to provide effective and efficient patient care in line with the Canberra Health Service values.

For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description.

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:

• Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
• Prior to commencing this role, a current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 is required.
• Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
• Comply with CHS credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for allied health professionals.

Notes: This is a temporary position available for six months with the Possibility of extension and/or permanency. This position is part-time at (14.70hrs per week (2 x 7.35hr shifts)) hours per week and the full-time salary noted above will be pro-rata. Successful candidate may be appointed based on Selection Criteria address and without interview.

For more information on this position and how to apply “click here”

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website.

Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together
Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind

CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.

Canberra Hospital Expansion Project – CHS is constructing a new critical services building called ‘Building 5’ which is a 44,000sqm nine storey building specifically designed to deliver state-of-the-art acute clinical services at the Canberra Hospital. Building 5 is the largest healthcare infrastructure project undertaken in the Territory’s history and it represents the largest clinical and operational change program to ever be implemented by Canberra Health Services. Building 5 integrates with a number of existing buildings at the Campus including Building 1 and Building 2, to facilitate a seamless public thoroughfare, patient transportation and back-of-house logistics distribution.

North Canberra Hospital - As of 3 July 2023 Calvary Public Hospital Bruce transitioned to CHS and became North Canberra Hospital. The transition will deliver a health system networked under one provider and will provide increased workforce opportunities for staff at both CHS sites. The ACT Government will be building a new northside hospital on the existing hospital campus in Bruce to meet the growing health care needs of our community, with construction to commence mid-decade providing more beds, increased services, and increased career opportunities.

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This is a temporary position available for six months with the Possibility of extension and/or permanency. This position is part-time at (14.70hrs per week (2 x 7.35hr shifts)) hours per week and the full-time salary noted above will be pro-rata.

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