Orthotist Prosthetist

• Central Adelaide Local Health Network, The Royal Adelaide Hospital 
• Salary  AHP-2   $86,950 - $100,729 p.a.
• Full-time temporary up to 4/7/25                    

South Australia has some of the best beaches, world famous wine regions, the Fringe Festival, the fantastic Adelaide Oval and enviable award-winning food and dining experiences. Adelaide consistently ranked in the world’s 10 most liveable cities throughout the 2010’s and in 2021 Adelaide was ranked the third most liveable city in the world. Adelaide has more affordable accommodation and less traffic congestion with easy access to all facilities from the beach to the Adelaide Hills and scenic regional areas. With a population of over 1,300,000, Adelaide has all of the advantages of bigger cities without the dense population and expense.

About the Role

Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN) sits within SA Health as South Australia’s most populated health network, servicing nearly 464,000 South Australians with sites including the Royal Adelaide Hospital, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and many more. Our consumers come from diverse backgrounds, being any users of the health service. These may include inpatients, outpatients, and other support services (Integrated Care, SA Dental, Prison Health Service, DonateLife SA, Imaging, Pathology, BreastScreen SA and Pharmacy).

You will provide high quality Orthotic and Prosthetic (O&P) direct clinical services for inpatients and outpatients of the Royal Adelaide Hospital. You will undertake assessment of a variety of clinical conditions, along with the prescription, modification and review of appropriate interventions. Engaging in productive interactions with patients and their families, you will keep abreast of new developments in O&P and contribute to the implementation of new interventions and technologies. Applying your clinical expertise to the delivery, development and continuous improvement of quality O&P services appropriate to the goals and expectations of the health service, you will problem solve at both a clinical and technical level, but with support from the more senior professional staff. As well as managing an independent clinical case-load on and off-site, you will participate in quality assurance, ongoing professional development and research activities within the O&P Service.

You will need to hold a degree or equivalent qualification appropriate for Orthotists and Prosthetists, and have experience in Prosthetics and Orthotics practice within a multidisciplinary setting. Working well as part of a team, you will be capable of working under pressure to meet set deadlines and demonstrate effective time management skills. Your strong interpersonal and communication skills will equip you to interact effectively with patients and families from a diverse range of backgrounds.

Benefits of Working at CALHN
From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, and a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you’ll find there are lots of benefits of working with Central Adelaide Local Health Network.

• Salary packaging: Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.
• Diversity and inclusion: CALHN supports and fosters a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.
• Flexible working arrangements: Voluntary flexible working provisions have been introduced to enable CALHN employees to better balance work, personal life and family commitments.
• Opportunity for movement across the SA Health system: There are always opportunities for you to develop your skills and your career at one of our many metropolitan or regional sites

About CALHN

The Central Adelaide Local Health Network includes South’s Australia’s major quaternary facility, the Royal Adelaide Hospital, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, the Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre, and the Repat Health Precinct. We also deliver mental health services at Glenside Health Services and at a range of other locations across the metropolitan and regional areas.

We’re looking for talented staff to join us and help us to shape the future of health through world-class care and world-class research and achieve our vision of being in the top 50 health services in the world and top 5 in Australia.

What we offer

• Attractive salary packaging available
• Strong community minded culture and values providing world class care to South Australians 
• Access to Fitness Passport, a discounted workplace health and fitness program available to CALHN staff and their families.
• Opportunity for movement across the SA Health system: There are always opportunities for you to develop your skills and your career at one of our many metropolitan or regional sites.

Essential Requirements:

• Current National Police Clearance (NPC)
• Working with Children Check
• NDIS Working Screening
• Immunisation screening as indicated in the role description. SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Diversity and inclusion: At CALHN we support and foster a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

Application Information:

• The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

• Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and compliant Immunisation screening. 

Job ref:  862982

Enquiries to:

Sarah Wilson

Telephone:  7074 2838

*************@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date

11:55 pm Friday 26 April 2024

Attachments

 862982 RD Orthotist Prosthetist.pdf

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