Graduate Prosthetist/ Orthotist

Employment Type: Full Time Exempt (12 month contract)
Position Classification: Prosthetist/ Orthotist Level 1
Remuneration: $70,944.00 – $73,484.00 per annum (plus superannuation and leave loading)
Hours Per Week: 38

Location: Albury Prosthetics and Orthotics Service

The Opportunity

The Albury Prosthetics & Orthotics Service (APOS) new-graduate position is a 12-month full-time clinical role designed to support a new graduate to launch their career within P&O and develop their professional identity. The program provides the successful applicant with individual support to optimise learning and career opportunities. You will have onsite access to a clinical supervisor who will work with you and support you to grow your clinical and professional skills.

As a new graduate, you will spend approximately 6 months working with the Prosthetics team and 6 months working with the Orthotics team under supervision of senior team members.

The successful applicant will engage in the provision of prosthetic and orthotic services on site at APOS. You will be involved in performing diagnostic and clinical examinations, developing rehabilitation treatment plans as well as consulting, manufacturing, repairing and fitting prosthetic and orthotic devices. You will also have a valid driver’s licence and be willing to travel to outreach clinics in Wagga Wagga and Dubbo.

Albury Prosthetics Orthotics Service (APOS) is located in Lavington alongside the Southwest Brain Injury Service and provides care to a range of Prosthetic and Orthotic patients of all ages. Specialising in rehabilitation, the service works in collaboration with internal/external referrers and multi-disciplinary allied health teams including high-risk foot clinics, tone and function clinics, operating theatres as well as physiotherapy and orthopaedic services. The APOS team, consisting of 9 clinical, 2 technical and 2 admin support positions, cares deeply about the positive patient care-experience. The team is passionate about assisting our clients, and their families, to achieve desired life goals and get them ‘moving through life’.

APOS is a registered NDIS provided and, as a service on a border town, APOS works with multiple funding agencies in both NSW and Victoria.

Albury Wodonga is home to the winding Murray River, and its other main waterway, Lake Hume, is six times larger than Sydney Harbour. If you’re looking for great food, local culture & beautiful natural surroundings there is plenty of choice in Albury Wodonga. The cities boast an array of cultural icons and contemporary museums, as well as growing food hot spots and killer restaurants, with brewhouses and upscale gourmet cuisine.

Why Work for HealthShare NSW?

HealthShare NSW touches the lives of NSW Health employees and patients every single day by delivering services that keep our public hospitals and health facilities running.

Watch Our HealthShare NSW story video to learn more about the work we do and the diverse range of roles we have on offer.

We reward our employees with a terrific range of benefits, including:

• Flexible work arrangements: varied start/finish times, part time work and job sharing where applicable
• Hybrid working: enjoy a combination of working from home and the office
• Great leave conditions: enjoy one day off each month as an ADO, annual leave loading (a bonus extra payment of 17.5%) and 14 weeks’ paid parental leave for eligible employees
• Salary packaging and novated leasing: you can access up to $2782 extra per year in your pay
• Wellbeing programs: discounted gym memberships and special rates on private health insurance
• Commitment to career development: Expansive free online training, talent programs, study leave and internal development opportunities to accelerate your career

Please note some benefits may only apply to certain employment types.

Further information on our wide range of benefits is available here.

Eligibility Requirements

• Meet essential requirements as outlined in the Position Description and ensure they are referenced in your resume or answers to targeted questions.
• All our roles require candidates to have Australian work rights as an Australian citizens or permanent resident.
• This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for Tuberculosis (TB). The full list of required vaccinations are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy (Page 34). You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have. 

How to Apply

• Click Apply Now at the top of the page
• Attach your resume and provide answers to the Targeted Questions below.
• To find out more about applying for jobs with HealthShare please view our resource:Your Guide to Employment with HealthShare NSW.

Please note: Your current vaccination status will not impact your application. The Staff Health Team will access your AIR record if needed, please advise if you prefer the team not to view your vaccination record.

Targeted Questions

• The Prosthetist/Orthotist is responsible for clinical assessment and provision of suitable prosthetic devices to meet functional goals. Provide an example of a situation where you were required to discuss a range of options to a patient where some or all of the options were unfamiliar to them. How did you engage with the patient and how did you ensure optimal clinical outcomes?
• Provide an example of a time when you required others' expertise, as well as your own, to achieve a clinical goal. Describe how the collaboration resulted in a successful outcome for the patient.
• What Work Health Safety issues are important to consider in the clinical and fabrication environment?

Any role related questions can be directed to the hiring manager Adam Donaldson at Adam.Donaldson@health.nsw.gov.au

We are Diverse and Inclusive

We welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTIQ+ community, veterans, carers, and people with disability. If we can offer some support or make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better enable you to shine, please contact the Diversity and Inclusion Team HSNSW-Diversity@health.nsw.gov.au and let us know.

Further information on how we support Diversity & Inclusion at HealthShare NSW can be found here.

COVID-19 Vaccination Compliance

All NSW Health workers must provide evidence of a COVID-19 primary vaccination course (2 doses) which have been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). New applicants must have completed the COVID-19 vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate.

Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate if received in Australia, or overseas records from a legitimate source.

Talent Pool

An eligibility list from this recruitment may be created for future casual, permanent, or temporary full-time or part-time positions within the next 6 months.

Applications Close: 11:59pm, Sunday 21st January 2024