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• Central Adelaide Local Health Network, Various Locations
• Salary AHP-1 $67,466 - $82,359 p.a.
• Full-time temporary up to 12 months                                 

Are you an early-career Orthotist/Prosthetist eager to make a difference?

Join our dynamic team, providing high-quality Prosthetic and Orthotic (O&P) services to both inpatients and outpatients. You will play a key role in O&P assessment, service planning, and direct clinical service provision at the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH), The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (TQEH), and associated clinics within the Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN).

Key Responsibilities:

• Independently manage a clinical caseload, both on and off-site.
• Work collaboratively within our team while demonstrating the ability to work autonomously and solve problems at both clinical and technical levels.
• Participate in quality assurance initiatives, ongoing professional development, and contribute to research activities within the department.

This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your skills in a supportive yet challenging environment. If you’re ready to take the next step in your career, we’d love to hear from you!

In this role you will have:

• Support & Development: We believe in providing our team members with great career pathways, and we start at the very beginning. Our 24-month Early Career Graduate Program is designed to accelerate your learning and development within a supportive environment.
• Professional Development: We offer an abundance of training opportunities both internally and externally to align with your interests and strengthen your practice.
• A Team Committed to Your Success: With regular 1:1 supervision, and facilitated peer support sessions, dedicated Education and Training Roles available to support your growth, and the Connect First ASHP New Graduate Program, you are part of a team that genuinely cares about your development and engagement.
• Endless Opportunities: Whether you aspire to lead or specialise, CALHNs offers an extensive range of clinical speciality areas, sites, and services to offer an array of clinical experience.

Qualifications

• Appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification of Orthotists and Prosthetists
• Eligibility for membership of the Australian Orthotic Prosthetic Association

 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.

Benefits of Joining CALHN

At CALHN, we're dedicated to your career satisfaction and wellbeing, offering tailored benefits for healthcare professionals, including:

• Salary Packaging: Flexible options covering living expenses, meal and entertainment allowances, and novated leasing.
• Relocation Support: Up to $10,000 reimbursement of approved relocation expenses for transitioning to CALHN, for eligible applicants, further information can be found here.
• Annual Leave: Enjoy paid recreation leave for essential rejuvenation, with leave loading applied.
• Flexible Work Arrangements: 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.
• Professional Development: Opportunity to apply for reimbursement of eligible professional development activities, and access to dedicated leave for ongoing learning.
• Employee Assistance Program: Confidential counselling and support services are available via our Employee Assistance Program.
• Team Support: Experience collaborative culture and professional supervision guiding your career journey.

Join CALHN for a fulfilling career bolstered by comprehensive benefits and unwavering commitment to your success.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

CALHN is an Equal Opportunities employer committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees. We strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, disability, all genders, and LGBTQI+ community.

Application Information

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

Job ref: 877131

Next Steps - Does this sound like the perfect career opportunity for you?

What To Know More? For more information, please contact:

• Sarah Wilson, Senior Manager Orthotics and Prosthetics, CALHN
• 7074 2838 or e: sarah.wilson5@sa.gov.au

Submit your interest via clicking the “Apply Now Button”  

Application Closing Date

11:55 pm 11 October 2024

Attachments

 877131 RD Early Career Orthotist Prosthetist.pdf

 Connect First Handout.pdf

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