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Shape the Future of Prosthetic Care - Senior Clinical Role at SA Health!

Join SA Health as a Senior Clinical Prosthetist Orthotist at Repat Health Precinct, where you will lead the delivery of expert prosthetic and orthotic services while mentoring the next generation of clinicians. This ongoing full-time position offers the opportunity to work with complex cases, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, and contribute to service innovation within South Australia's largest public health network. Make a lasting impact on patients' quality of life while advancing your career in a supportive environment that values clinical excellence and professional development.

About the role: 

Reporting to the Director, this role is responsible for providing high quality advanced Prosthetic and Orthotic assessment, service planning, and direct clinical service provision as appropriate for clients who access Orthotics and Prosthetics South Australia (OPSA) and associated clinics.

Duties for the role will include:

• Delivering high standards of client care in prosthetics and orthotics and lead P&O health care professionals in education/training of such areas,
• Providing assessment and best prosthetic/orthotic intervention; formulate treatment objectives and treatment plans for clients with complex pathologies,
• Ensure high standards of care in speciality area is provided to clients throughout SALHN and other networks,
• Provide a consultancy service within OPSA, and to other health professionals within SALHN and other external agencies on assessment, delivery, and long-term management of such clients in area of expertise,
• Ensuring ongoing development of high-quality Orthotic services within OPSA, in consultation with the Director, OPSA

About you:

• Bachelor of Prosthetics and Orthotics, or equivalent,
• Eligible for membership to Australian Orthotic Prosthetic Association,
• Demonstrated ability to ensure the provision and promotion of high quality, efficient and effective Prosthetic and Orthotic services,
• Excellent communication skills– both written and oral,
• Business administration exposure relating to O&P practises for all funding bodies, patient advocacy and supplier liaison,
• Proven level of expertise in, prosthetics and orthotics, with skill specialisation preferred in Osseointegration prosthetics, neuro-muscular orthotics and / or transfemoral prosthetics,
• Demonstrated experience in all aspects of service delivery relating to prosthetics and orthotics clinical and technical,
• Demonstrated experience in leading clinicians, mentoring and professional supervision
• High level clinical and technical skills pertaining to Orthotics & Prosthetics, ability to coach and instruct other clinical and technical team members,
• Highly developed communication skills, representing O&P professional at seminars, conferences and conducting in-service presentations,
• Ability to network and maintain relationships with consumers and families, key referrers, stakeholders, and O&P professional groups

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Sally Cavenett, Director, Orthotics and Prosthetics SA, (08) 7117 2655, Sally.Cavenett@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Sunday 16 November 2025

Attachments:

• Senior Clinical Prosthetist Orthotist- Role Description
• Australian applicant guidelines
• International applicant guidelines

Applicant Information:

• We offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.
• 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 Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
• SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.  Job ref: 920530