Orthoptist (Junior or Senior)

Want to make a meaningful impact every day?

For more than 130 years, SensesWA has supported the Western Australian community through person-centred, inclusive and meaningful services. Guided by our values of being Authentic, Courageous, Inclusive and Curious, we are committed to creating an environment where both our clients and our people can thrive. We warmly welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from diverse cultural backgrounds, people of all genders and members of the LGBTQIA+ community.

As part of our Allied Health team, you will join a collaborative and multidisciplinary environment focused on helping people communicate, connect and live more independently. This opportunity is available on either a full-time or part-time basis and offers strong clinical support, professional development and flexible working arrangements. You will be supported to deliver evidence-based, person-centred therapy across homes, schools, workplaces, community settings and our hubs.

About the Role

As a SensesWA Orthoptist, you will provide high-quality, evidence-based services to children, adolescents and adults with a range of developmental needs, with opportunity and support to develop proficiency in combined vision and hearing loss. SensesWA’s Deafblind team is Australia’s pre-eminent allied health service provider for people living with some combined degree of vision and hearing loss, and we are always on the lookout for rare and unique allied health therapists to join our team.

This in-clinic and community-based role offers variety, flexibility and the opportunity to grow your clinical skills within a collaborative allied health environment. You will have the flexibility to work across paediatric and adult caseloads, with a wide range of conditions. If you already have some experience in vision or hearing related services and are looking for further career development into a specialty field, this is a genuine opportunity to grow into a unique and highly regarded area of allied health.

This role includes some parental leave cover, and is available as either a part-time permanent position, or a full-time fixed-term contract covering parental leave. The start date is immediate, to allow time for a supported handover.   

Why Join SensesWA?

• Structured onboarding with gradual caseload build-up, intensive training and ongoing clinical supervision
• Manageable caseloads that support sustainable workloads and quality client outcomes
• Flexible and varied caseloads across children, adolescents, adults and seniors, tailored to your interests and strengths
• Diverse service delivery across homes, schools, workplaces, community settings and therapy hubs
• Strong multidisciplinary support from senior clinicians and allied health leaders
• Professional development opportunities including paid training leave and external training allowance
• Flexible work arrangements with office and work-from-home options
• Paid travel time and kilometre reimbursement for community-based work
• Opportunities to specialise and progress into senior or clinical leadership pathways
• Access to quality systems, technology and therapeutic resources to support your clinical work
• Opportunities for both clinical caseload work, and project and grant work
• Opportunities to embrace research partnerships and higher learning
• Opportunities for local, regional, national and international travel

What You Will Bring

You will bring a person-centred and collaborative approach, strong clinical reasoning skills and a passion for supporting positive outcomes for people with disability and their families. Along with the Essential Requirements outlined below.

Essential Requirements

• Tertiary qualification in Orthoptics
• Current Australian Orthoptic Board Registration
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills with clients, families and multidisciplinary teams
• Previous experience working with people with disability is highly desirable, but not essential
• Current WA Driver’s Licence
• Working With Children Check, NDIS Worker Screening and First Aid Certificate
• Valid Australian working rights

Sound like the perfect opportunity for you? We’d love to work with you and grow you into this unique allied health field. Please submit your resume detailing your experience, along with a brief cover letter telling us why you are keen to take the next step in your career.