Orthoptist - Casual Pool 2026

• Women's and Children's Health Network, Paediatric Surgery – Ophthalmology, North Adelaide (5006)
• Salary

• Classification - AHP2 - Allied Health Professional L2 – $46.92 to $54.53 per hour + 25% casual loading
• Casual employment - Term Contract (12-months)

About the Opportunity

We currently have an exciting opportunity to join the Paediatric Surgery – Ophthalmology team as an Orthoptist, where you will be responsible for:

• providing high-quality ophthalmic care at the Women and Children’s Health Network.
• Investigating and manage paediatric ophthalmology and ocular motility conditions.
• Contributing to the effective and efficient operation of Ophthalmology outpatient clinics.
• Participating in community outreach clinics to expand access to specialist screening services within metropolitan Adelaide, as required by the department.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Appropriate degree or Master’s Degree qualification in Orthoptics which entitles registration with the Australian Orthoptic Board (AOB).  Eligible for membership of Orthoptics Australia (OA)
• 2 years of paediatric ophthalmology experience post-qualification.
• Experience in the field of paediatric orthoptics; strabismus, amblyopia, ocular motility, refractive error and assessment of children with visual impairments.
• Experience with a range of orthoptic assessment procedures.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with peers and staff at all levels.
• High level of written and oral communication skills
• Ability to analyse and interpret clinical data.

What WCHN Can Offer You

• Salary package a range of benefits (including living expenses such as mortgage, rent, utility bills and groceries) up to $9,010 each FBT year + $2,650 for Meal Entertainment expenses each FBT year.
• Access to Fitness Passport (workplace health and fitness program that gives you and your family access to a wide choice of gyms and pools across South Australia.)
• Free Public Transport for SA Health Metropolitan Hospital Workers.
• Access to generous leave provisions and professional development opportunities
• Support for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program

You may be eligible for financial support if you are considering relocating from interstate or overseas.  Please speak to the enquiries person of the role on offer to find out more.

About Us

The Women’s & Children’s Health Network is the state’s leading provider of best practice health care for women, babies, children and young people across South Australia.  We offer:

• specialist care for children with acute and chronic conditions
• state of the art maternity and obstetric care services
• community based services reaching hundreds of thousands of babies, children and young people, their families and communities across SA
• specialist programs including Mental Health, Child & Family Health services, Youth and Aboriginal Health services.

Join our patient centred team and contribute to providing South Australia’s women, babies, children and young people with the best health care through both within our hospital or via our many and varied community services and programs.

Our values of Compassion, Respect, Equity, Accountability and working Together for Excellence or CREATE Together represent who we are as a Network.

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Special Conditions

To find out more about this role, including key selection criteria, all special conditions and minimum requirements, please click on the attached role description and also review our document checklists below.

Immunisation Requirements Checklist

Applicant Documents Checklist

Application Instructions

You will be required to attach a 1-2 page cover letter addressing the key selection criteria of the role and a current résumé/curriculum vitae prior to clicking 'Submit Application'. It is recommended to allow enough time to complete the whole application as the system times out after one hour of inactivity.

Other Important Information

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

Want further information on applying and winning this role, go to our SA Health Careers Site for the Australian Applicant Guide or if you are an international applicant, check out the International Application Guide.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

Enquiries

Paula Bertram

Phone: 8161 8389

Position: Manager, Administrative Services

E-mail: paula.bertram@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: Sunday 6 March 2027 - 11:55PM

Useful Links

AHP2 - Orthoptist - Role description - 881985.pdf