Perth

Prosthetist

Prosthetists are allied health professionals who design, fabricate, and fit prosthetic devices for clients with muscular and skeletal disabilities, as well as amputees and cancer patients. They may specialise in artificial limbs, splints, braces, callipers, or prostheses that replicate a body part that was lost to cancer — either fabricating the device themselves or adjusting commercially-made products. Prosthetists are sometimes known as Orthostists.

As a Prosthetist you could be holding an initial consultation with a young amputee, taking measurements and making a plaster cast of a limb, making adjustments to prosthetics for a client who has Multiple Sclerosis (MS), teaching a double-amputee how to care for their new prosthetic legs, assessing a client with muscular dystrophy, repairing a back brace, or ordering materials and spare parts from a specialist supplier.

To succeed in this occupation you’ll need the technical skills to design and build prosthetics as well as the interpersonal skills to relate to clients and their families.

Future demand Medium
Average yearly income $62,400
Skill level Unknown

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