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Pedorthist resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what pedorthists actually do day to day, not generic filler. Download and replace the bracketed placeholders with your own details.
Which resume format should you use?
Reverse chronological
You have a steady work history. This is the format almost every recruiter and ATS expects by default.
Functional
You're changing fields or have gaps in your employment. Leads with skills rather than a job-by-job timeline.
Combination
You're early career or have worked consistently but for only a few employers. Blends a skills summary with a shorter chronological history.
This template uses the reverse chronological format: the one most pedorthists should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Pedorthist with a focus on biomechanical assessment and custom orthotic design, supporting clients with diabetes, arthritis and sports injuries to maintain mobility. Combines clinical assessment with hands-on footwear modification and client education to reduce pain and prevent complications. Committed to evidence-based practice and collaborative care.
Key skills
- Clinical assessment and treatment
- Patient care and support
- Care planning and coordination
- 3D foot scanner
- CAD/CAM orthotic design software
- Pressure mapping system
- Grinding and finishing tools
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving
- Empathy and interpersonal care
Experience: example bullet points
- Assessed and fitted custom foot orthoses for over 200 clients annually, achieving consistent improvements in reported pain and mobility.
- Modified therapeutic footwear for clients with diabetes, reducing the need for repeat adjustments by streamlining the fitting process.
- Conducted gait analysis and pressure mapping to design orthoses that alleviated plantar pressure in high-risk areas.
- Educated clients on foot care and injury prevention, leading to better adherence to offloading protocols.
- Collaborated with podiatrists and orthotists to coordinate care plans for complex cases, ensuring seamless referrals and follow-up.
Education
Typical pathway: Certificate IV or Diploma of Pedorthics, or a Bachelor degree in podiatry, orthotics and prosthetics, or a related field, often combined with workplace training.
Keywords an ATS is likely to scan for
Applicant tracking systems match your resume against terms in the job ad before a person ever sees it. Only include the ones that actually apply to your experience, but if a term below matches something you've done, use the same wording the job ad uses.
- Pedorthics
- foot orthoses
- therapeutic footwear
- diabetic foot
- gait analysis
- pressure mapping
- CAD/CAM
- 3D foot scanning
- clinical assessment
- patient care
- care planning
- NDIS
- Medicare
- private health insurance
- Australasian Pedorthic Association
- podiatry
- orthotist
Getting past ATS screening
- Match the specific skills, certifications and terms used in the job ad, not just your own wording for the same thing.
- Keep formatting simple: no tables, text boxes, columns, headers/footers or graphics. Parsers frequently drop content placed in these.
- Submit as .docx or PDF unless the job ad specifies otherwise.
- Use standard section headings (Experience, Education, Skills) rather than creative alternatives.
- List your core skills and technical competencies in their own section so a keyword scan can find them instantly.
This is a starting point, not a guarantee of interviews. Tailor every bullet point to your own real experience and the specific job ad.