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Osteopath resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what osteopaths 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 osteopaths should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Registered osteopath with hands-on experience assessing and treating musculoskeletal dysfunction through manual techniques. Builds treatment plans from clinical assessment and patient history rather than treating symptoms in isolation. AHPRA-registered and committed to the continuing professional development required to maintain that registration.
Key skills
- Clinical assessment and treatment planning
- Osteopathic manipulation (articulation, soft tissue release, high-velocity thrust)
- Care planning and coordination
- Patient care and support
- Regulatory compliance with AHPRA standards
- Palpation and manual assessment
- Imaging interpretation software
- Patient management systems (e.g. Cliniko)
- Treatment tables and resistance/exercise aids
Experience: example bullet points
- Conducted physical examinations and palpation assessments for patients with acute and chronic musculoskeletal complaints, identifying structural causes to inform treatment direction
- Applied a range of manipulation techniques including articulation, soft tissue release and high-velocity thrust across a regular weekly patient caseload
- Developed individualised treatment plans from clinical assessment and health history, reviewing and adjusting the approach across multiple sessions as patients progressed
- Educated patients on posture, ergonomics and self-management strategies to reduce recurrence of presenting complaints
- Maintained clinical records in patient management systems to AHPRA documentation standards, supporting continuity of care between sessions
Education
Bachelor degree followed by a Master of Osteopathy (or equivalent five-year double degree) from an AHPRA-accredited Australian university, with current AHPRA registration and Osteopathy Board of Australia compliance.
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.
- AHPRA registration
- Osteopathy Board of Australia
- musculoskeletal assessment
- manual therapy
- osteopathic manipulation
- articulation technique
- soft tissue release
- high-velocity thrust
- palpation
- patient management system
- Cliniko
- Medicare provider number
- private health insurance rebates
- Osteopathy Australia
- continuing professional development
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.