Podiatrist, Grade 3

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• Part time, permanent position, 24 hours per week 

• High-Risk Foot case mix within busy inter-disciplinary teams   

• Salary packaging + super (pro-rata for part time)  

• Join a supportive team with professional development and portfolio opportunities   

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the North East of Melbourne and state-wide.  We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our purpose, which is to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives. 

About the Podiatry and High Risk Foot Service:  

The Podiatry and High Risk Foot Service operates across all sites and campuses of Austin Health including the Austin Hospital, Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital and Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Center.  We provide services within specialist outpatient clinics and admitted inpatient streams, both at home and in hospital.    
We implement and deliver high quality evidence-based assessment and intervention for acute foot conditions.  We partner with our clients to deliver best practice care in the community or hospital setting, aiming to reduce or prevent clinical deterioration, complications and time in hospital.  We collaborate broadly with teams across our health network, GPs, community nursing services and Podiatrists to ensure integrated, patient centered care is well coordinated.   

The large multi-disciplinary team works in a supportive and collaborative model including Endocrinology, Infectious diseases, Vascular Surgery, Orthotics, Psychology and Diabetes Education.  We work closely with specialty units such as Complex Care, Chronic Wound and Amputee Rehab.  Our Podiatry team consists of a Podiatry Manager, High Risk foot service clinical coordinator, senior podiatry staff and administration ensuring the successful candidate is well supported.   About the role:  

A regular day will see you:  

• Supporting a team to deliver best practice assessment and intervention for complex high risk foot clients across busy inpatient and outpatient streams  

• Collaborate positively with teams within our health network and the community to ensure effective, coordinated care is delivered  

• Participating in supervision, innovation, research, professional development and risk management  

About you:  

Ideally, you’ll have:  

• Relevant experience in the health care settings  

• Highly developed competency to assess, plan and implement Podiatric interventions for the high risk foot patient client group  

• An active, positive approach to delivering interdisciplinary team-based care  

• Flexibility to work across different programs to support the delivery of care across the health service 

• A commitment to involving clients in their care and shared decision making  

• A willingness to deliver and participate in supervision, ongoing professional development and quality improvement.  

Our benefits:  

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day.  Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:  

• Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging  

• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounts on fitness memberships and health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program  

• Mentoring and career development opportunities  

• Onsite childcare (Austin site), easy access via public transport, car parking and end of journey facilities for cyclists  

• Five weeks annual leave

• Flexible working arrangements if relevant  

Work with us!

We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.

If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Sam Hanna at Sam.HANNA@austin.org.au

Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details.

Application closing date: 20 October 2024