Position Title: Podiatrist – Grade 2

Classification: Dependant on Experience & Qualifications

Salary per hour:  Dependant on Experience & Qualifications

Employment Type: Ongoing full-time

Award: Allied Health Professionals (Victorian Public Sector) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise agreement 2021-2026

Role description

The Grade 2 Podiatrist works as part of our Ambulatory Care program to provide high quality, person-centred assessment and management for people with foot pathologies living in the Dhelkaya Health service catchment.

The Podiatry service is time limited and provides essential and timely rehabilitation, support with self-management of foot pathologies and improved health literacy around understanding ongoing foot health needs.  The Grade 2 Podiatrist works in an evidenced informed manner to achieve optimal health outcomes for those presenting with the need for personalised podiatry care. 

A key part of the Grade 2 Podiatry role is to support and build capacity for programs to promote foot health and deliver high quality evidence-based podiatry services to outpatients, inpatients, and aged care residents for a range of foot pathologies. This may also include provision of custodial health services. An integral part of this role involves facilitating and participating in workplace professional supervision, supporting new graduates, student placements and delivery of foot health education and training to patients, carers and other health professionals.

About you

• Bachelor of Podiatry or equivalent.
• Current registration with the Podiatry Board of Australia and Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• Current Drivers Licence
• NDIS Worker Screening Check

Please refer to the relevant attached position description and address the key selection criteria on your cover letter when applying.

Culture and Benefits

Dhelkaya Health is located on Dja Dja Wurrung country in regional Victoria. Just a short drive from Bendigo and easily accessed via public transport, the area is brimming with culture that blends the old with the new. Steeped in rich history, the town boasts a vibrant arts scene, historic architecture and is part of the Bendigo Region UNESCO City of Gastronomy. 

Surrounded by scenic trails and a unique natural environment that includes historic goldfields, outdoor enthusiasts can immerse themselves in the beauty of the natural world. Combined with a wide range of sporting clubs and outdoor recreation opportunities, the community offers a rich, diverse culture to enjoy.

From community events celebrating local festivals to grassroots initiatives fostering inclusivity and diversity, this is a place where people come together. At Dhelkaya Health, you'll enjoy all this and a flexible work environment with access to career development pathways that suit your life goals. You'll also benefit from:

• Stress-free parking: at no-cost close to your place of work. 
• Salary packaging: to maximise your earnings with options to package meals, entertainment, rent/mortgage repayments, and more. 
• Healthy and active lifestyle: through access to a free onsite gym and Fitness Passport membership for your family to use in a wide range of gyms, pools, and fitness facilities across the region
• Health and wellbeing: through a supported work environment that prioritises work-life balance and a health and well-being program that includes an Employee Assistance Program.
• Building meaningful connections: through the Dhelkaya Health Social Club and a variety of staff events and activities throughout the year held in a friendly, inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome.
• Home share - If lack of housing is stopping you from applying for a job here, consider Home share. It may help you get started at Dhelkaya Health. See this link for obligation free information.
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https://dhelkayahealth.org.au/homeshare/

*All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police check, NDIS (if required) and compliance with Dhelkaya Health Vaccination Policy.

Our purpose and role at Dhelkaya Health is to be Healthier Together – we engage and empower individuals and community through the provision of empathetic inclusive and professional health services.  We want a workforce who share our passion and purpose and is as diverse as the communities we serve. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with a disability, and people of diverse genders and/or sexual orientations.

For further information about this position, please contact Alex Culvenor – Ambulatory Care Manager on 03 5471 3086.