Podiatrist

- Vibrant Box Hill location working with friendly and experienced team
- Salary of up to $55.40/hour depending on experience with salary packaging options
- Fixed Term Part Time maternity leave position (0.8 EFT) for up to 12 months

Who are we?
healthAbility, as the name suggests, plays a unique and valuable role in the health system. We work to address the root causes of vulnerability, prevent disease and promote lifelong health outcomes, empowering people in our community to live their best life.

Our role is also supporting people to self-manage long-term health conditions, such as diabetes and mental health challenges, with multidisciplinary teams delivering community-based programs in a comfortable setting. We also support people, including older people and people with disability, to stay living at home longer and to live well in their community.

Our broad range of primary health services, care management and in home and community support services can be tailored to an individual’s needs and with major hubs in Box Hill and Eltham, these services can be delivered locally, in the Eastern and North Eastern suburbs of Melbourne.

Why work with us?
Although our clients are at the heart of what we do and we strive to positively impact our communities and those who need it most, the wellbeing of our employees is just as important.

When joining healthAbility’s supportive, kind, caring and ethical culture, you are welcomed by multi-disciplinary teams passionate about the health and wellbeing of clients and communities, from prevention through to specialist care, and passionate about continually learning and building on their areas of expertise. We embrace this passion and are values driven, offering careers with meaning and environments that are flexible, evolving, creative and connected.

healthAbility is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.We promote a workplace that actively seeks to include, welcome and value unique contributions of all people. This means we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, people with disabilities, LGBTIQ+ and from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply for this job, with age being no barrier.

Job Description

The Opportunity
We are looking for an energetic clinician to join our supportive multidisciplinary team as a Podiatrist in a part time capacity.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

- Provision of a full range of high-quality Podiatry services, seeing all ages at predominantly our Box Hill healthAbility site.
- Contribute to the development and innovation of integrated multidisciplinary service delivery models.
- Ensure that care services are accessible, culturally relevant and inclusive.

Desired Skills and Experience

Skills & Experience

- 4-5 years (Grade 2) or 2 – 3 years (Grade 1) or more of clinical experience in relevant areas preferably in a community health setting.
- Desirable experience in liaising with tertiary hospitals and management of the high-risk foot.
- Desirable experience liaising with home care package providers.
- Ability to work with a high level of independence and autonomy and accountability.

If you want to work with great people - we'd love to hear from you.

Please apply here by submitting a cover letter addressing the key selection criteria with your CV. Thank you for your time and interest and please note, only shortlisted applicants will be contacted directly.

See the video to hear from our employees why this opportunity is much more than a job and how healthAbility offers careers with meaning.

Applications will be assessed as they are submitted commencing so please don’t delay. This ad may close sooner if a suitable applicant is found.

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