Podiatrist - Grade 1

Company description:

As an organisation we have a clear focus on how we service and partner with our community, including our strategy of helping the community stay well when at home. Our reputation of community minded, inclusive and progressive is matched to none.

Job description:

Northern Health are seeking applications from motivated recently graduated Podiatrists for a Podiatrist - Grade 1 position.

Northern Health is the major provider of acute, maternity, sub-acute, mental health, specialist, community and home-based services in Melbourne's rapidly growing outer north.

Services are provided through our five main campuses:

Northern Hospital Epping, Broadmeadows Hospital, Bundoora Centre, Craigieburn Centre, and Kilmore District Hospital. In addition, Mental Health Services are provided at Epping, Broadmeadows, Jacana, Preston, Mill Park and Coburg.

About the Role:

The Podiatry Department is seeking a suitable qualified newly graduated Podiatrist interested working in a hospital setting. This position will provide podiatry services across all Northern Health Sites but focused at the Bundoora campus. This role will be suitable for a newly graduated podiatrist.

This is a fixed term full time role available until November 2026 covering maternity leave.

Northern Health is a dynamic health service, providing vital public healthcare to residents of Melbourne's northern suburbs and the surrounding regional communities. Our campuses offer services to a vastly diverse community at all stages of life across acute, subacute, ambulatory and community service and the Allied Health team provide a diverse clinical education program. A position in the podiatry department offers exceptional opportunities for personal and professional development with support from an outstanding workforce.

If you are graduating soon, please also consider applying. Northern Health has a dedicated new graduate program along with a profession specific clinical educator, to ensure your transition to practice is smooth.

Northern Health sites include Northern Hospital, Bundoora Centre, Broadmeadows Hospital, Craigieburn Health Service and Kilmore District Hospital.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• The knowledge and skills to provide high quality evidenced base clinical care in the hospital setting
• Demonstrated client focus on the provision of care
• The knowledge to practice within relevant professional and ethical standards
• Demonstrate active participation within a multi-disciplinary team

Next Steps . . .

If this opportunity sounds like the next step in your career, then we would love to hear from you. Please click on the 'Apply' button and follow the prompts. Applicants need to provide a curriculum vitae and a cover letter that clearly outlines their relevant experience and key areas of interest.

For further details, please refer to the Position Description. Alternatively, you can contact Stephen Tucker, Associate Director of Allied Health: Podiatry and Orthotics on or email

Applications close 21 November 2025