Podiatrist Grade 1 or 2

Permanent full time, or flexible working arrangement (Up to 80 hours per fortnight with monthly ADO)

About Grampians Health

Grampians Health was established 1 November 2021, bringing together Edenhope and District Memorial Hospital, Stawell Regional Health, Wimmera Health Care Group and Ballarat Health Services to deliver safe, sustainable, healthcare tailored to changing workforce and community needs, for the long term.

This partnership follows years of strong collaboration and close partnerships between the four health services. Together, we will deliver better healthcare, enhance services and advance careers, closer to home, now and into the future.

A career with Grampians Health means you are connected and are part of a team providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities. Our communities are diverse, as is our workforce, with expert clinical staff from across the world choosing to live and work in our beautiful region.

Grampians Health provides acute, maternity, mental health, allied health, aged care, administration and support services.  This means your career will be as diverse and rewarding as you strive to be.

About the Role

Grampians Health – Stawell is inviting applications for a full time or part time podiatrist.

The podiatrist would be supported by Podiatry Assistants and a full time Grade 2 Podiatrist to provide quality and timely service to the community.

The Podiatrist will see a mixed caseload of clients with rotations including

• Inpatient general medicine and post-operative care
• Inpatient subacute rehabilitation and transition care program
• Acute and community outpatients – clinic based
• Sporting injury management
• Aged care
• Outreach programs – clinic based
• High risk foot clinic exposure

The role will be based at the Stawell Campus, with opportunities for supervision, networking, and collaboration with the broader Podiatry department across other campuses of Grampians Heath. There is also the opportunity to gain further specialised experience at these sites.

Grade 2 candidates will be required to undertake supervision of Grade 1 Podiatrists, Podiatry assistants, and students. Grade 2 candidates will also be required to participate in quality improvement projects with in Podiatry and the broader Multi-disciplinary team.

Skills and Experience

You model excellent professional behaviours, communication and team collaboration. You take pride in your work and are able to develop positive relationships with stakeholders, work as part of a team and independently. You have sound knowledge of assessment and interventions and demonstrate a commitment to ongoing learning and self-reflection.   

Grampians Health Culture & Benefits

At Grampians Health, we recognise our staff are our greatest asset.  We are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for our staff, patients, residents, visitors, volunteers and contractors at all sites.

• Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities
• Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays
• Discounted on-site parking
• Access to discounted health club membership
• Staff rewards and recognition programs

Stawell Region

Stawell is a small town, with a big heart. Life is lived here at a slower pace, it’s perfect for people who are wanting to get away from big cities and unwind. We have beautiful wildlife and numerous hiking trails, you will never outgrow this place and its wonders. Stawell is only a 45-minute drive to Horsham, where you can have the opportunity to dine from restaurants, farm gates and cellar doors of some of Australia’s best and most awarded venues.

If you are dreaming of a career change with country lifestyle and want to sway expensive urban dwelling for stunning natural landscapes, Stawell is the place for you.

How to Apply

Click Apply or contact Julia Harricks – Team Leader of Physiotherapy, Podiatry and Allied Health Assistants on 5358 8531 for a confidential discussion.

All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police records check, immunisation clearance and Working with Children check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check.

All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask.  Additional PPE requirements are role-dependent.

Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people.

Grampians Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and asexual LGBTQIA+.