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Podiatrist

Job Posted 3/6/2025
cohealth
Not Specified, Melbourne
Category Healthcare
Job Description

See more about the role below, including the responsibilities and skills we are looking for.

Podiatrist

Niddrie, Australia

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Where excellence meets opportunity - discover your next chapter with cohealth

  • Part time/ Full time, fixed term role until March 2026
  • Work for a multi-award-winning iconic community health organisation
  • Potential opportunity for contract extension
  • Generous salary packaging options to reduce your cohealth taxable income

So why cohealth?

cohealth leads the way in reducing health and social inequity in partnership with people and the communities in which they live. Named Premier's Health Service of the Year (Primary) and the Supporting LGBTIQ+ Health Service at the Victorian Public Healthcare Awards, cohealth's 1000 staff demonstrate courage, leadership, innovation, and agility in their commitment to providing inclusive and culturally safe health services that protect the human rights of all people of all gender identities, sexualities, ages, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, faiths, and abilities.

Our inclusive workplace culture enables staff to bring their whole selves to work, where uniqueness is valued, and people experience a feeling of belonging. Our aim is for everyone to thrive in their role. Please click here to find out more.

About the role

The Podiatrist is responsible for providing quality community-based Podiatry services. This includes assessment, diagnosis and treatment of clients with foot related / lower limb disorders. The Podiatrist will have the knowledge and ability to treat foot related conditions resulting from diabetes, peripheral vascular disease and other high risk foot complications.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide high quality Podiatry services to clients and groups of clients in accordance with agreed targets.
  • Participate in multidisciplinary coordinated care activities to meet the needs of the target group.
  • Participate in and contribute to quality student supervision and related tasks to support podiatry student placement and professional skill development.
  • Refer, consult and liaise with staff within the organisation and other local agencies to ensure a holistic multi-disciplinary approach to health care provision.

What cohealth offers:

  • Exciting parental leave benefits
    • cohealth offers primary carers 14 weeks paid parental leave.
    • Eligible co-workers will continue to receive superannuation on unpaid parental leave as well.
  • Counselling services for you and your immediate family through our EAP-Access provider, and mindfulness, resilience, and wellbeing programs.
  • We offer inclusion, equality, and opportunity in a workplace where making a difference counts (based on our guiding principles and values).

Minimum Requirements:

  • Tertiary qualification in Podiatry.
  • Registered with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), or eligible to register.
  • Proof of qualification to be sighted.

Application Process

To apply for this job, go to & enter ref code: .

You will be asked to upload your CV/ resume and Cover Letter as well as address the key selection criteria. We will be conducting interviews for this role as applications are received.

This campaign will close on 14 March 2025, 10.00 PM.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC), a Working with Children Check (WWCC), completion of a Pre-Employment Declaration Form, evidence of legal rights to work in Australia, and evidence of vaccination.

Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of immunisation assessment including Influenza within 12 weeks of commencement B . This is in accordance with the Victorian Minister of Health Mandatory Vaccination Orders and legislated requirement for influenza vaccination.

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