Podiatrist

Blue Care; Gold Coast City; On-site; AUD 58,000 - 81,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Travel/kilometre reimbursement

Employee benefits

12 weeks paid parental leave

Career development opportunities

Job summary

BlueCare on the Gold Coast is seeking podiatrists (new graduates welcome) for permanent full- or part-time roles in a supportive allied health team. Role includes clinic and home visits with a flexible schedule and a focus on ageing and community-based care.

Open to new graduates, with supervision from senior staff and structured professional development. Attractive employee benefits, salary packaging, and travel allowances are provided.

Qualifications

• Current Australian Driver’s Licence (essential).
• Access to a roadworthy, insured vehicle (essential).
• Current AHPRA registration with unlimited work rights (essential).
• Commitment to BlueCare policies and procedures.
• Strong podiatry assessment and treatment skills for community-based clients.
• Accurate documentation and comfort with digital systems.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Collaborative MDT approach.
• Effective caseload management and prioritisation.
• Ability to coordinate referrals to other BlueCare services.

Responsibilities

• Work within an established MDT to deliver high-quality podiatry care.
• Maintain client independence, focusing on physical and social wellbeing.
• Receive clinical supervision and support from senior podiatrists.
• Deliver care in clinic and home-visit settings as required.
• Build and grow a community caseload with realistic productivity targets.
• Contribute to expanding podiatry services in the local area.

Skills

Podiatry clinical skills

Verbal and written communication

Time management

Education

Podiatry degree

Tools

Vehicle access

Job description

From New Graduate to confident Clinician. Build your future with a supportive Gold Coast Allied Health team at BlueCare. Podiatrist | BlueCare | Gold Coast Employment Status: Permanent Full Time or Part Time (3 days per week minimum) Location: Gold Coast Region Remuneration: $42.15 – $59.04 p/hr (dependent on experience) + Super + Salary Packaging + Travel/Kilometre Reimbursement + Employee Benefits New Graduates Welcome Make a meaningful difference with BlueCare BlueCare is seeking applications from Podiatrists keen to join our highly skilled Statewide Allied Health Team on a Full Time or Part Time basis. This opportunity is open to new graduates and early career podiatrists looking for a permanent role within a supportive multidisciplinary team providing care to community-based adults and ageing customers.

About the role

You’ll join a leading not-for-profit organisation that promotes work-life balance and flexible working arrangements, operating from a clinical hub with a mix of in-centre clinic visits and home visits as required.

• Work collaboratively within an established multidisciplinary team (MDT) to deliver high-quality, person-centred podiatry care
• Focus on maintaining and supporting client independence, while considering physical and social wellbeing
• Receive ongoing clinical supervision from senior podiatrists, support from Allied Health Assistants, and administrative assistance
• Deliver care in a clinic-based setting with community home visits as required
• Access structured support from a senior podiatrist and the Allied Health Podiatry Discipline Lead
• Build and grow a community caseload, gaining exposure to varied and complex clients
• Contribute to expanding podiatry services within the local geographical area
• Manage your own caseload with realistic productivity targets

What makes a difference for us?

• Current Australian Driver’s Licence (essential)
• Access to a roadworthy, insured vehicle (minimum Third-Party Property) (essential)
• Current AHPRA registration with unlimited work rights (essential)
• Commitment to working within the Philosophy, Policies and Procedures of BlueCare and the Uniting Church of Australia
• Strong clinical capability in podiatry assessment and treatment for community-based clients, including aged care, disability, and health & wellbeing needs
• Accurate and timely documentation skills, with confidence using digital systems for record keeping
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, enabling you to build strong relationships with clients, carers, and colleagues
• Collaborative approach to working within a multidisciplinary team environment
• Effective time management skills, with the ability to prioritise and manage a caseload to meet service and client needs
• Ability to identify additional client needs and coordinate appropriate referrals to other BlueCare services
• Confidence in meeting all required probity and compliance checks

Employee Benefits:

• Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum
• A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs
• 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme
• Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events
• Career development opportunities with one of the most trusted community and residential care providers in Australia to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference

Child safe, Child friendly

UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will: Provide welcoming, safe & nurturing services for children; Implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services; Appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur; Abide by the Child Safe Standards and adhere to the Reportable Conduct Scheme

Diversity & Inclusion

Our approach is simple – everybody is welcome here. At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of who we are, our mission, and our values. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity. Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position. For additional support and to meet our RAP Team, email [e-mail].

Commitment to Safeguarding

We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety. We work together to protect children, young people, adults and the elderly from harm within our services and the communities we support. We speak up for their safety to ensure their voices are heard. Our recruitment and workplace practices reflect our dedication in preventing abuse, harm and exploitation across UnitingCare.

UnitorCare - Join us

BlueCare is proudly part of the UnitingCare family. When you join the UnitingCare family, you are part of something bigger. With more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, we are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do. We want people who are great as individuals, and even better in a team. We champion innovation and lead by learning, and lead by example.

Our mission

We’re on a mission to make a meaningful difference every day, working with thousands of Australians to ensure they live life in all its fullness. We want people who are great as individuals, and even better in a team. People who stand up for what is right. Who are open to new ideas. Who champion innovation. Who lead through learning, and lead by example. So, if you’re looking for an opportunity to make a meaningful difference, to grow, thrive and to be rewarded, it’s time you joined our UnitingCare family.