Podiatrist

Blue Care; Toowoomba Regional; On-site; AUD 84,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Travel/kilometre reimbursement

Employee benefits including flexible·

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

BlueCare in Toowoomba invites a Podiatrist to join our not-for-profit team, delivering person-centered podiatry care through clinic visits and home visits. You will work within an established MDT, maintain client independence, and receive clinical supervision from senior podiatrists with Allied Health support.

You will manage your own caseload, meet productivity targets, use digital records, and contribute to expanding podiatry services in the region.

Qualifications

• Current Australian Driver’s Licence (essential).
• Access to a roadworthy vehicle (essential).
• Current AHPRA registration with unlimited work rights.
• Commitment to BlueCare and UnitingCare policies and procedures.
• Strong podiatry assessment and treatment skills for community-based clients.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality, person-centred podiatry care in MDT settings.
• Support client independence while addressing physical and social wellbeing.
• Receive supervision from senior podiatrists and Allied Health Assistants.
• Provide clinic-based care with home visits as required.
• Grow a community caseload and contribute to expanding services.
• Manage caseload with realistic productivity targets.
• Coordinate referrals to other BlueCare services.

Skills

Podiatry

Clinical assessment

Documentation

Communication

Teamwork

Time management

Referral coordination

Caseload management

Compliance

Tools

Digital records

Job description

Podiatrist | BlueCare | Toowoomba

As an integral part of our big-hearted team, you will be encouraged to grow and feel empowered to make a difference in the lives of others.

Employment Status: Permanent Full Time or Part Time (3 days per week minimum)

Location: Toowoomba Region - with occasional travel to Warick and Stanthorpe.

Remuneration: $42.15 – $59.04 p/hr (dependent on experience) + Super + Salary Packaging + Travel/Kilometre Reimbursement + Employee Benefits including flexible work arrangements

Classification: PO2.1 to PO3.3 - determined by demonstrated experience

New Graduates Welcome

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 geographic 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 opportunitieswith one of the most trusted community and residential care providers in Australia to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference
• BlueCare is proudly part of the UnitingCare Family, we’d love you to be too

Joining the state’s largest network of aged care workers with its over 8,000 strong, bright team in blue, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. 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, you are part of something bigger. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all its fullness.

Child safe, Child friendly

• 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

At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our 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]

Safe workplace

• 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.

Commitment to Safeguarding

• We are committed in creating services and workplaces that are welcoming and safe for every person.
• 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.

UnitingCare is the second-largest Queensland employer, with more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of UnitingCare, BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital.

When you join the UnitingCare family, you are part of something bigger.

We are a proud not-for-profit with a compassionate and inclusive team who are committed to the work we do.

People who want to make the world a little better through small moments that leave big impacts.

For more than 100 years we’ve been inspired by our mission to improve the health and wellbeing of individuals, families and communities.

www.unitingcareqld.com.au

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 familiy.

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