Podiatrist (Grade 3 - Senior Position)

Latrobe Community Health Services; Morwell; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging benefits

Flexible full-time or part-time

Job summary

Latrobe Community Health Services in Morwell, VIC invites applications for a Senior Podiatrist (Grade 3) to lead advanced podiatry services and mentor the team within Gippsland. The role focuses on high-risk foot care, service development, and establishing integrated care models across community and hospital settings.

The successful candidate will provide clinical leadership, supervise colleagues, and help drive quality improvement, education programs and strategic planning while maintaining an

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in Podiatry.
• Current AHPRA registration.
• Experience in high-risk foot management and community podiatry.
• Clinical supervision and mentoring experience.
• Experience leading quality improvement or service development initiatives.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills.
• Current Victorian Driver Licence and First Aid Certificate.
• Endorsement for Scheduled Medicines is highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Deliver advanced podiatry services for clients with complex needs.
• Provide supervision, mentoring and professional support to Grade 1 and Grade 2 podiatrists.
• Lead quality improvement and service development initiatives.
• Design and facilitate education and training programmes for the podiatry team and other disciplines.
• Coordinate undergraduate and postgraduate student placements.
• Build partnerships with hospitals, universities and community health providers.
• Participate in research, professional presentations and service innovation activities.
• Contribute to strategic planning and future service design.

Skills

High-risk foot management

Community podiatry

Clinical supervision

Mentoring

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Driver license

First aid

Education

Tertiary qualifications in Podiatry

AHPRA registration

Job description

Latrobe Community Health Services – Morwell VIC

Clinical Leadership and Advanced Practice Opportunity
Lead excellence in community podiatry care

Latrobe Community Health Service (LCHS) is seeking an experienced and innovative Senior Podiatrist to provide advanced clinical care, professional leadership and strategic input within our growing podiatry service.

This is an exciting opportunity for a highly skilled clinician who is passionate about high-risk foot management, service development and supporting the growth of the next generation of podiatrists.

Senior Podiatrist (Grade 3)

Clinical Leadership and Advanced Practice Opportunity
Lead excellence in community podiatry care

Latrobe Community Health Service (LCHS) is seeking an experienced and innovative Senior Podiatrist to provide advanced clinical care, professional leadership and strategic input within our growing podiatry service.

This is an exciting opportunity for a highly skilled clinician who is passionate about high-risk foot management, service development and supporting the growth of the next generation of podiatrists.

About the role

As our Senior Podiatrist, you will play a key role in shaping podiatry services across Gippsland while maintaining an advanced clinical caseload focused on clients with complex and high-risk foot conditions.

A significant component of the role includes leadership of LCHS's involvement in the High Risk Foot Clinic at Latrobe Regional Health (LRH). You will provide advanced clinical expertise, support service development and help lead integrated models of high-risk foot care across community and hospital settings.

The role also provides leadership and oversight of outreach podiatry services, ensuring equitable access to high-quality podiatry care across Gippsland.

You will provide clinical leadership, supervision and mentoring to podiatrists, allied health assistants and students while contributing to strategic planning, service innovation and quality improvement initiatives.

Working closely with multidisciplinary teams and external partners, you will help drive integrated models of care, strengthen clinical practice and ensure our services continue to meet the evolving needs of the community.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver advanced podiatry services for clients with complex needs
• Provide supervision, mentoring and professional support to Grade 1 and Grade 2 podiatrists
• Lead quality improvement and service development initiatives
• Design and facilitate education and training programmes for the podiatry team and other disciplines
• Coordinate undergraduate and postgraduate student placementsBuild partnerships with hospitals, universities and community health providers
• Participate in research, professional presentations and service innovation activities
• Contribute to strategic planning and future service design. About you

You are an experienced podiatrist with strong clinical expertise, leadership capability and a commitment to developing others.

You'll bring:

• Tertiary qualifications in Podiatry
• Current AHPRA registration
• Demonstrated advanced skills in high-risk foot management and community podiatry
• Clinical supervision and mentoring experience
• Experience leading quality improvement or service development initiatives
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills
• Current Victorian Driver Licence and First Aid Certificate

Endorsement for Scheduled Medicines is highly regarded.

Why join LCHS?

• Opportunity to influence and shape podiatry services across Gippsland
• Leadership role within a respected community health organisation
• Diverse advanced clinical caseload
• Professional development and career advancement opportunities
• Salary packaging benefits
• Flexible full-time or part-time arrangements
• Collaborative and supportive multidisciplinary environment

Location: Moe, Morwell and Traralgon
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time or Part Time

If you're ready to combine advanced clinical practice with leadership, innovation and community impact, we'd love to hear from you.

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