Podiatrist - Senior, Extended Service

Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service; Toowoomba Regional; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Darling Downs Health in Toowoomba is offering a Senior HP4 Podiatrist role in the public sector. You will work with an experienced team including HP5 Podiatrist and a Wound Care Nurse, providing orthotics, inpatient care and multidisciplinary ward-based practice.

You will mentor clinicians and students, lead service improvement, and contribute to education and professional development across the service. AHPRA registration is required to practice in this role.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Podiatry and current AHPRA registration.
• Proven experience delivering advanced podiatry care for clients with complex needs.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills in multidisciplinary environments.
• Ability to lead service improvement, apply evidence-based practice and support professional development.

Responsibilities

• Deliver expert assessment, treatment and ongoing management for complex and high-risk podiatry needs.
• Partner with patients, families and multidisciplinary teams to achieve safe, coordinated and person-centred outcomes.
• Lead quality improvement initiatives to strengthen services and enhance patient care.
• Mentor clinicians and students to build capability, confidence and clinical excellence.

Skills

Advanced podiatry care

Stakeholder engagement

Mentoring

Quality improvement

Clinical leadership

Education and training

Education

Tertiary qualification in Podiatry

AHPRA registration

Job description

Want to grow your Podiatry experience in the public sector?

The Senior HP4 role is supported by an experienced team, including another HP4 Podiatrist, a HP5 Podiatrist, and a Wound Care Nurse. There has never been a better time to broaden your practice, develop new expertise, and utilise the full scope of your podiatry skills, with strong clinical support every step of the way. You will gain experience in orthotic and custom footwear prescription in partnership with our contractors, inpatient care, and multidisciplinary ward-based practice. You will also contribute to the education and training of private sector health practitioners across Toowoomba and provide specialist care to patients attending our High Risk Foot Clinic.

We recognise that a high-risk clinic setting may feel like a new or daunting step. If you're curious about the role or what a typical day looks like, we'd encourage you to get in touch. We're happy to answer any questions, talk through the caseload, and help you decide whether this opportunity is the right fit for you.

What Your Day Could Look Like

• Delivering expert assessment, treatment and ongoing management for people with complex and high-risk podiatry needs.
• Partnering with patients, families and multidisciplinary teams to achieve safe, coordinated and person-centred outcomes.
• Leading quality improvement initiatives that strengthen services and enhance patient care.
• Mentoring clinicians and students while building capability, confidence and clinical excellence across the service.

Role

You're an experienced clinician who combines advanced expertise with genuine care for people and communities. You bring sound judgement, confidence in managing complexity and a collaborative approach that helps others succeed. You'll take pride in improving outcomes, supporting colleagues and contributing ideas that strengthen services. You're here to make a lasting impact through compassionate care, innovation and leadership. Here's what will help you thrive in this role:

• Tertiary qualification in Podiatry and current AHPRA registration.
• Proven experience delivering advanced podiatry care for clients with complex needs.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills in multidisciplinary environments.
• Ability to lead service improvement, apply evidence-based practice and support professional development.

You'll stand out if you have experience mentoring clinicians or students and/or additional training or professional development in complex or high-risk foot management. Most importantly, you'll bring Compassion, Integrity, Dignity, Innovation and Courage while helping create better health outcomes for the communities we serve.

Why Join Darling Downs Health?

At Darling Downs Health, we care for over 300,000 people across our expansive region. Whether you're a doctor, nurse, allied health professional, facilities team member, or administrator, you'll see your impact firsthand. Here, you'll find opportunities that simply don't exist elsewhere: the chance to lead initiatives, develop specialties, and embrace responsibilities that would take years to access in larger health services.

Darling Downs Health is where you can step up sooner, grow faster, and help shape the future of care across our region.

Your career at Darling Downs Health also comes with meaningful rewards:

• Maximise your take‑home pay with salary packaging and generous leave entitlements
• Access professional development funding, study leave and clear career pathways
• Be part of a diverse and inclusive culture that values learning and collaboration.
• Take care of your wellbeing with EAP access, private health insurance discounts and the Fitness Passport.

For a full list of benefits, visit: Darling Downs Health Benefits

Your future is here. Where are you?

If you're ready to make a meaningful impact and grow your career in a place that values people and purpose, we'd love to hear from you.

Find out more about us!

Visit our careers site to learn more about working with Darling Downs Health:
www.health.qld.gov.au/darlingdowns

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