Podiatrist Level 1/2 - Incentives Offered

NSW Health; Tamworth; On-site; AUD 67,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading health service as a Podiatrist in Tamworth, NSW. This full-time position offers a competitive salary with additional rural health incentives. Ideal for early-career or experienced professionals looking to enhance their clinical skills while benefiting from supportive team dynamics and diverse patient interactions.

Benefits

Rural health incentives up to $10k

Four weeks annual leave

Superannuation contributions 10.5%

Salary packaging for living expenses

Employee Assistance Program

Fitness Passport

Qualifications

• Podiatrist with current Authority to Practice.
• Eligibility to drive in NSW.
• Willingness to travel within the LHD.

Responsibilities

• Conduct neurovascular assessments and wound care.
• Manage critical limb ischaemia and general podiatry tasks.
• Work with teams via telehealth for better patient outcomes.

Skills

Clinical skills

Neurovascular assessment

Wound care

Charcot-neuroarthropathy management

General care

Nail surgery

Education

Current Authority to Practice with AHPRA

Job description

Pay Competitive

Location Tamworth/England

Employment type Full-Time

Job Description

Req#: 208530



There’s never been a better time to join Hunter New England Local Health District! This vacancy is eligible for a NSW Health Rural Health Incentive package of up to $10,000 per year in addition to award entitlements (paid on a pro-rata basis for part time employees). Apply now and enquire about an incentive package that will benefit you and your family!

Remuneration: $67,442 - $97,709 per annum + super + salary packaging + incentives
Employment Type: Temporary Full Time until June 2024
Position Classification: Podiatrist Lvl 1/2
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ408521
Applications close: 25th June 2023



Podiatrist Level 1/2
Tamworth Community Health Service



About the Role:

• This position is suitable for either an early career or well established Podiatrist looking to develop their high risk foot clinical skills.
• You will be well supported by the team and will be provided regular group and individual supervision as part of the role.
• The role covers all aspects of Podiatry and includes seeing patients for neurovascular assessments (including toe brachial indices on every patient), wound care, charcot-neuroarthropathy management, critical limb ischaemia, general care and nail surgery.
• The team works with multiple specialities both face to face and via telehealth to provide better outcomes for our patients.


Where you'll be working:

• The New England Podiatry service provide Podiatry care to a number of key sites in the New England region with the support of the Royal Flying Doctors Service.
• The team has a strong commitment to Closing the Gap and, together with the Aboriginal Health Practitioner, received an award for the Healthy Deadly Feet Program.
• The New England region of NSW is known for its impressive landscape and historic small country towns. It is a large farming region with incredible bushwalking tracks, beautiful National Parks and spectacular waterfalls.
• If you love country music, you’ll love Tamworth, with museums and memorabilia on all aspects of the genre.
• The New England region is the beating heart of country NSW, and offers everything that the city life offers, without the traffic and queues.


Benefits:

• Rural health incentives up to $10k per year in addition to remuneration and benefits
• Four weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part-time employees)
• Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees)
• Superannuation contributions 10.5%
• Salary packaging - Up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + Novated leasing.
• Fitness Passport
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members


Requirements:

• Podiatrist with current Authority to Practice with AHPRA.
• Eligibility to drive in NSW and willingness to travel within the LHD.


Additional information:

• An eligibility list will be created for future temporary part time vacancies.
• To be eligible for employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen, or permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport, or hold an appropriate visa that allows you to live and work in Australia. Employment of a temporary visa holder will only be offered in line with the conditions and expiry date of your visa.
• We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.

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Information for Applicants:

All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). Additionally, Category A workers are required to receive a booster dose three months after completing the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations. New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health, or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate (IM011 immunisation medical exemption form) certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.

Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations.

Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases - this is a Category A position. Please read and understand NSW Health policy directive (PD2022_030) . All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.

Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description (link below). For assistance addressing selection criteria visit: https://bit.ly/3vL5fq2

Stepping Up Website: is a resource designed to help indigenous job applicants apply for positions in NSW Health. For more information, please visit: http://bit.ly/HNEHealthSteppingUp .

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About the company

The New South Wales Ministry of Health, branded NSW Health, is a ministerial department of the New South Wales Government.

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