Community Podiatrist

WellSouth; Dunedin; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

WellSouth is seeking a Community Podiatrist to provide essential podiatry services to the Southern Region. The role emphasizes equitable healthcare delivery, especially to Māori and Pacific communities, and offers opportunities for professional development in a supportive environment. This position involves working collaboratively with health teams to enhance community health outcomes.

Benefits

Five weeks annual leave after two years

Sick leave entitlement of 10 days annually

Flu vaccinations and annual wellness voucher

Day off on your birthday

Inhouse equity training and professional development

Qualifications

• 5-6 years of podiatry work experience is required.
• Must hold a current annual practicing certificate.
• Experience with priority communities and long-term conditions is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide podiatry services to priority communities.
• Focus on preventing hospital admissions and improving health outcomes.
• Collaborate with health care teams to address population health trends.

Skills

Diagnostic treatment

Preventative care

Wound care

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor of Health Science in Podiatry

Job description

Community Podiatrist

Location: Invercargill or Dunedin

FTE: 1

At WellSouth, we are dedicated to promoting health equity, ensuring everyone has access to the highest quality of care and enabling better health outcomes for people in the Southern region.

We offer:

• A supportive work environment where you will make a real impact on the lives of our diverse communities.
• Opportunities for personal and professional growth.
• A commitment to upholding the principles of the Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
• To support the health and wellbeing of our employees we offer a competitive salary, flu vaccinations, an annual wellness voucher and a day off on your birthday.
• 5 weeks annual leave after two years
• Sick leave entitlement of 5 days will be available from commencement of employment and another 5 days at 6 months of employment. 10 days entitlement will be available at 12 months service thereafter.
• Inhouse equity training, Te Reo training and associated professional development
• We are a rainbow tick certified workplace, the first PHO in Aotearoa New Zealand.
  

Position Purpose:

As the Community Podiatrist you will work alongside Primary Health Care Providers and Community Partners to provide podiatry services to communities in need, with a focus on equitable delivery of podiatry services to Māori and Pacific communities.

The Community Podiatrist will focus on early interventions and preventative care to reduce the rate of hospital admissions and consequential health outcomes such as amputation whilst improving quality of life outcomes.

Position Objectives:

• Provide Podiatry Services to priority communities within the Southern Region.
• Improve and support preventative health outcomes through delivery of podiatry services and workforce development in line with best practice standards.
• Reduce barriers to access through collaboration, coordination, and primary health care process development within the Southern Region.
• Work collaboratively with WellSouth teams to identify trends in population data to guide best practice in podiatry services and support communities to understand this data and achieve data sovereignty.
• Collaborate and partner with internal and external clinical teams to achieve agreed health targets
  

About you - To be successful in this role you will:

• Hold a Bachelor of Health Science in Podiatry or other equivalent qualification of this level.
• Have a current annual practicing certificate (Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2002 – “the Act”) and be registered with the Podiatrists Board of New Zealand or be eligible for registration.
• Five to six years podiatry work experience.
• Ability to provide diagnostic, preventative and rehabilitative treatment of conditions affecting the feet and lower limbs, including diabetic foot care.
• Working to complete Podiatry NZ, or other high-risk, foot education.
• Ability to deal with unexpected situations and crises while maintaining a professional manner.
• Experience in wound care, long term conditions, and working with priority communities (Māori, Pacific, and other) would be desirable.
• Effective interpersonal skills to establish good relationships with patients, families, and colleagues within the organisation.

Our Values - Tō Mātou Uara

• He mana tō te whānau – Whānau Centred
• Tōkeke - Equitable
• Manawa whakaute - Respectful
• Pono – Transparent

For the full Position Description click here: Position Description

Please note that we don’t always work to fixed closing dates & may interview candidates as their applications are received.

Applications close: 20 June 2025

Applications must include a CV, and a cover letter.

WellSouth Primary Health Network is an equal opportunity employer. We are rainbow-tick accredited and are committed to upholding the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi.WellSouth is smokefree and we support the Government’s Vision of a Smokefree Aotearoa 2025.