Senior Podiatrist (Lvl 3) - High Risk Foot Service - Perm FT
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time; 38 hrs per week
Location: Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital
Position Classification: Podiatrist Level 3
Remuneration: $108,595.00 - $112,114.00 per annum
Requisition ID: REQ482394
Application Close Date: 05/05/2024
Interview Date Range: 08/05/2024 - 15/05/2024
Contact Details: Cindy Meler – (02) 9722 7768 | cindy.meler@health.nsw.gov.au
About the Opportunity
The Bankstown Hospital High Risk Foot Service provides specialist management of the High Risk Foot for the Bankstown LGA.
The service operates Monday to Friday and functions as a multi-disciplinary service encompassing a wide range of health professionals that include Podiatry, Diabetes and Endocrinology, Vascular Surgery, Infectious Diseases, Wound CNC Ambulatory Care, Diabetes Clinical Psychology, and all Allied Health Services.
The service is based at Bankstown- Lidcombe Hospital, Bankstown. You will work as part of the High Risk Foot Service team providing high quality podiatric clinical services.
The role will include clinical consultations, quality improvement, data collection and supervision of students.
What You'll be Doing
The Senior Podiatrist working in SWSLHD is responsible for providing patient centered care for people presenting with “at risk” and “high risk” foot pathologies. The primary responsibility of this position is to provide Podiatric care as part of a multidisciplinary high risk foot team and in a sub-acute step down service. The Senior Podiatrist is also responsible for identifying and leading quality improvement activities, clinical supervision, professional development and completing required administrative tasks.
Where You'll Be Working
Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital is located in the city of Bankstown and is in one of the most multicultural local government areas (LGA) in Australia. This hospital has tertiary affiliations with three universities and offers a range of roles and experiences to employees.
The hospital receives highly diverse presentations in ED as well as having general medical and surgical services and sub-specialty services across the hospital. Working at Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital is a truly rewarding experience which allows you to make a real difference to the multicultural community.
Being part of the team at Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital means you will be a part of a friendly and enthusiastic group of people where you will be truly valued in your work. Being a smaller hospital, you are seen as part of the wider Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital Family where you are known to the other staff and your patients.
Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital is like no other in our district and offers unmatched career development and progression opportunities and the hospital focuses on regular training and upskilling. There are regular occasions for working in more senior role and you will have a great management team who dedicate themselves to providing safe, quality patient care through ensuring they have a cohesive and dynamic team.
How to Apply
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the below questions as thoroughly as possible. View our application guide for information on how to respond to criteria and improve your application.
- Current general Podiatry registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
- Demonstrated experience supervising staff and/or students
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, computer literacy and time management
- Demonstrated experience participating in the planning, implementation and evaluation of local service delivery incorporating the quality improvement process
- Demonstrated commitment to and experience of service evaluation, implementing EBP and clinical education
- Demonstrated advanced clinical knowledge, post-graduate skills and experience in managing high risk foot pathologies
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Additional Information
Stepping Up – Close the Gap
Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal applicants understand how to apply for roles with NSW Health by clarifying the recruitment and onboarding process. If you are an Aboriginal person and wish to obtain more information about applying for a role within South Western Sydney Local Health District, please contact the SWSLHD Aboriginal Workforce Team on SWSLHD-AboriginalWorkforce@health.nsw.gov.au
Workplace Giving Program
South Western Sydney Local Health District employees also have the opportunity to make a difference to help those less fortunate. Visit the Workplace Giving Program for more information.
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Health & Fitness
South Western Sydney Local Health District employees receive discounted Gym Membership/Corporate Wellbeing Programs, including Fitness Passport.
Transforming Your Experience
Transforming Your Experience (TYE) is SWSLHDs key strategy to always positively transform your, our patients, our consumers, our staffs and our communities experiences across our organisation and services. Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. SWSLHD upholds the CORE Values – Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.
To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.
At South Western Sydney Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of ⚫️ 🟡 🔴 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander ⚫️ 🟡 🔴 background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.
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). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health, or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.
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