Podiatrist

Podiatrist

(22.8 hours per week – fixed term until 2020)

Enjoy the benefits of working with a growing organisation offering career development, flexibility and an attractive annual salary package (including leave loading and superannuation). 

The Role 

VincentCare Victoria is seeking an appropriately-qualified person to take on the position of podiatrist.

Delivery of clinical Podiatric care to clients whom are frail aged, homeless or at risk of homelessness, who are over 65years of age with chronic and complex physical and cognitive health conditions in the clinic setting.

The Podiatrist clinic will be located at VincentCare’s redeveloped Ozanam House in North Melbourne and accept referrals from homeless services within the designated region. A strong focus of the role will be understanding of local health and community services and establishing referral pathways and processes in addition to servicing clients accessing living at Ozanam House or accessing the Homelessness Resource Centre who fit the criteria and providing podiatric outreach support when required.

The Podiatrist will practice in a manner consistent with the requirements of the relevant professional registration requirements and relevant Registration Board. 

VincentCare Victoria:

VincentCare Victoria is an award winning organisation established to provide a range of accommodation and support services to people that are facing disadvantage throughout metropolitan and regional Victoria.

Our aspiration is to be the leader in providing care, hope and advocacy for those facing disadvantage. Our purpose is to create opportunities and lasting change for the most marginalised. VincentCare is well equipped to provide a continuum of services that effectively meet the needs of people experiencing or at risk of homelessness. 

Inner Melbourne Community Hub provides a range of accommodation and support services, including crisis accommodation, drug and alcohol case management, and adult outreach. 

Working with VincentCare:

A key strategic priority is attracting and retaining skilled and committed employees aligned to our values. VincentCare has over three hundred dedicated, talented and enthusiastic staff working across a range of programs and services and offers a number of benefits including:

• Career Development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Program
• Salary Packaging
• Choice of Superannuation fund
• Family friendly and flexibility
• Study leave
• The Ozanam Scholar Bursary 

Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to the principles of social justice and aim to ensure every individual is treated with dignity and respect regardless of their cultural background, ability, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation or religion. 

Selection Criteria:

• Bachelor Degree of Podiatry

• A Grade 2 level of clinical expertise and theoretical knowledge in the assessment and management of clients with chronic and complex conditions

• Ability to assess, plan and implement appropriate intervention to clients with diabetes, including those with active foot complications requiring pressure care and wound management

• Experience working in services with clients presenting with acute high risk foot complications

• Experience in community health or other community based service 

How to apply:

Applicants must submit their CV together with a detailed response to each of the key selection criteria in the position description which is available at https://hcm613.peoplestreme.net/vincentcare/erec_external.asp.

Please submit your application through our website at https://hcm613.peoplestreme.net/vincentcare/erec_external.asp.

Phone enquiries may be made to Justin Bennett on 9329 6733.

Applications close: 5.00pm Friday 30th August 2019

VincentCare welcomes applications from people from diverse cultural & linguistic backgrounds including people who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Intersex, Aboriginal and/ or Torres Strait Islander.

All appointments within VincentCare Victoria are subject to satisfactory completion of a police check and character/performance reference checks.  Police checks will be undertaken for the selected candidate prior to any job offer being confirmed. Police checks are also undertaken on a periodic basis during the period of employment.

All appointments are subject to disclosure of any relevant employment history of formal disciplinary action for improper or unprofessional conduct taken by current or previous employers or any other integrity body within or outside Australia.

The incumbent for this position must have and maintain a current Victorian Working with Children Check or equivalent.