21 Oct
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Blue Care
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Toowoomba Regional
21 Oct
Blue Care
Toowoomba Regional
Podiatrist | BlueCare | Toowoomba
As an integral part of our big-hearted team, you will be encouraged to grow and feel empowered to make a difference in the lives of others.
Employment Status: Permanent Full Time or Part Time (3 days per week minimum)
Location: Toowoomba Region - with occasional travel to Warick and Stanthorpe.
Remuneration: $42.15 – $59.04 p/hr (dependent on experience) + Super + Salary Packaging + Travel/Kilometre Reimbursement + Employee Advantages including flexible work arrangements
Classification: PO2.1 to PO3.3 - determined by demonstrated experience
New Graduates Welcome
About the role
You’ll join a leading not-for-profit organisation that promotes work-life balance and flexible working arrangements, operating from a clinical hub with a mix of in-centre clinic visits and home visits as required.
- Work collaboratively within an established multidisciplinary team (MDT) to deliver high-quality, person-centred podiatry care
- Focus on maintaining and supporting client independence, while considering physical and social wellbeing
- Receive ongoing clinical supervision from senior podiatrists, support from Allied Health Assistants, and administrative assistance
- Deliver care in a clinic-based setting with community home visits as required
- Access structured support from a senior podiatrist and the Allied Health Podiatry Discipline Lead
- Build and grow a community caseload, gaining exposure to varied and complex clients
- Contribute to expanding podiatry services within the local geographic area
- Manage your own caseload with realistic productivity targets
What makes a difference for us?
- Current Australian Driver’s Licence (essential)
- Access to a roadworthy,
insured vehicle (minimum Third-Party Property) (essential)
- Current AHPRA registration with unlimited work rights (essential)
- Commitment to working within the Philosophy, Policies and Procedures of BlueCare and the Uniting Church of Australia
- Strong clinical capability in podiatry assessment and treatment for community-based clients, including aged care, disability, and health & wellbeing needs
- Accurate and timely documentation skills, with confidence using digital systems for record keeping
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, enabling you to build strong relationships with clients, carers, and colleagues
- Collaborative approach to working within a multidisciplinary team environment
- Effective time management skills, with the ability to prioritise and manage a caseload to meet service and client needs
- Ability to identify additional client needs and coordinate appropriate referrals to other BlueCare services
- Confidence in meeting all required probity and compliance checks
Employee Benefits
- Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum
- A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance,
annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs
- 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme
- Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events
- Career development opportunitieswith one of the most trusted community and residential care providers in Australia to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference
- BlueCare is proudly part of the UnitingCare Family, we’d love you to be too
Joining the state’s largest network of aged care workers with its over 8,000 strong, bright team in blue, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. With more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, you are part of something bigger. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all its fullness.
Child safe, Child friendly
- Provide welcoming, safe & nurturing services for children
- Implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services
- Appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur
- Abide by the Child Safe Standards and adhere to the Reportable Conduct Scheme
Diversity & Inclusion
At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our missi
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