Level 3 Podiatrist - Transitional Aged Care - The Sutherland Hospital
Level 3 Podiatrist - Transitional Aged Care
Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Podiatrist Level 3
Remuneration: $56.69 - $58.52 per hour plus superannuation
Hours Per Week: 16 Hours
Requisition ID: REQ598887
Location: The Sutherland Hospital, Caringbah
Applications Close: Sunday, 31 August 2025
Come Work With Us!
The vision for South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is ‘exceptional care, healthier lives’. SESLHD is committed to enabling our community to be healthy and well, and to providing the best possible compassionate care when people need it.
The Role
Sutherland Transitional Aged Care, known as STACS, is seeking an enthusiastic level 3 Podiatrist to join our multi-disciplinary team. This is a new position within the team and aims to provide initial podiatry input post an acute hospital admission an ongoing referral of care and management to other community services for participants of the program. The level 3 is supported operationally by the Nurse Unit Manager of STACS and professionally by the Podiatry Head of Department. Given this is a new position there will be consultation, set up and review processes to evaluate the podiatry service offered to STACS participants.
Plan, coordinate, and implement in-depth levels of clinical expertise and extensive specialised knowledge within Podiatry in order to provide high quality Podiatric care to patients of the Sutherland Hospital and Sutherland Transitional Aged Care Service (STACS) consistent with NSW Health, South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) policies, procedures and standards.
This role includes responsibilities for provision and delivery of supervision conjunction with the Podiatry Head of Department, quality improvement initiatives, education delivery to other health care professionals and the teaching of students on clinical placement.
For operational / professional related queries or questions contact Simon French NUM at Simon.French1@health.nsw.gov.au or Alan Kennedy Head of Department - Podiatry at Alan.Kennedy@health.nsw.gov.au
Learn more about The Sutherland Hospital here. Learn more about SESLHD here
The Benefits
- Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees) in addition to annual leave.
- Salary packaging options that reduce your taxable income and increase your take-home pay! Up to $9K for living expenses and $2.6K meal & entertainment & Novated Leasing.
- Discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members.
- Discounted Private Health Insurance.
Selection Criteria:
- Qualifications in accordance with Schedule C of the NSW Health Service Health Professionals (State) Award and AHPRA with demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional learning.
- Extensive post graduate clinical experience in Podiatric care
- Excellent negotiation, decision making and advocacy skills including the ability to interact constructively and collaboratively with a diverse range of stakeholders, throughout all organisational levels.
- Demonstrated ability to provide high level clinical advice, education and support to others
- Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and to apply advanced reasoning skills and independent professional judgement when dealing with situations of a complex nature.
- Demonstrated knowledge of quality improvement initiatives and service evaluation processes.
- Demonstrated ability to participate in staff and/or student supervision
- Current NSW drivers licence and a willingness to travel in accordance with the demands of the position.
Need more information?
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Reasonable Adjustments
NSW Health recognises everyone is unique, and that you may require some adjustments to ensure you have the best opportunity to apply. If we can make some adjustments to the NSW Health recruitment/interview process, then please email SESLHD-Recruitment-TSH-Garrawarra@health.nsw.gov.au and let us know.
Adjustments may include but are not limited to, physical requirements, interview setups and specific interview availability times where required.
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