Senior Podiatrist
Employment Type: Temporary Full Time (up to 12/11/2027)
Position Classification: Podiatrist Level 3
Location: Nepean Hospital
Remuneration: $61.31 - $63.29 per hour
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ684085
Applications Close: 11/10/2026
With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment,
working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed and develop in your chosen career role.
About Us
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is an exceptional environment to advance your career while enhancing your skills and expertise. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we deliver a comprehensive range of public health services across the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Regions.
Nepean Hospital is a teaching hospital that provides tertiary referral services in emergency care, coronary care, diagnostics, gynaecology, paediatric, neonatal intensive care/ICU, maternity, mental health, rehabilitation, and surgery. The Nepean Campus has recently experienced tremendous growth and aims to support communities within and outside of Sydney’s western suburbs, providing world-class clinical facilities, services, and care.
Are you an experienced Podiatrist looking to make a meaningful impact in a specialised clinical setting? Join Nepean Hospital as a Senior Podiatrist and play a key role in delivering high-quality, evidence-based care to patients of the High Risk Foot Service.
In this rewarding role, you will provide specialised podiatry assessment, treatment and education to patients, families and carers across inpatient and outpatient settings, ensuring the highest standards of care for individuals with complex foot and lower limb conditions. You will work with patients presenting with diabetes and other medical conditions that place the lower limb and feet at high risk, demonstrating advanced clinical expertise across a broad range of complex podiatric pathologies.
The position contributes to outpatient, inpatient and outreach services through Mootang Tarimi and Greater Western Aboriginal Health Services, supporting the delivery of culturally safe and responsive healthcare. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will play an important role in preventing complications, improving patient outcomes and enhancing quality of life for patients with high-risk foot conditions.
If you are a skilled and motivated clinician with a passion for specialised podiatry and delivering exceptional patient care, we encourage you to apply and become part of a collaborative team committed to improving outcomes for patients with high-risk foot pathology.
Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees
Accrued Day Off (ADO)
Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
Novated Leasing
Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year
Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
Fitness Passport
NBMLHD is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects the community we serve. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+, Cultural and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) people, neurodiverse individuals, and people with disabilities to apply.
NBMLHD is committed to implementing the child safe standards. For more information, please click here Child Safe Standards
For assistance with applying through the NSW Health Career Portal please click here.
What you will bring to the role
- Current registration as a Podiatrist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) with extensive postgraduate experience in podiatry and working in multidisciplinary teams.
- Demonstrated cultural competence and understanding of cultural safety principles, with a proven ability to work effectively with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in both internal clinical and community-based settings.
- 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
- Ability to provide in depth advice and education to enhance high risk foot service delivery in healthcare settings
- Proven ability to work in multidisciplinary teams
- Ability to initiate, lead, complete and share QI initiatives and service evaluation processes as part of a team
- Demonstrated student supervision and staff training skills
- Demonstrated ability to work as a sole practitioner with advanced reasoning skills and ability to be able to operate autonomously with minimum direct clinical supervision. Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to complete timely documentation.
Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified and must not exceed the duration or conditions associated with the current visa.
Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description
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For role related queries or questions contact Jacqueline Batchelor on Jacqueline.Batchelor@health.nsw.gov.au
