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Join Our Podiatry Team - Repat Health Precinct | Part-time Healthcare Role

Join Southern Adelaide Local Health Network as a Part-time Podiatrist, delivering specialised care to our diverse community. This short-term contract position runs until June 2026, offering excellent opportunities for professional growth within South Australia's leading healthcare system. You will work alongside experienced multidisciplinary teams while making a meaningful impact on patient outcomes in a supportive public health environment.

About the role: 

Reporting to the GEM Allied Health Manager operationally and to the acute Podiatry Manager professionally, this role is responsible for the development, coordination, implementation and management of high-risk foot services for in-patients at the Repatriation Health Precinct and Marjorie Trip ward at FMC. The Podiatrist is a clinical and educational training resource within the Podiatry Department to ensure positive outcomes in the management of patients with vascular, neurological and/or biomechanical complications and assists with podiatry departmental planning and integrating evidence-based approaches into a clinical acute and sub-acute setting.

Duties for the role will include:

• Utilising specialised knowledge, skills and judgement to demonstrate clinical competency in the effective management of patients with complex clinical issues,
• Incorporating best practice regimes and clinical guidelines related to management of the high risk foot,
• Developing, reviewing and evaluating clinical protocols, procedures and guidelines to maintain a best practice framework,
• Engaging in patient focussed clinical practice and facilitating effective care through appropriate and agreed intervention strategies, comprehensive documentation, timely professional communication and negotiated care planning and review with patients,
• Developing and evaluating departmental guidelines, clinical protocols, and procedures in all areas of podiatric practice,
• Developing and evaluating podiatry services by contributing towards development, implementation, coordination and evaluation for podiatry practice for the SALHN region,
• Participating in formal clinical supervision,
• Provision of clinical supervision and support for AHP-1 podiatrists
• Supervising clinical placements for Podiatry and other undergraduate students

About you:

• Bachelor of Podiatry or equivalent,
  Eligible for registration to practice with the AHPRA Podiatry Board,
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate positive outcomes while working in a team and in a multi-disciplinary setting,
• A high level of communication skills with patients, carers, staff and students and display a high level of interpersonal and written skills and demonstrated conflict resolution skills,
• Demonstrated promotion of the podiatry department and profession in a variety of settings,
• Demonstrated team leader skills and the ability to positively deal with change,
• Demonstrated ability to solve problems, use initiative and effect positive change,
• Proven experience in delivering high quality and safe care consistent with the National Safety and Quality Health Care Service Standards. (Mandatory for all clinical positions.),
• Demonstrated competency in the clinical management and treatment of the full range of conditions (acute and chronic) with inpatient and outpatient settings,
• Demonstrated advanced clinical competencies in the high risk foot and wound management,
• Broad based clinical experience in a wide range of clinical areas

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Fabiola Jabur,  A/Allied Health Service Manager, 0481467855, Fabiola.Jabur@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Friday 30 January 2026

Attachments:

• AHP2 Podiatrist - GEM Ward Role Description
• Australian applicant guidelines
• International applicant guidelines

Applicant Information:

• We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.
• The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
• Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
• SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.  Job ref: 927449