- Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network
- Salary: AHP3 - $112,139 - $120,284 p.a. - adjusted to actual hours worked
- Ongoing/Permanent, Part-time, (0.8 FTE / 30 hours per week)
WHAT ARE WE OFFERING?
Join our dedicated Allied Health team in Gawler as a Senior Podiatrist and enjoy a rewarding permanent part-time opportunity where you can make a real difference in the lives of regional communities. This senior role offers the chance to combine advanced clinical practice with professional leadership, supporting high-quality podiatry services across the Barossa Hills Fleurieu region.
Working within a collaborative multidisciplinary environment, you will use your expertise to deliver exceptional patient care while contributing to service improvement, workforce development and innovative models of care. You will play an important role in mentoring and supporting allied health professionals, driving quality and safety initiatives, and helping shape responsive services that meet the evolving needs of the community.
WHO ARE WE?
The Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network offers opportunities across our sites, from Kangaroo Island to Eudunda, wrapping all the way around our metropolitan areas. We pride ourselves on providing exceptional care to all our consumers, residents, their families, and community. Our mission is to ensure that you always receive the best quality, safe, consistent, collaborative care and always with kindness. We do this by maintaining exceptional levels of care at all times supported by systems and processes that assure us of quality and safety of our staff and those we serve.
WHERE AND HOW YOU WILL WORK
From heritage streets to riverside walks, boutique shopping and relaxed café moments, Gawler invites you to slow down, wander a little further, stay a little longer and discover the stories around every corner. Just 43 km north of Adelaide and on the edge of the renowned Barossa Valley, Gawler blends historic charm with vibrant local culture. Planned in 1839 by William Light, the town is rich in character, with grand stone buildings, historic pubs and beautifully preserved streets. Visit Gawler here.
WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
- Passion for delivering high-quality, evidence-based care that improves outcomes for clients, families, and rural communities?
- Motivation to lead, mentor, and inspire multidisciplinary teams while supporting the growth and development of less experienced staff and students?
- Commitment to innovation, continuous improvement, and driving positive change in clinical practice, workforce development, and service delivery?
- Strong desire to collaborate with colleagues, stakeholders, and community partners to build integrated, client-centred healthcare services?
- Resilience, adaptability, and enthusiasm for working in a dynamic rural health environment, with a proactive approach to solving complex challenges and improving systems of care?
If you have answered yes to any of these questions - then read on…
HOW WILL YOU CONTRIBUTE?
You will……….
- Deliver specialist podiatry services and expert clinical advice across BHFLHN, supporting safe, evidence-based and person-centred care.
- Lead and contribute to service development initiatives, clinical protocols, quality improvement activities and workforce planning projects.
- Provide clinical leadership, supervision, mentoring and education to podiatry staff, allied health professionals and students.
- Build strong partnerships with consumers, carers, health professionals and community stakeholders to improve service integration and responsiveness.
- Support research, evaluation and performance reporting activities while contributing to the strategic growth and continuous improvement of podiatry services across the network.
WHAT WILL WE OFFER YOU IN RETURN?
At BHFLHN, not only will you be working in an environment surrounded by beautiful scenery and nature we see your work here as not just as a job, but an opportunity to extend, progress or consolidate your career with us. We therefore offer you opportunities to be supported in the following ways:
- Salary package a range of benefits (including living expenses such as mortgage, rent, utility bills and groceries) up to $9,010 each FBT year + $2,650 for Meal Entertainment expenses each FBT year Click here more information
- Access to generous leave provisions and professional development opportunities.
- Support for you and your family via our free Employee Assistance Program.
- Health and Fitness Benefits: Access to Fitness Passport, a discounted workplace health and fitness program available to BHFLHN staff and their families.
WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED TO KNOW/WHAT IS ESSENTIAL FOR SUCCESS?
Working in this environment, it is important to us that we only employ people with the upmost integrity and commitment to serving the South Australian community and its visitors to the highest possible standards. To ensure that we meet that commitment there are a few checks that you will be required to undertake. These are detailed on the Role Description, but are likely to include the following:
- You will need to undergo employment screening, what you require is also on the front page of the Role Description.
OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
We employ people as diverse as the clients we support and the environments we work in. At BHFLHN we pride ourselves on being an Equal Opportunity employer committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees and therefore we encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, disability, all genders, and LGBTQI+ community. We continually look for ways to support and promote diversity and flexible ways of working so please let us know what interests you.
NEED TO RELOCATE?
Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. See what is available here: Relocation support | SA Health. Find out more about working in the Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network, and see what it looks like to work and live in regional Australia at: https://movetomore.com.au/
HELP IS HERE!
Please refer to all the details in the Role Description below (job ref: 948862), or reach out to Elsbeth Lions, Business Support Coordinator on Phone: 0466 567 801 or via E-mail: elsbeth.lions@sa.gov.au
To find out what you need to apply, and what is required to be offered a role, please refer to the Applicant Checklist BHFLHN Applicant Checklist.pdf. Please also click here for our Australian applicant guidelines
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DON’T HESITATE! Applications Close on Wednesday 7th October 2026 at 11.55 PM.
Eligibility: Current SA Health Employees Only
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