Podiatrist-Caulfield Community Health
Core
Provide comprehensive clinical podiatry services including assessments, wound management, nail surgery, and orthotics to community members in homes, clinics, and a chronic wound clinic.
Role type
Grade 2 Podiatrist (Clinical)
Builds
Clinical care plans and interventions for adult community health patients
Domain
Healthcare / Podiatry / Community Health
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Podiatry clinical assessment, wound management, nail surgery, orthotics prescription/manufacture, biomechanical assessment, sharps debridement, multidisciplinary collaboration, evidence-based practice, patient advocacy, data entry, policy development
Preferred skills
Supervision of students, membership with Australian Podiatry Association or Wounds Australia, prior community health sector experience
Technologies
Electronic health records, telehealth platforms
Responsibilities
Conduct initial and annual foot assessments, perform routine and pathological nail care, manage wounds and perform nail surgery, develop person-centred care plans, supervise undergraduate students and Grade 1 podiatrists, liaise with external agencies for client care coordination, document and collect service fees, identify research and quality improvement priorities, meet individual and team KPIs
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC with supervision responsibilities