AddressIt’s a great time to join Hunter New England Local Health District. Apply now for one of our eligible regional and rural positions. You could benefit under the NSW Health Rural Workforce Incentive Scheme!
Remuneration: $70,944 - $101,211 per annum + superannuation + salary packagingLocation: Tamworth Community Health Service
Employment Type: Temporary Full Time (Until June 2025)
Position Classification: Podiatrist Level 1/2. Health ProfessionalsHours Per Week: 38Requisition ID: REQ483475Applications Close: Sunday 28th April 2024About the role:
This position is suitable for either an early career or well-established Podiatrist looking to develop their high-risk foot clinical skills. You will be well supported by the team and will be provided regular group and individual supervision as part of the role. The role covers all aspects of Podiatry and includes seeing patients for neurovascular assessments (including toe brachial indices on every patient), wound care, Charcot-neuroarthropathy management, critical limb ischemia, general care and nail surgery. You will enjoy an exciting and varied workload, with a high level of clinical complexity.
The team works with multiple specialities both face to face and via telehealth to provide better outcomes for our patients. This position will be well supported by the team of podiatrists, which includes a Level 4 Senior podiatrist and 3 Level 1/2 Podiatrists. You will be introduced to the case load on a graded basis and will be provided on the job support and mentorship as required. This position will have 4 hours quarantined each week for CPD activities and to complete a Quality improvement project for the NECACS podiatry department.
Where you’ll be working:
The New England region of NSW is known for its impressive landscape and historic small country towns. It is a large farming region with incredible bushwalking tracks, beautiful National Parks and spectacular waterfalls. If you love country music, you’ll love Tamworth, with museums and memorabilia on all aspects of the genre. You can take a trip to Armidale and explore the many small towns along the way. Popular spots to visit include the Moonbi Ranges, the museum and craft shops in Uralla, and the nearby fossicking area. The New England region is the beating heart of country NSW, and offers everything that the city life offers, without the traffic and queues.
The New England Podiatry service provide Podiatry care to a number of key sites in the New England region with the support of the Royal Flying Doctors Service. The team has a strong commitment to Closing the Gap and, together with their Aboriginal Health Practitioner, received an award for the Healthy Deadly Feet Program. This program was rolled out by the Ministry of Health in 2019 and aims to reduce preventable amputations in the community through providing high risk foot care to patients with acute foot pathologies. Tamworth is one of only two sites in New South Wales who were successful in kicking off the Healthy Deadly Feet Program - we are proud of the part we have played in having a purposeful impact on Aboriginal communities.
About You:
This position is suitable for a Podiatrist who enjoys a fast-paced environment. Support and mentorship will allow you to develop your skills in the management of high risk foot complications. This is an ideal position for a New Graduate or any Podiatrist who is looking for experience in rural and regional practice as well as inter-disciplinary care.
Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme
This vacancy is eligible for an Attraction and Relocation package that includes the following*:
- Attraction incentive paid as a Rural and Regional fortnightly allowance of up to $10,000 for the first 12-months
- Retention incentive of up to $5,000 thereafter annually
- PLUS 3 months accommodation assistance (e.g. reimbursement of rent payments or payments for commercial accommodation)
*All payments and reimbursements made to part time employees will be on a pro-rata basis. Attraction incentives will be paid as a Rural and Regional fortnightly allowance on top of your base salary + 11% superannuation.
Other forms of payment/package options (where you are eligible) need to be negotiated with the Convenor and may include**:
- Additional annual professional development days (up to 5 more per year)
- Additional personal leave (up to 5 more per year)
- Computer/internet reimbursement (e.g. laptop, wi-fi costs)
- Return airfare to and from your work base (or equivalent motor vehicle allowance) so you can still visit family and friends
**The total value of your incentive package would remain the same. Employees are responsible for seeking independent financial advice before accepting an Attraction and Retention Incentive package as part of their offer.
Benefits:
- Sustainable Healthcare:Together towards zero
- ADO's each month (for full time employees)
- 4 weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part time employees)
- Superannuation contributions
- Salary packaging options
- Fitness Passport
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
- Opportunity to work and collaborate with a range of non-clinical and clinical professionals.
Requirements:
- Podiatrist with current Authority to Practice with AHPRA
Additional Information:
- This position is full time; however, job share and/or part time arrangements will be considered.
- An eligibility list will be created for future temporary full or part time vacancies.
- To be eligible for employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen, or permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport, or hold an appropriate visa that allows you to live and work in Australia. Employment of a temporary visa holder will only be offered in line with the conditions and expiry date of your visa.
- We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.
Need more information?
Information for Applicants:
Stepping Up Website is a resource designed to help indigenous job applicants apply for positions in NSW Health. For more information, please visit: http://bit.ly/HNEHealthSteppingUp.
All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate (AIR Immunisation History Statement) certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.
Acceptable proof of COVID-19 vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement (IHS), or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate, or AIR COVID-19 and Influenza IHS. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations.
HNE Health employees may be eligible for a range of benefits such as allocated days off (ADO) for full time employees, long service leave, paid maternity leave, and salary packaging options including meal expenses.
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