Podiatrist - High - Risk & Community Health

Collingwood, Australia

Reference: 6898667

• Full-Time, Ongoing
• Pay range from $48.17 - $55.40 per hour + Exceptional Salary Packaging & Benefits
• Work for a multi-award-winning iconic community health organisation

Step out of private practice isolation and into a multi-awardwinning team where your clinical skills truly change lives.

Are you a passionate Podiatrist looking to elevate your clinical practice while championing health equity? At cohealth, you won't just treat feet; you will partner with vulnerable communities to prevent complications, foster self-management, and deliver holistic, life-changing care.

Working within a vibrant multidisciplinary team alongside medical and nursing peers, you will manage a rich and rewarding clinical caseload.

What's in it for you? (The cohealth Perks)

Benefits

We believe in taking care of the people who take care of our community. When you join us, you'll enjoy a market-leading benefits package:

• Maximize Your Take-Home Pay with a generous Salary packaging: tax free amount of up to $15,900 p.a (mortgage, rent, or credit cards) and a further $2,650 p.a (meal, entertainment expenses and holiday accommodation) alongside generous reward programs from our salary packaging providers. Find out more on salary packaging here: https://www.ato.gov.au/Individuals/Jobs-and-employment-types/Working-as-an-employee/Salary-sacrificing-for-employees/
• Industry-Leading Parental Leave: Access 14 weeks of paid primary carer leave after just 6 months of continuous service. Plus, we continue to pay superannuation on your unpaid parental leave periods to bridge the retirement gap.
• Health & Wellbeing: Gain access to a significantly discounted fitness membership giving you and your family unlimited entry to over 290 facilities across Victoria, alongside comprehensive EAP counseling support and wellness initiatives.
• Award-Winning Culture: Work for the Premier's Health Service of the Year (Primary) and a certified Supporting LGBTIQ+ Health Service. We celebrate diversity, foster a deep sense of belonging, and encourage everyone to bring their whole selves to work.

Your Impact: Day-to-Day Responsibilities

As a core member of our Collingwood allied health team, you will:

• Deliver Advanced Clinical Care: Provide high-quality podiatric assessments and interventions, specializing in diabetes management, wound care, peripheral vascular disease, biomechanics, and nail surgery.
• Empower Through Education: Collaborate with clients to create practical, self-management strategies that give them autonomy over their health outcomes.
• Collaborate Across Disciplines: Work shoulder-to-shoulder with GPs, nurses, and other allied health professionals to provide seamless, wrap-around care for complex clients.
• Uphold Excellence: Maintain accurate, high-standard clinical documentation to ensure safe, seamless continuity of care.

The role

You are a community-minded clinician who thrives on variety and clinical problem-solving. The perks of the role include:

• Maximum of 2 new assessments per day (60 min assessment consults)
• 5 weeks of annual leave
• 6 - 12 clients per day (mix of 30 & 60 min reviews + 60 min new assessments)
• Paid internal training - cultural awareness, family violence, de-escalation training, and more
• Multi-disciplinary meetings and case conferencing
• Study leave & conference leave available. PD allowance available (pro-rata)
• Dedicated admin time blocked daily + regular paid team meetings
• No home visits - ever!
• Supportive and close-knit podiatry & allied health teams
• Admin support for non-clinical tasks - stock ordering, sterilisation, contacting clients, etc.
• Fully supported sterilisation team
• Diverse client load - general care, paediatrics, high risk foot, diabetes assessments, biomechanical assessments, orthotic prescription & nail surgery with a dedicated assistant.
• Dedicated time for quality improvement and research projects.

Ready to Make a Real Difference?

To download the PD, and to apply for this job go to: https://cohealthcareers.org.au/Current-Jobs & enter ref code: 6898667.

Applications close 17 June 2026.

We will be conducting interviews for this role as applications are received.

If you have any questions regarding this role, please contact Sharon Malcolm on ***email_hidden***

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC), a Working With Children Check (WWCC), complete a Pre-Employment Declaration Form, evidence of legal rights to work in Australia, and evidence of vaccination.

Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of immunisation assessment including Influenza within 12 weeks of commencement [B]. This is in accordance with the Victorian Minister of Health Mandatory Vaccination Orders and legislated requirement for influenza vaccination.

Applications Close: 17 Jun 2026