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• Temporary Full Time - 80 hours per fortnight (Parental Leave)

About the Facility

Corio Primary Care is located at the Corio Community Health Centre in the heart of Corio. The centre is shared with numerous teams including community nursing, dental and mental health. Many programs internal and external to Barwon Health visit and collaborate with our team to provide holistic and life changing experiences for our clients.

About the role

As part of CH, R & PC program deliver services to the multi-disciplinary community health program area. The position is responsible for the continuous improvement and delivery of high quality, cost effective podiatry services.

All activities of the position will reflect current best practice standards for podiatry and support consumers and carers to achieve an optimum level of health independence through:

• Comprehensive, co-ordinated and integrated multidisciplinary services.
• Provision of consumer–centred care to community members from a broad range of backgrounds.
• Contribute to meeting the program and allied health key performance indicators (KPI’s).

The position will operate according to relevant legislation, Barwon Health policies, and program and department guidelines.

Barwon Health is a values based organisation and all staff demonstrates this in their work with clients, team members and community.

The position will be located at a primary location but may be moved to other Barwon Health locations depending on service delivery needs.

The position will operate according to relevant legislation, Barwon Health policies, program and department guidelines.

About the culture

You will have the opportunity to be part of a highly skilled, professional, friendly and dedicated workforce who take pride in providing high quality service. You will have support and guidance from fellow team members and management who exhibit our Barwon Health values, respect, compassion, commitment, accountability and innovation. We are all dedicated to supporting the organisation in achieving our vision of - By 2050 everyone in our community enjoys the best health and wellbeing in Victoria.

Barwon Health staff benefits

• Flexible working arrangements
• Professional development
• Access to employee wellness facility
• Salary packaging
• Social club
• Doorstep to the Great Ocean Road, Bellarine Peninsula and the Surf Coast

About the Geelong Region, AUSTRALIA

Sitting within one of Victoria’s six regional health centres, Barwon Health serves the community of Greater Geelong and beyond. Victoria’s second largest city after Melbourne! Derived from the local Wadawurrung name for the region; Djillong, (Geelong) is means “Tongue of Land”.

• Enjoy a range of lifestyle choices including inner city, coastal, suburban and rural homes at affordable prices.
• High standard of schooling options throughout the area
• A stone throw from the Surf Coast and Great Ocean Road
• Appreciate beautiful parks, rivers, walks and wineries

To find out more about the Geelong region, visit our Moving to the Region page on the Barwon Health website.

Diversity and Inclusion

At Barwon Health we are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where we value each person’s uniqueness. We embrace diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality health care to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexual orientation.

We are committed to providing positive employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and welcome employment applications from candidates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background. We also strongly encourage people with disability and diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles.

We are strongly committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Click here for further information on the Victorian Government’s Child Safe Standards: About Child Safe Standards | Victorian Government. We are also proud to be Totally Smoke Free.

If we can assist you with any reasonable adjustments to submit your application for this role, please contact [email protected] using the subject line: Podiatrist - Community Health - Geelong enquiry via EthicalJobs noting your preferred method of communication and contact details and a member of the team will be in touch.

This role must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and influenza and meet the requirements of the Barwon Health immunisation policy.