Senior Podiatrist

Senior Podiatrist - Step Into Leadership and Clinical Excellence! Make a real difference in regional health as a Senior Podiatrist with North West Hospital and Health Service. This permanent, full time role combines advanced clinical practice, leadership and service development within a supportive multidisciplinary team in Mount Isa.

About The Role As a Senior Podiatrist, you'll deliver high level podiatry care to clients with chronic disease and complex, high risk foot conditions. Working within a multidisciplinary Allied Health team, you'll exercise advanced clinical judgement while leading service improvement, education and workforce development.

Deliver advanced podiatry assessment, treatment and case management for complex and high risk clients.

Provide clinical leadership, supervision and support to podiatrists, students and therapy assistants.

Contribute to service development, quality improvement and clinical governance initiatives.

Engage in health promotion, research activities and culturally safe care across the region.

Working with us

Eligible health practitioners entitled to accrue an additional three days professional development leave per annum, resulting in a total of six days professional development leave per annum.

Eligible health practitioners working in designated remote areas will be entitled to a professional development allowance of $3,512.00 per annum.

Rural and Remote incentive: Category D allowance of $431.22 p.f.

Tax savings through salary sacrificing options are also available.

Transfer and appointment expenses may be negotiated.

Professionally our HHS values professionalism, leadership capability, excellence and resilience in our staff. We are committed to providing extraordinary opportunities for career development including in-house training, development and mentoring programs.

Requirements

Mandatory requirements are a relevant tertiary degree qualification and appropriate registration/licences.

The successful applicant must hold a tertiary qualification in Podiatry and hold current registration with the Podiatry Board of Australia.

C Class Motor Vehicle Licence.

Pre‑employment screening will be conducted for the successful applicant, including Criminal History checks.

This is a VPD risk role and may require evidence of vaccination or immunity to: Hepatitis A/B, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Pertussis, and Tuberculosis.

A period of probation may apply.

About North West Hospital And Health Service The North West Hospital and Health Service (NWHHS) delivers public health services across approximately 300,000 square kilometres, supporting remote communities throughout North Western Queensland and the Gulf of Carpentaria. We are committed to promoting community wellbeing and providing high-quality, accessible and effective healthcare for all.

Unique locations

Friendly communities

Regional, rural and remote $$$ incentives

The lifestyle in Mount Isa is family friendly; it is a vibrant city with an outback community feel. You will fall in love with the natural splendour of the North West Queensland region, the experience of a rural/urban community and the opportunity to make a real and positive difference... and want to stay.

Interested? Download the Role Description for further information and application / interview preparation.

Contact: Benjamin Bartsch on 07 4744 4447

Applications close: Wednesday, 04 March 2026.

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