Senior Podiatrist

East Metropolitan Health Service – Armadale WA

Part time, Full time, Casual/Temporary, Contract, Permanent

This is a Recruitment Pool for Permanent, Fixed-Term & Casual positions working Full-Time and Part-Time hours, with the possibility of extension and/or permanency. These positions are based in Armadale.

EMHS is committed to ensuring that our services are delivered by people who are representative of the diverse communities we assist.

We wholly embrace diversity and inclusion and encourage people to work with us from all ages, races, genders, religions, sexual orientations, family responsibilities or other characteristics, including Aboriginal people, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, individuals with a diverse sexuality or gender or bodily diversity, and people with disability.

WA Health is committed to growing the Aboriginal workforce as a part of WA Health’s Aboriginal Workforce Policy. As a measure to achieve equality, Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to this position. Aboriginal people are encouraged to apply. Eligibility to Apply To be eligible for appointment, applicants must have a valid working visa (for fixed term appointments) or be an Australian citizen, permanent resident, or have a visa to live and work indefinitely in Australia (for permanent appointments).

Other Conditions WA Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to undertake a criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process. As well as undertaking a criminal record screening and integrity checking, you may also be required to undertake a working with children check (if required for the role) and a pre-employment health assessment. We may ask referees to comment on your integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour. Please note that adverse information does not necessarily disqualify an applicant but will be considered as part of the appointment process.

Suitable applicants will be placed in a pool from which appointments may be made when similar vacancies occur. Appointments may be made from this pool until 31st March 2026.

Position Profile We are currently seeking dynamic and enthusiastic individuals to fill Senior Podiatrist positions based at the Armadale Health Service. In this role, successful applicants will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide and coordinate Podiatry services to patients using advanced clinical practice skills in addition to planning, implementation and evaluation of patient safety and quality of care. Successful applicants will practice as a Senior Podiatrist as per the Podiatry Board of Australia policies, codes and guidelines, and apply evidence-based practice and ensure practice is in accordance with relevant national and international guidelines as well as Armadale Kalamunda Group and EMHS policies and guidelines. For more information regarding the Senior Podiatrist role, including a breakdown of duties and requirements, please refer to the Job Description Form (JDF) attached.

Area Profile The East Metropolitan Health Service (EMHS) comprises an extensive hospital and health service network that aims to maintain and improve the health and wellbeing of more than 670,000 Western Australians in its catchment area.

Our hospital network works together to provide a combination of tertiary, secondary and specialist health care services including emergency and critical care, state trauma, elective and emergency surgery, general medical, mental health, inpatient and outpatient services, aged care, palliative care, rehabilitation and women’s, children’s and neonatal services.

The EMHS consists of Royal Perth Hospital; Armadale Health Service; Bentley Health Service; Kalamunda Hospital; St John of God Midland Public Hospital and a range of community and population health services.

Armadale Health Service (AHS) is a general hospital focused on providing a range of high quality health care services in the community. The hospital, which is part of the Armadale Kalamunda Group, is equipped with an Emergency Department and Intensive Care Unit and provides high-quality general medical and surgery services, rehabilitation, maternity, paediatric and neonatal, mental health, renal medicine and dialysis services and ambulatory care.

Employee Benefits

Professional Development Opportunities and Study leave / assistance.

Flexible working arrangements.

Flexible leave arrangements.

Other professional and location based allowances.

12% employer contributed superannuation into a fund of your choice. For information on superannuation

Selection Criteria Please see the attached Job Description Form (available online at www.jobs.health.wa.gov.au).

Application Instructions Applicants are requested to apply online (www.jobs.health.wa.gov.au).

It is preferable for your referee to be a current supervisor or manager.

Applicants are advised to write a covering letter outlining their suitability for this position and attach their current resume or curriculum vitae. In addition to this, applicants are requested to provide a separate document (maximum two to three pages) addressing each of the essential and desirable selection criteria outlined on page four of the Job Description Form (JDF) attached. When responding to each criterion, we encourage you to use real-world examples from your career as this will assist us in assessing your suitability.

These documents should be complete and ready to attach prior to applying online. Please ensure you allow sufficient time to complete the online application process as you will be required to answer various questions and attach your documentation.

Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm will not be accepted.

LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

For Further Job Related Information: We encourage you to contact Chris Gilomen on (08) 9391 2***.

If you experience difficulties while applying online, please contact Employee Services on 13 44 77 for immediate assistance during business hours.

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