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Senior Podiatrist
Mount Isa Hospital, Mount Isa
Senior Podiatrist – Step Into Leadership & 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.
Job details
| Position status | Permanent |
|---|---|
| Position type | Full-time |
| Occupational group | Health - Allied Health/Clinical Support |
| Classification | HP4 |
| Workplace Location | North West Qld |
| Job ad reference | QLD/MI667544-2 |
| Closing date | 22-Jan-2026 |
| Job duration | Permanent full-time |
| Contact person | Benjamin Bartsch |
| Contact details | (07) 4744 4447 Access the National Relay Service |
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.
- Delivering advanced podiatry assessment, treatment, and case management for complex and high-risk clients.
- Providing clinical leadership, supervision, and support to podiatrists, students, and therapy assistants.
- Contributing to service development, quality improvement, and clinical governance initiatives.
- Engaging 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.
- 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.
The Traditional Owners of the area are the Kalkadoon people.
Mount Isa is a great place to live and work!
Interested?
Download the Role Description for further information and application / interview preparation.
Contact: Benjamin Bartsch on 07 4744 4447
Applications close: Thursday, 22 January 2026
Further information
We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.
Our vision is to be Queensland's leading HHS delivering excellence in remote healthcare to our patients, working as an integral part of the community.
We are an equal opportunity employer.
Documents
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