Position overview

Key Responsibilities

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

Under direction of the Community Care Podiatry Manager, you will:

1. Provide a high level of appropriate skilled clinical assessment and interventions across a range of clinical areas.
2. Exercise independent professional judgment in solving problems and managing cases where principles, procedures and techniques require expansion, adaptation, or modification.
3. Liaise with carers and other service providers to facilitate effective service provisions.
4. Contribute to the planning, development and evaluation of clinical governance activities, quality improvement projects, research programs, and health promotion in areas relevant to service.
5. Contribute to the development, evaluation and analysis of policies and procedures applicable to professional practice.
6. Provide professional supervision and/or training to other staff and students as directed or required.
7. Complete clinical and administrative data collection and evaluation to standard.
8. Undertake other duties appropriate to this classification level that support the effective operation of the organisation.

Competencies

Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to the following.

1. Strong organisational skills and ability to work independently with a high degree of drive.
2. Adaptability and flexibility to accommodate change.
3. Strong interpersonal skills and confidence communicating across a range of media.
4. Ability to work within an interdisciplinary team environment.

Qualifications

Essential

• Tertiary qualifications in Podiatry.
• Be registered with the Podiatry Board of Australia through the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).

Desirable

• Current Driver’s License.
• Have an understanding of how the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) indicators align with this role.

Experience

Essential

• A minimum of 5 years’ post-graduate experience as a Podiatrist.

Desirable

• Experience or knowledge of the CHS Exceptional Care Framework, and all other related frameworks.

Prior to commencement

Appointment to this position is conditional on being granted and retaining appropriate clearances:

• Pre-employment National Police Check.
• Current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 with NDIS is required.
• Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
• Comply with CHS credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for allied health professionals.

Important information

All employees are required to:

• Adhere to the Canberra Health Services Values and the ACT Public Service Code of Conduct.
• Act in accordance and comply with all relevant Safety and Quality policies and procedures.
• Comply with all relevant clinical and/or competency standards.

CHS is leading the drive to digitally transform health service delivery in Australia through the implementation of a territory wide Digital Health Record. Computer literacy skills are required which are relevant to this role as you will be responsible for completing required documentation and becoming a proficient user of the Digital Health Record and/or other Information Technology systems; once proficient, you will need to remain current with changes, updates, and contingencies.

What you Require (Key Selection Criteria)

These are the key selection criteria for how you will be assessed in conjunction with your resumé and experience.

1. Proven knowledge and ability to provide high level and complex clinical assessments and interventions in a community setting.
2. Demonstrated ability to identify service gaps and to initiate and participate in quality improvement processes and/or research.
3. Demonstrated ability to provide professional supervision and/or training to other staff and students.
4. Demonstrated ability to use a range of communication skills in complex situations, including across disciplines.
5. Demonstrates understanding of, and adherence to, safety and quality standards, Work Health and Safety and the positive patient experience. Displays behaviour consistent with CHS’s values of reliable, progressive, respectful, and kind.

Work environment description

The following work environment description outlines the inherent requirements of the role and indicates how frequently each of these requirements would need to be performed. Please note that the ACT Public Service is committed to providing reasonable adjustments and ensuring all individuals have equal opportunities in the workplace.