Podiatrist - Intermediate Care Service (ICS)

• Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – GP Plus – Elizabeth and Modbury
• Salary (plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits):
  • AHP1 $71,217 - $86,938 p.a.
  • AHP2 $91,785 - $106,330 p.a.
• Temporary Full-Time, up to 6 months

About the Role:

Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is eager to recruit a Podiatrist to work in our dynamic, growing and supportive team, to help us deliver exceptional care to our community. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a meaningful impact while advancing your clinical skills within a collaborative Allied Health environment.

As a Podiatrist with NALHN, you will provide comprehensive assessment and treatment services across inpatient, outpatient, acute, and Intermediate Care settings, contributing to improved health outcomes for people living with chronic and complex conditions. Working within the Intermediate Care Service, your interventions will play a crucial role in helping patients maintain independence and avoid unnecessary hospital readmissions, directly enhancing their quality of life.

The Allied Health Chronic Disease Intermediate Care Services bring together Dietetics, Exercise Physiology, Occupational Therapy, Podiatry, Physiotherapy, Social Work and Interdisciplinary Complex Self-Management support services, working collaboratively with services from the NALHN Clinical Divisions and Aboriginal Health Services, to optimise health outcomes and reduce hospital admissions for patients with Diabetes, Cardiac and Respiratory Diseases, and vulnerable people with other chronic diseases.

Appointment to this role will be at the AHP1 or AHP2 classification, dependent on the level of experience.

To be eligible for this position, you must hold an appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification which entitles registration with the Podiatry Board of Australia.

About You:

In this role you will bring demonstrated competency in podiatry assessment and treatment, particularly for clients with chronic and complex conditions, and a strong commitment to ongoing professional development. You communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, manage your time well, and confidently handle a varied caseload. Your experience includes delivering podiatric care for chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart failure, and respiratory illness, and you thrive in an interdisciplinary team environment. With strong clinical judgement, collaborative spirit, and dedication to person‑centred care, you are ready to contribute to a high‑functioning and supportive Allied Health team.

If you're ready to take the next step in your podiatry career and help shape better health outcomes for our community, we invite you to apply.

About Us:

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia.

NALHN serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality medical services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care. Recently, NALHN has upgraded its facilities and plans to expand further. The network provides primary health care with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management. With nearly 6,500 employees, NALHN emphasises quality care and a supportive work environment guided by respect, integrity, and accountability. Our core values foster excellence, innovation, and equitable health outcomes.

Our 300-plus Allied Health professionals play an integral role in multidisciplinary teams delivering outstanding care to patients across our acute, subacute and hospital avoidance services.

At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.

At NALHN, we have a strong commitment to providing a clinically interesting professional experience, with structured and supportive education and professional development, and career progression pathways.

Some feedback from current employees about working as Allied Health Professionals in NALHN includes:

“My favourite part about working in NALHN is the close working relationships we have across Allied Health to optimise patient care.”

“I feel like I’m part of a growing and developing service.”

“I love the great team dynamic and the culture of learning and support.”

Benefits of working at NALHN:

From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you’ll find there are lots of benefits of working with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network.

Incremental wage increases in-line with the Allied Health Professionals, Assistants and Psychologists Enterprise Agreement 2025

Access to experienced clinicians across a broad range of expertise, who are supportive of collegial sharing of skills and knowledge in different therapies and client presentations.

Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas.

NALHN supports and fosters a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.

In addition to this, other benefits of working as a Podiatrist in NALHN include:

• professional development opportunities. We have a well-established Allied Health Education unit which offers high-quality, targeted in-house training, and under the current enterprise agreement staff are also eligible for a Professional Development Allowance and entitled to claim reimbursement of eligible professional development expenses to allow you to continue to build upon your professional foundations
• opportunities to participate in research. NALHN have an Allied Health Research Chair, who is able to work with clinicians and teams to support clinical research
• regular clinical supervision, allowing you to receive individualised support, learning and development to help you achieve your career goals

SA Health is committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees. We strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, members of the LGBTIQA+SB community and people who live with disability and/or neurodivergence.

We are committed to making workplace adjustments to provide a positive and supportive work environment. You are encouraged to let us know if have any support or access requirements during the recruitment process and beyond to ensure you can perform at your best.

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check.

Check(s):

• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
• National Police Check (National Police Certificate) for general employment probity, vulnerable person-related employment and aged care sector screening – apply to any of the accredited bodies approved to offer a service direct to the public. Accreditation is provided by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission. See our National Police Certificate accredited bodies page for links to lodge screening requests.

Immunisation Risk for this position is – Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances)

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job Ref: 932976

Enquiries:

Zoe Maidment

Senior Manager - Intermediate Care Service

Phone: 0477 343 632

E-mail: [email protected]

Application Closing Date:

24 April 2026 – 11.55PM

Role Description and Further Information:

 932976 - Podiatrist - Intermediate Care Service (ICS) - AHP1 - role description.pdf

 932976 - Podiatrist - Intermediate Care Service (ICS) - AHP2 - role description.pdf

* Refer to the SA Health Career Website – How to apply for further information.