Full Time/Part Time Sports & Exercise Podiatrist Canberra, ACT

Full Time/Part Time Sports & Exercise Podiatrist Canberra, ACT

Position Vacant: Part Time

Peak Performance Podiatry – Early Career Sports & Exercise Podiatrist

(New Graduates and one to two years experience are welcomed to apply)

(July 2024 + Start) (This role will be advertised ongoing)

A Sports & Exercise Podiatry Clinic in Canberra, we believe health is about the state of your whole body. A philosophy utilising the concept that exercise is medicine. We have access to latest lower limb objective testing technology and have the highest qualified practitioners in Canberra. We have locations in Braddon, Dickson and Casey.

Whats on offer?

• As a valued member of the Peak Performance Podiatry team you get high level access to in house CPD 
• Annual paid CPD to SMA & SEPA Conferences (flights, accomodation and tickets)
• Regular in-house and external local CPD opportunities. 
• Balanced work-life balance meaning you can choose consult hours, rest breaks and admin times. 
• A competitive base salary of $75,000 - $85,000 (+Super) for Level 1 Podiatrists (salary guides below)
• Structured mentoring and support and individual tailored plans to suit your professional development. 
• Full Administration Support.
• Musculoskeletal, Sports & Exercise Podiatry Caseload. 
• Easy-to-use, time-saving in-house software patient management & exercise cloud systems
• Growing team and career opportunity
• Working options for independently and/or as part of a multidisciplinary team at all of our clinic locations.
• Working in a close-knit team with an open door policy 
• Opportunity to build your own patient load that reflects your niche and focus preferences.

OUR MISSION & VISION

Vision & Purpose:

Good people providing quality, innovative and sustainable excellence in Sports & Exercise Medicine.

Staying true to our core values in business has helped us create a company we’re proud to run and work for.

Mission:

To be the center of excellence for bridging the gap between science and practical application of Sports & Exercise Podiatry.

Core Values:

Create The Best Service - Our criteria for the best service rests on functional, sustainable and personalisation to the individual and is backed by evidence using tried and tested processes.

To Grow Our Profession

The challenges we face as a podiatry profession requires leadership. We create and innovate our skills and improve our service to be at the forefront of podiatry.

Challenge The Convention

Our success depends on embracing critical thinking and questioning to develop new ways.

Sustainable Impact & Balanced Life

Creating sustainable interventions that last and building a culture of collaboration with our patients. But concurrently our clinicians embrace a positive approach to work life balance to ensure patients get the optimal outcomes!

ABOUT US

We provide Canberra with a special focus on sports and exercise podiatry services and education. We want to help people be active and to stay active and to be on the forefront of Sports & Exercise Podiatry. We have a vast and extensive professional network for when a multidisciplinary approach is required to help assist you to achieve your goals. Our practitioners pride themselves on excellent communication to their patients to develop personalised treatment plans. Our Dickson location is a fully set up rehabilitation gymnasium and has gait analysis.

Our Sports & Exercise Podiatry clinic in Canberra has Podiatrists, Accredited Sports Scientists and Professional Strength & Conditioning Coaches to prescribe, supervise exercise and rehabilitation programs.

We are at the forefront of Sports & Exercise Podiatry in Canberra. 

YOUR ROLE:

Four day working week of consulting hours inclusive of admin time. Five day weeks are unfortunately not preferred at our practice as we do not believe in a five day working week for both admin or clinical staff. However this can be negotiated if you prefer to work the five day working week/38 hours.

You will be mentored with our Sports & Exercise Podiatrist, Patrick Doan, with the following structure:

• Four week onboarding program with half day consulting clients to begin with and half day skills/clinical reflection/observation/systems and templates design (this can be altered pending performance after four week review)  

• Monthly mentoring organised catch ups for the first six months

• Three monthly/quarterly reviews in the second six months to discuss progression

YOUR RENUMERATION & KEY BENEFITS:

All renumeration below is based off a standard 38 hour five day week and will be pro-rata to the amount of days/hours you do. 

Below is a base guide on retainer wages:

• Grade 1 - Podiatrist – $75,000 - $85,000 p/a ($37.96 - $43.01 p/h) Retainer, 40% Commission + Super (Comission available after 6 months pending performance)

• Grade 2 - Associate Podiatrist - $86,000 - $95,000 p/a ($43.50 - $48.08 p/h) Retainer, 42% Commission + Super (or 47% + GST contractor option $110,000-$160,000)

• Grade 3 - Senior Podiatrist - $96,000 - $105,000 p/a ($48.59 - $53.14 p/h) Retainer, 45% Commission + Super (or 50% + GST contractor option $130,000-$180,000) 

• Grade 4 - Managing Podiatrist - $106,000 - $115,000+ p/a ($53.64 - $58.20 p/h) Retainer, 48% Commission + Super (or 52% + GST contractor option $160,000 - $200,000+)

This role is for a Grade 1 Podiatrist where the expectation is a new graduate or early career Podiatrist seeking to work and develop in the roles of Sports & Exercise Podiatry and expanding knowledge in Strength & Conditioning and rehabilitation. 

There is a possible option to have S&C mentoring as well if you would like to develop and acquire an ASCA S&C Coaching certification.

• Leave and super as per Fairwork Australia
• Annual paid CPD to SMA & SEPA Conferences (flights, accomodation and tickets)
• Regular in-house and external local CPD oppurtunities. 
• Balanced work-life balance meaning you can choose consult hours, rest breaks and admin times. 

YOUR REQUIREMENTS + QUALIFICATIONS:

• Degree qualified in Podiatry with AHPRA Registration as a General Podiatrist (and appropriate insurances)

• Candidates with Membership with Sports & Exercise Podiatry Australia (SEPA) and Sports Medicine Australia (SMA) (AND/OR a similar professional focussed organisation) will be looked favourably upon

• An A4 summary of yourself and why you are choosing to work in podiatry. 

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