Podiatrists at Monash Health care for patients from birth to end of life, treating a diverse range of foot and lower limb conditions.
Recognised excellence, real opportunity
As Victoria’s largest health service, Monash Health offers podiatrists the full scope of practice across hospital and community settings, with strong professional development and clinical supervision from experienced clinicians — including readily available direct support for Grade 1 and 2 podiatrists. Established pathways into research, advanced practice and clinical education are also available.
In 2020, Monash Health was awarded with a National Association Diabetes Centre’s (NADC) High Risk Foot Service Centre of Excellence, offering podiatrists the opportunity to work with patients with diabetes and complex limb threatening conditions. This service allows podiatrists to work in a multi-disciplinary team across the Emergency Department, Vascular, Endocrinology, Infectious Disease and Orthopaedics.
With a supportive team, sites across south-east Melbourne and flexible work arrangements, as a Podiatrist at Monash Health, you can fit your career with your lifestyle.
Areas of Podiatry practice
Acute hospital-based care
Podiatrists at Monash Health working in acute hospital-based care, support patients with foot and ankle conditions in the hospital setting.
This work includes:
- Working within the High-Risk Foot Service for inpatients and outpatients with diabetes and limb threatening conditions
- Pressure injury prevention
- Working with patients with orthopaedic conditions
- Treatment plans that may involve total contacts cases, orthotics, offloading and footwear plaster casts, orthotics and footwear for patients
Subacute hospital-based care
Monash Health’s Podiatrists working in subacute hospital-based care, work with patients at Casey and Kingston Hospitals of varying ages and medical conditions.
This work includes:
- Management of foot wounds
- Transition to home care
- Falls prevention
- General foot care
- Prevention and management of pressure injuries on the foot and or ankle
Care in the community
Various roles are offered for Monash Health Podiatrists in the community. This includes at our sites in Cranbourne, Pakenham, Springvale and Kingston, in clients’ homes and at other community venues.
This work includes:
- Working with patients to gain independence in their homes
- General foot care
- High risk foot care
- Foot pain
- Wound care
- Falls prevention
- Geriatric Evaluation Management (GEM) at home
- Biomechanics
- Orthotic therapy
- NDIS care including:
- Working with people who have a disability that impacts their feet
- Orthotic intervention to assist with mobility in neurological conditions such as Cerebral Palsy
- Wheelchair and lower limb pressure injuries
- General foot health
Children’s
There are many opportunities at both Monash Children’s Hospital and in the Child and Family team within the community setting for podiatrists who work with children.
This work includes:
- Inpatient services at Monash Children’s Hospital
- Orthotic management
- Casting
- Assessment
- Working in Monash Children’s Hospital’s toe-walking clinic
- Working with children who have developmental/neurological conditions to ensure they can participate in school and play
- Working with children in Monash Health’s Child and Family multidisciplinary GAIT clinic
- NDIS
Hear from our Podiatrists
Watch the video to learn more about Podiatry at Monash Health
Watch the video to learn more about Podiatry Research at Monash Health
Learn about Tahlia Mollard’s journey as a Senior Podiatrist at Dandenong Hospital
“I really enjoy the unknown of walking into work each day. It keeps it fun and exciting; I also love the people I work with and the team I have around me.”
Learn about Antoni Caserta’s experience working in public health as a Paediatric Podiatrist
“I really enjoy the science, the physics and the complexity surrounding the way people move, so I naturally gravitated towards podiatry.”
Contact our Podiatry team
If you need help with your application or have any questions about what opportunities are available with a Podiatry career at Monash Health, we’d love to chat with you.
Speak with Alicia James, Head of Podiatry at Monash Health.
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