Podiatry careers
at Monash Health
Podiatrists at Monash Health care for patients from birth to end of life, treating a diverse range of foot and lower limb conditions.
Working at Victoria’s largest health service means that there are opportunities for podiatrists to experience the full scope of podiatry work in both hospital and community-based settings.
About our Podiatry team
Podiatrists at Monash Health are provided with opportunities to grow and progress their careers through professional development and clinical supervision programs with experienced clinicians. For grade 1 and 2 podiatrists, direct supervisors are readily available for clinical support and guidance. Â
There are also established pathways into research, advanced practice and clinical education roles for podiatrists at Monash Health.Â
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. Â
With a supportive team, sites across southeast Melbourne and flexible work arrangements, as a Podiatrist at Monash Health, you can fit your career with your lifestyle. Â
Our 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. Â
This work includes:Â Â
- Working within the High-Risk Foot Service for inpatients and outpatients with diabetes and limb threatening conditionsÂ
- Pressure injury prevention Â
- Working with patients with orthopaedic conditions Â
- Treatment plans that may involve total contacts cases, orthotics, offloading and footwear plaster casts, orthotics and footwear for patients.
Sub-acute 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.Â
This work includes:Â Â
- Management of foot wounds Â
- Transition to home care Â
- Falls prevention Â
- General foot careÂ
- 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.Â
This work includes:Â
- Working with patients to gain independence in their homesÂ
- General foot care Â
- High risk foot careÂ
- Foot painÂ
- Wound care Â
- Falls preventionÂ
- Geriatric Evaluation Management (GEM) at homeÂ
- Biomechanics Â
- Orthotic therapyÂ
- NDIS care including:Â
- Working with people who have a disability that impacts their feetÂ
- Orthotic intervention to assist with mobility in neurological conditions such as Cerebral Palsy Â
- Wheelchair and lower limb pressure injuries Â
- 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.Â
This work includes:Â Â
- Inpatient services at Monash Children’s HospitalÂ
- Orthotic managementÂ
- Casting Â
- Assessment Â
- Working in Monash Children’s Hospital’s toe-walking clinicÂ
- Working with children who have developmental/neurological conditions to ensure they can participate in school and playÂ
- Working with children in Monash Health’s Child and Family multidisciplinary GAIT clinicÂ
- NDIS.
“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.”Â
Tahlia Mollard first took an interest in podiatry when she and her siblings were fitted for orthotics in primary school. Now she works as a a Senior Podiatrist at Dandenong Hospital.Â
“I really enjoy the science, the physics and the complexity surrounding the way people move, so I naturally gravitated towards podiatry.”
Antoni Caserta shares his experience working in public health as a Paediatric Podiatrist at Monash Health.
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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