Podiatrist - Geelong

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If you clicked on this ad, you'll love the fact that our focus is 1:1 time with your clients! Being a mobile role with no central office, your day centres around doing what you do best - helping people achieve their 'Own Body's' potential.

That doesn't mean you're on your own, we have an extensive administrative and senior clinical team to ensure you feel safe, supported and valued.

• Client-focused - we're a values-based organisation with the client's experience always front of mind
• Perks - travel reimbursements, monthly team awards to be won and free weekly coffee on the house! Opportunity to earn a bonus for product sales.
• Established company (founded 2010) with extensive referral network, support structures and development opportunities
• Diverse Caseload - Home Care Package, Transition Care Program, Hospital in the Home, direct hospital referrals, no Aged Care Facility work
• Manageable expectations - we won't overload you with clients
• Flexibility - create your own personalised schedule. We don't work out of a central office, so you have the freedom to complete admin tasks from home or the local café!
• Professional development - ongoing training and fortnightly mentoring/supervision, regular informal (online) clinical discussions, plus future opportunities to be involved in business development.
• Support - administration support for booking and confirmations and access to our team of experienced podiatrists, physiotherapists and occupational therapists.

Regular mindfulness sessions run by one of our Remarkable team members.

Tech - our team love our specialised software which makes the admin part of the role a dream

About us

Own Body was created through a desire to help clients understand and maximise their own bodies’ potential in the comfort and convenience of their own space.

We are a team of highly qualified and reliable Physiotherapists, OTs and Podiatrists working across metropolitan Melbourne, regional Victoria, Brisbane, Hobart, Launceston and Sydney, providing personable, high quality, affordable care to our valued clients.

We have been around for over 12 years and have grown our team to over 70 clinicians in this time. Having always been mobile, we have the experience, processes, technology and support in place to ensure our team feel connected and have everything they need to focus on what's important.

The opportunity

Own Body is seeking a number of dedicated Podiatrists to join our team on a full time/part time or casual basis in the North, West, East, South East, Bayside and Peninsula areas of Melbourne (with multiple other positions available across Melbourne and Australia).

Your caseload commonly includes general skin and nail care, diabetic foot care, biomechanical/footwear assessment, wound care & prevention, post-surgical, orthotic/offloading therapy, maintenance and rehabilitation therapy for clients with disabilities.

You will also have the opportunity to treat clients with a variety of conditions, co-morbidities and some complex cases.

Clinicians are not required to take on clients outside of their skill set.

You will be experienced in biomechanical assessment, general skin and nail care, wound prevention education and management, orthotic prescription and fitting, nail surgery and diabetes (foot and limb health) assessment/treatment.

RENUNERATION

We have flexible renumeration packages depending on your situation and preference!

For full time and part time clinicians the package is based on an hourly rate, plus super, plus travel allowance, plus a percentage of product sales.

Additional opportunity to earn generous and achievable monthly bonuses.

Do you have your own tools? We are happy to negotiate higher pay rates for clinicians who can supply their own tools.

For casual clinicians, there is the option to be paid sessionally per client at a fixed rate (inclusive of loadings etc.) or to be paid a commission on each appointment.

Tax benefits - working as a mobile clinician has several tax advantages vs working in other settings. You may be able to claim portions or running costs for your home office, capital purchases associated with your home office as well as claiming a portion of work related car expenses.

Please note we cannot provide specific tax advice. Please consult your accountant or adviser to discuss your personal circumstances.

About you

We encourage you to visit our website to find out more about who Own Body is. We're looking for the perfect fit for our business, someone who shares our Core Values and our passion for one-on-one home health care.

You'll also need :

• Bachelor of Podiatry (or equivalent)
• Minimum of 1-year experience
• Full registration with AHPRA (no interim certificate please)
• Valid driver's licence
• Police Check (or willing to obtain)
• NDIS Worker Screening Check (or willing to obtain)
• Level 2 First Aid (or willing to obtain)
• Professional indemnity insurance (or willing to obtain)
• Flu vaccination (or willing to obtain)
• COVID-19 vaccination (or willing to obtain)
• NDIS screening check (or willing to obtain)

Think we're a match?

Apply now via SEEK with your resume and cover letter.

Please contact Michael Salmic on 0491 186 808 or via email at recruitment@ownbody.com.au if you have any questions.

We look forward to welcoming you!

Job Types : Full-time, Part-time, Permanent, Casual