Joining our close-knit team at MCWA gives you the opportunity to develop your career whilst assisting and greatly benefiting our ageing, elderly, and disabled communities.
We are a dedicated team of focused professionals who enjoy a work life balance. We have a strong focus on providing flexible working arrangements and internal career development opportunities.
Current Vacancies :
PODIATRIST :
Registered Podiatrists to provide podiatry services to our clients. As a podiatrist you will be responsible for providing clinical care to our clients in a home setting to ensure they remain safe and independent at home. This role will work closely with other departments to ensure that the right level of service is being delivered to our clients.
Why work for us:
- Enjoy the benefits of team work and collaboration.
- Salary Packaging.
- Travel reimbursement.
- Although based at our head office in northern suburbs, this role will require you to travel to and from client homes all across Melbourne.
Main duties/ responsibilities:
- Perform comprehensive foot assessments to evaluate the condition of the feet, nails, skin, and circulatory health.
- Diagnose and treat common podiatric conditions, including ingrown toenails, fungal infections, plantar fasciitis, diabetic foot issues, calluses, bunions, and corns.
- Provide wound care for patients with diabetic ulcers or other foot wounds.
- Develop individualised care plans based on patient needs, and collaborate with the Allied Health Team.
- Educate patients and caregivers on foot care, injury prevention, and management of chronic conditions.
- Prescribe orthotics, footwear recommendations, and physical therapy as necessary.
- Monitor and document progress of treatments, adjusting care plans as needed.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date clinical documentation, including patient assessments, treatment plans and progress notes.
- Ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements related to patient care, confidentiality, and documentation.
Skills Requirements
- Completed a bachelor’s degree in Podiatry.
- Registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency as a Registered Podiatrist in the State of Victoria and holding a current practicing certificate (essential).
- Satisfactory police check.
- A current Victorian Driver’s License.
- Demonstrated clinical knowledge and skills and constantly improve competence.
- Demonstrated critical thinking skills.
- Demonstrated high level of interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively liaise with staff, clients, the community, all service providers and other agencies.
- Ability to work autonomously.
- Time management skills.
- Teamwork.
- Excellent communication skills.
- A minimum of 1 years’ experience.
- Experience in the aged care sector would be highly regarded.
Occupational therapist :
Exciting opportunity for a person who is passionate about aged care, and supporting the ageing and elderly. The successful candidate will have a strong client service focus with demonstrated ability to maintain strong ethics and care.
This role involves a variety of occupational therapy services provided to HCP and CHSP clients:
• Provide holistic assessments of clients identifying Occupational Therapy needs.
• Provide Occupational Therapy planning and create care plans.
• Prescribe, coordinate, and manage the appropriate equipment and resources for clients.
• Liaise with clients, families, referees, doctors, and other allied health professions to achieve coordinated outcomes to meet client goals from a capacity building and enabling perspective.
• Provide sustainable self–management opportunities for clients.
• Encourage clients to be engaged with managing their own health.
• Provide timely reports including but not limited to client visits, client notes, client care plans and assessments.
What’s in it for you?
• Work for a dynamic, friendly and supportive organisation
• Competitive hourly rate
• Inclusive culture which embraces diversity of its people
• Salary packaging options (with salary packaging, your employer pays you the same salary but instead of paying all your expenses after you’ve been taxed, you pay for selected expenses before the tax is taken out. This could lower your taxable income and help you pay less tax)
To be considered for this role, you must have:
• Occupational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree
• AHPRA full registration
• Understanding of Duty of Care and respect the needs for confidentiality in dealing with participants and their families