What is a podiatrist trainee?
A podiatrist trainee is someone enrolled in an approved Australian university podiatry degree and employed in a health service.
As a podiatrist trainee, you will gain hands-on experience working under the supervision of an experienced podiatrist. Some of the tasks you may be asked to help with include:
diagnosing and treating a wide variety of lower limb conditions
checking blood flow and undertaking assessments to determine the risk of amputation
fitting and adjustments of orthopaedic aids like moonboots or insoles
applying medical padding, strapping and dressings
helping with minor surgical procedures
Location
This program is supported at a number of Queensland locations enabling students to remain closer to home. These are:
Cairns and Hinterland
Central West
Darling Downs
Gold Coast
Metro North
Metro South
North West
South West
Sunshine Coast
Torres and Cape
Townsville
West Moreton
Wide Bay
Wages and allowances
Allied health professionals at Queensland Health are offered a wide range of benefits and competitive pay rates that are outlined on this page.
Podiatrist trainee's will be employed at a Health Practitioner Level 1 (HP1) for up to 2 days per week and will be paid in line with award rates.
Universities offering podiatry
You can apply for an undergraduate podiatry degree through:
University
Program of study
Mode
Charles Sturt University
Bachelor of Podiatric Medicine
Hybrid
CQ University
Bachelor of Podiatry (Honours)
Hybrid
QUT
Bachelor of Podiatry
On-campus (Brisbane)
As a podiatrist trainee you will be supported by a Queensland Health podiatrist supervisor and have access to professional development resources.
Role requirements
To be considered you must:
be enrolled or eligible to enrol in full time or part time study in a recognised podiatry degree
provide vaccination evidence according to the Queensland Health Policy
meet Australian Working Rights criteria.
How to apply
Please provide the following information to the panel to assess your suitability:
your current resume and a short cover letter (maximum 2 pages) detailing how your experience, abilities, knowledge and personal qualities are relevant for the role.
proof of identity and documentary evidence of your right to work in Australia.
If you have difficulties, please contact the Podiatry Clinical Education Support Officer (CESO) on 0407 645 783.
A statewide recruitment process will be undertaken for these positions, and you will be asked to nominate which site(s) you would like to be considered for as part of the recruitment process.
First Nations peoples are encouraged to consider and apply.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.
