Senior Podiatrist - Outreach (Cairns), QLD

Senior Podiatrist - Outreach (Cairns), QLD

Position Vacant: Full Time

Outreach to various Cape York Communities

Temporary Full Time | up to 30 June 2029 (with possibility of extension)

Interested in a meaningful opportunity? Emily Witten (0474 700 471) would welcome the chance to discuss the role and answer any questions you may have. 

Tell me more... this position forms part of a strategic partnership between Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service and the Royal Flying Doctors Service Queensland section, designed to strengthen access to podiatry services across the Cape York. 

This rewarding Podiatrist role offers the opportunity to provide culturally responsive care to remote Cape York communities while working within a supportive multidisciplinary outreach team. Based in Cairns, you'll travel to unique and diverse communities, delivering holistic podiatry services, building meaningful relationships, and making a genuine difference to the health outcomes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Professional and personal motivators!

As a health professional working in Torres and Cape HHS, your contribution in helping treat, rehabilitate and improve the lives of patients is huge!

You'll work in diverse and supportive environments that offer attractive lifestyle opportunities and experiences and enable you to make a valuable contribution in small communities. These communities will help you grow, connect, learn and create life-defining experiences that will shape who you are as a health professional and a person.

Torres and Cape will give you a career with purpose, plus excellent benefits and allowances;

• Base salary comprising between $128,169.00 - $137,918.00 per annum
• Workplace benefits | Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service
• Competitive salary packaging: Generous employer superannuation contribution of 12.75%
• Salary and benefits | Careers (health.qld.gov.au)
• Generous leave entitlements including 17.5% loading on annual leave

Living within the Torres and Cape region means you will be able to enjoy: 

• Immersing yourself in nature, from the outback to tropical rainforests, coral reefs and extraordinary landscapes.
• Short commute to work, allowing greater work/life balance
• Rich Indigenous Culture

Imagine yourself here? Find out about Torres and Cape HHS and the Torres Strait and Cooktown and Cape York regions on the Tropical North Queensland website.

Discover more by reading the role description attached.

How do I apply? Applications should be submitted ONLINE via the Smart Jobs and Careers website.

Please no unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies. 

Enquiries:  Emily Witten, 0474 700 417

Job Ad Reference:   QLD-TC691033

Application Details:  https://apply-springboard.health.qld.gov.au/jobs/QLD-TC691033

Closing Date:  23 September 2026

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