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A well paid podiatry position!

Discussion in 'Australia' started by LuckyLisfranc, Jun 27, 2009.

  1. LuckyLisfranc

    LuckyLisfranc Well-Known Member


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    I noticed an ad in the Weekend Australian this morning, which I thought was interesting to pass comment on.

    It is with the Central Australian Aboriginal Congress, based in Alice Springs.

    What interested me is that it is perhaps one of the most well paid public positions I have seen advertised.

    Total salary package up to $136,460...with 6 weeks leave, and 3 weeks remote area leave.

    Sure you are in the middle of nowhere, and all that comes with it.

    This is compared to Nutritionist and Diabetes Nurse Educator Positions that are also advertised up to a max. of $88,400.

    Is this a sign that the worth of podiatry expertise is being more widely regarded (and rewarded)?

    More info at www.caac.org.au/hr for those interested in applying...

    LL
     
  2. Heather J Bassett

    Heather J Bassett Well-Known Member

    Thanks LL you are a great source of information. Ahh if I didn't have the kids,. What a fantastic experience this will be.

    Cheers
     
  3. carolethecatlover

    carolethecatlover Active Member

    Can they wait until I qualify? LOL
     
  4. DAVOhorn

    DAVOhorn Well-Known Member

    Dear Carole,

    Talk about running before you can walk:deadhorse:

    I would imagine a keen altruistic pod would be destroyed by the sheer futility of working with this client group.:boohoo:

    Aboriginal Health is for those with very sound constitutions, thick skins and a very strong sense of the ridiculous.

    Diabetes Alcohol Malnutrition Fecklessness Social Welfare Dependency Depression etc etc etc etc

    Still the challenge is not without its appeal.

    regards David:drinks
     
  5. LuckyLisfranc

    LuckyLisfranc Well-Known Member

    I think it would be better suited to a someone young and single, so would probably rule out many podiatrists who are "settled" with families etc.

    Many people may be also turned off by the isolation and environment...

    Throw your hat in the ring!

    LL
     
  6. carolethecatlover

    carolethecatlover Active Member

    Thanks Davo,
    The thing about my Pod course is that I am halfway thru and have yet to see a patient. All my observations are self generated. I was thinking that med students do an internship, where they get to do lots in a year. That is what I will need on graduation. I'm single, I'm mature, The isolation would get to me, but in just one year, I would learn heaps. Certainly far more than in Central Sydney.
    A few years ago, on 9/11/01 I was stranded in Darwin by Ansett. I was impressed by the lack of shoes, since I began thinking about where I would like to work, for a first year, I have been thinking of those leathery soles in Darwin, but I could go to the Alice, for a year. One of my besties taught in Raminging.....up where the Chooky Chooky dancers come from (funniest clip on YouTube). It was hot, it was frustrating, it paid off the mortgage. And she could write a book about it. There is lots of Australia to see.
     
  7. wear84

    wear84 Member

    Halfway through your course and haven't seen a patient??? Is this a common thing in Australian Uni's? 2 months in to the course we started to see patients.

    I bet it's a hard job to fill as finding someone with enough experience but no commitments to be able to move out there will be difficult. I think it would be a great experience and a real learning curve...not sure I'd fit in too well being English though!
     
  8. ja99

    ja99 Active Member

    Laura,

    LL is right, seems suited to a young/single person. If you don't apply, you'll never know....whats to lose?

    My 2 cents...
     
  9. carolethecatlover

    carolethecatlover Active Member

    Laura, go for it. I am sure there won't be many applicants. If they were smart, and being health administrators, that is not guaranteed, they would make it a one year posting, with a bonus if the applicant stayed the year.
    Wear1984, yes, sadly, we practice on each other and have been allotted 3 days of 'observation' in practices. And a day and a half in a hospital. I so wish I had known about this job when I was young and living in the UK.
     
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