Dental Officer - Fixed Term Part Time
Join Our Team at Merri Health - Part Time Dental Officer Position
Merri health is looking for a skilled, vibrant and motivated Dentist to join our amazing team. What we offer
- Fixed term part time position available (Tues-Thurs)
- Opportunity to be mentored and coached by leaders in the dental profession.
- Convenient Brunswick location with public transport at hand
- Excellent Salary Packaging Benefits
- Exciting professional development opportunities
- Position: Grade 3.1 Dental Officer
Your new organisation
At Merri Health, we strive to enrich diverse communities through the provision of quality health care and support services. A career at Merri will see you contributing to a culture that affects change for our clients and the wider community. We are committed to supporting the talent and skills of our employees because we know their capability is the key to our success.
Your new role
We are seeking a dentist passionate about their profession and a strong desire to serve the needs of our population group. This role will provide high quality, efficient and effective dental services to eligible patients providing a broad range of clinical services, including to patients with complex needs. They will work as a clinical team member alongside a range of other dentists, oral health therapists, prosthetists and dental assistants.
You will be responsible for
As a Dental Officer you will be responsible for:
- Provide compassionate, effective and efficient dental services within specified clinical guidelines, including appropriate waiting list management.
- To have advanced skills in managing most difficult clinical situations, those with more complex medical and social histories and those with disabilities
- Ability to provide a broad range of efficient dental services including endodontic procedures and basic oral surgery.
- Ensure high level of infection control within the dental facility and to be compliant in all infection control procedures.
To succeed in this role, you will have
To be successful with Merri, you will go above and beyond to achieve great results for our clients, the organisation and yourself. We’re looking for individuals with:
- Bachelor of Dental Science or equivalent dental qualification
- Current Medicare provider number / Registration number
- Current Dental Prescriber number
- High level of clinical competence and a demonstrated commitment to the provision of appropriate, high quality dental services with a focus on public health principles
- Excellent understanding of Infection Control Procedures
- Advanced interpersonal and communication skills and demonstrated ability to work as an effective team member.
- Demonstrated commitment to continuing personal and professional development.
- Understanding of issues associated with culturally and linguistically diverse communities and High level of skills including Customer Service particularly in dealing with internal and external clients from diverse backgrounds and with special needs, effective teamwork skills
To learn more about what we offer please visit our work for us page.
HOW TO APPLY
Please start by reviewing the attached Position Description and take a few minutes to learn more about us on our website.
If you have any questions, or if you are ready to apply, please send your CV and queries to;
Jonathan Teoh,
Manager, Dental Services at: jonathan.teoh@merrihealth.org.au
Applications close 15/04/2024
What else do I need to know
At Merri, diversity and inclusion is critical to everything that we do, we want everyone to be themselves regardless of their background, religion, sexual orientation, age or gender so we can truly reflect the communities that we work in. No matter how you identify, we encourage people from all backgrounds, abilities and identities to apply for our roles.