Oral Health Therapist

Based at Greymouth, with some travel across the West Coast Hoursare Monday – Friday

• Full time permanent positions available Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders.

Through integration and collaboration, we're building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whanau-centred care, and excellence.

Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari, he toa takitini My strength, is not the strength of one, it is the strength of many About the Role As an Oral Health Therapist, you will be providing dental therapy to our tamariki (children) on the beautiful West Coast.

We currently have permanent opportunities working across Te tai o Poutini, the West Coast.

You'll be working in community and school settings with tamariki (children) and their whanau(family).

You will have the opportunity to work with diverse patient groups, managing a wide variety of oral health problems.

You will be a reflective practitioner who embraces innovation and advances in clinical practice and will enjoy working in a team alongside other skilled dental / oral health therapists and assistants.

Some travel across Te Tai o Poutini, the West Coast may be required.

In this role, you will be responsible for : Providing high quality oral health care appropriate to the physical, social and cultural needs of pre-school and school age clients; Attending meetings, in-service training and courses relevant to the needs of the service and individual Dental / Oral Health Therapist; Participating in team meetings and the service quality improvement process.

As this is a role in a remote area you may be eligible for a voluntary bonding scheme, get in touch to find out more!

About you You will be a Dental / Oral Health Therapist who is enthusiastic about the care they can provide in a regional setting.

You will have a current APC and ideally you will have had exposure to Dental IT PMS experience e.g. Titanium, but this is not essential.

Skills and Qualifications : Ability to deliver high-quality dental care to children, adhering to policies and maintaining privacy and IP