Oral Health Therapist

Job Description

• Oral Health Therapist (HAW07232)Oral Health Therapist : HAW07232

Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi. Engari, he toa takitini.

Success is not the work of one, but the work of many.

Permanent, Full-time

80 hours per fortnight (1.0 FTE)

New Graduate Oral Health Therapists – Hawke’s Bay

Are you going to graduate in 2023 or have you recently graduated with a Bachelor of Health Science / Oral Health and looking for a change of scenery? Hawke’s Bay wants you!

If you are looking for an easy-going lifestyle, a supportive team environment and the opportunity to grow your career as an Oral Health Therapist and Hygienist, then keep reading.

You will join a team of passionate and experienced Dental / Oral Health Therapists working towards a common goal to improve the oral health of tamariki, whānau and tangata whaiora in Hawke’s Bay.

At Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand, Te Matau a Māui, Hawke’s Bay, we offer great mentoring and are committed to ensuring you feel supported from the get-go. We will encourage you to gain hands-on experience and expand your skillset where you can. Your work will involve variety with opportunities in health promotion, alongside dental therapy and hygiene.

You will be able to practice therapy and hygiene at both our mobile and fixed clinics. We ensure our staff and facilities can support this and encourage you to get involved.

You will bring a degree-level qualification and Annual Practicing Certificate. You will be someone with impeccable communication with a real talent in making tamariki and whānau feel welcome and comfortable in your company.

So why join Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand, Te Matau a Māui, Hawke’s Bay?

Supportive team environment working alongside experienced and passionate colleagues, Dental Therapists, Dental Assistants, Kaiawhina and Administrators

Great mentoring to ensure you feel supported in your transition out of University life

Committed to growing your skills as a dual-qualified Oral Health Therapist and Hygienist

Ongoing support for your professional development, with Seminars, journal club and other opportunities

Close relationships with our Clinical Directors and other Hospital Dentists

If you enjoy the thought of living the sunny and easy-going Hawke’s Bay lifestyle in a role that sees you actively contributing to the oral health of our tamariki, whānau and tangata whaiora please get in touch!

If you have any questions, contact Jeanette Frechtling, Manager Oral Health & Child Development Services on 027 282 7903.

If this sounds like you, review the Position Profile and apply now!