Dental Assistant / Oral Health Assistant

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

About the opportunity

The Community Oral Health Service has a permanent, part-time (0.6 FTE) opportunity available for an Oral Health Therapist (including new graduates) or Dental Therapist to work as part of our professional and supportive Oamaru team.

This role is based in our clinic in Exe Street, Oamaru.

There has never been a better time to join our Southern Family!

About the role

If you have been looking for a change of environment or to opportunity to use your existing Dental Assistant experience - then this opportunity is just what you've been waiting for!

You will be responsible for helping to maintain the oral health of children in our region.

You will work alongside an Oral Health Therapist / Dental Therapist / Community Dentist as part of a supportive and friendly team who is committed to delivering quality health services for our tamariki.

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About you

You will :

• be a people person who enjoys working with children
• be culturally competent
• have excellent customer service skills that come to you naturally
• have a great telephone manner
• have strong administration skills
• have an excellent awareness of the need for confidentiality of patient records and information
• be self-motivated with good organisational skills
• be a participatory team member
• need to have the flexibility to be able to cover occasional rostered afternoon shifts
• need to be able to work in other clinics throughout the region; on occasion, this may see you staying away overnight.

Salary range

This role belongs to the Te Whatu Ora and PSA Allied, Public Health, Scientific and Technical CA

• ) and falls between Step 1 ($77,087) to Step 7 ($107,600) p.a. pro-rata.

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand.

We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community.We welcome applications from our diverse Maori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

How to apply

To apply please click 'apply now'.

All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal by Sunday, 7 December

If you have any questions about the role, please contact James Boyd

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.

We only accept online applications.

Please apply via our website.