Community Dental Assistants | Canterbury Community

Details of the offer

Hours - 1.0FTE (40 hours a week)

Shift - Monday to Friday, 8am - 5pm

Status - Permanent

Location - Canterbury community

Salary - From $72,074 - $86,719 (based on the PSA Allied, Public Health and Technical Collective Agreement)

Essential - A Full NZ driver licence to drive a mobile screening van to local schools

Mo te tunga - About the Role
We are looking for energetic and enthusiastic Dental Assistants with a caring, can-do attitude to join our kapa (team).

Our service delivers dental service to 90,000+ children in the Canterbury and South Canterbury communities. We have 14 clinics located around our communities, 18 mobile units that visit schools to provide dental examinations and preventative care for children, and 4 towable van clinics around our rural communities. No day is the same!

You will be working alongside a team of Oral Health Therapists/Dental Therapists to deliver oral health care in a professional and friendly environment. You will have an opportunity to complete a Level 4 certificate as a Dental Assistant through Career Force.

In this role, you will be responsible for:

Providing chair-side assistance with general clinical care

Supporting the clinician with managing anxious children

Processing and completing sterilisation processes for instruments

Managing administrative tasks and scheduling appointments with parents.

Nga pukenga me nga wheako - Skills and Experience

Excellent communication skills

Caring and responsive to children's needs

A strong drive to build rapport with children and their whanau

The ability to be adaptable with the variety of tasks

The ability to work well in a team and communicate effectively with colleagues

Common sense in decision making

Intermediate to Advanced IT knowledge and skills with the ability to effectively record patient notes

A Full NZ driver licence to drive a mobile screening van to local schools

Ideally experience as a Hospital Aide or similar

Experience in the dental industry is not essential.

Nga hua - Benefits

Ongoing training and development

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora employee benefits

When you work at Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora, you are part of a wider whanau that will support you along your journey. We offer great coaching, mentoring, and learning outcomes for all staff. We are always improving our facilities across all campuses and have amazing discounts from select retailers, restaurants, and businesses.

Mo matou - About us

Ko nga tangata, te matua mahi - Putting people at the heart of all we do

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora leads the day-to-day running of our health system across New Zealand, with functions delivered at local, district, regional, and national levels. It weaves the functions of the 20 former District Health Boards into its regional divisions and district offices, ensuring continuity of services in the health system.

Here in Canterbury | Waitaha, we deliver health services to the almost 600,000 people that live in the Canterbury region. We are committed to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its principles by ensuring our partnership with Maori are at the forefront of all our conversations.

Tono inaianei - Apply Now

Only applications submitted via our career site will be accepted; therefore, please apply directly on our career site here.

Please note applications will be reviewed as they are received, and this job vacancy could close prior to the closing date.

Please apply only if you have the legal right to work and live in New Zealand; if you do not hold the legal right to live and work in New Zealand, your application will be declined.

Position Ref: PC3199786
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