Dental/Oral Health Therapist

Te Whatu Ora Taranaki, New Plymouth
1.0 FTE (80 hours per fortnight)
Permanent Position

Are you an experienced therapist delivering quality dental care?
Are you graduating and looking for the first step in your career?

The Community Oral Health Service has permanent full and part time positions for registered Dental/Oral Health Therapists.
These roles require the Dental/Oral Health Therapists to have either proven experience in all aspects of their scope (including conventional, Hall and hybrid technique stainless steel crowns), or recent approved training through the University of Otago or Auckland University of Technology.
You will be offered the opportunity to:

Eliminate health inequalities and achieve health equity for the Taranaki population
Develop appropriate patient assessment with an individual care plan
Display your positive and innovative attitude to oral health promotion
Work cohesively and professionally with other oral health staff in the wider team

Ideally candidates will:

Have up-to-date clinical skills
Be committed to high standards of dental care and oral health education
Be adaptable, flexible and reliable
Have an ability to work effectively as part of a team
Have excellent interpersonal skills
Have a current full drivers licence

Relocation assistance and a professional development plan will be offered.

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