Community Dental Assistant — Mobile Outreach

NSW Health; Sydney; On-site; AUD 78,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

NSW Health is recruiting a Dental Assistant Grade 2 to support clinicians in delivering high-quality oral healthcare across Western Sydney. The role involves mobile dental services, outreach to schools and residential facilities, and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team.

You will prepare instruments, assist procedures, and ensure infection control and patient comfort. A Certificate IV in Dental Assisting is required, with a Class C licence for driving between sites.

Qualifications

• Recent, adequate experience as a Dental Assistant across a range of dental specialties.
• Ability to assist the clinician in a four-handed environment, with a variety of dental procedures providing specialist or specialised care.
• Demonstrated proficiency and accuracy in dental charting with good computer skills.
• Demonstrated ability to perform effective infection control procedures in all aspects of Dental Assisting.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, with proven ability to liaise with a wide range of individuals.
• The ability to work in a large, multidisciplinary team, and be able to liaise effectively with a range of individuals including fellow health care workers and the general public.
• Excellent organisational, time-management and problem-solving skills.
• Hold a Certificate IV Dental Assisting Oral Health Promotion or Certificate IV Dental Assisting Dental Radiography.
• Hold a current Class C Licence and willing to take shared responsibility for safe driving of various fleet vehicles between locations in Western Sydney and back to the base location.

Responsibilities

• Prepare dental instruments, equipment and materials, assist during procedures, maintain moisture control and support patient comfort, wellbeing and post-operative care.
• Travel between community locations, schools, hospitals and residential facilities, assisting with the transportation, assembly and pack-down of portable dental equipment and, when required, operating a 4.5-tonne mobile dental van.
• Apply NSW Health infection prevention and control standards, including appropriate PPE, instrument sterilisation, reprocessing and waste management, while maintaining accurate patient records and digital documentation.
• Manage patient enquiries, appointments and administrative tasks, liaise with external service providers and support the efficient delivery of clinical services across multiple locations.
• Apply your Certificate IV qualification in Dental Assisting to support oral health education or undertake dental radiography within your scope of practice and relevant licensing requirements.

Skills

Four-handed dentistry

Infection control

Dental charting

Oral health education

Communication skills

Time management

Education

Certificate IV in Dental Assisting (Oral Health Promotion or Dental Radiography)

Job description

NSW Health is recruiting a Dental Assistant Grade 2 to support clinicians in delivering high-quality oral healthcare across Western Sydney. The role involves mobile dental services, outreach to schools and residential facilities, and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team.

You will prepare instruments, assist procedures, and ensure infection control and patient comfort. A Certificate IV in Dental Assisting is required, with a Class C licence for driving between sites.