Dental Assistant

Health; Barcaldine Regional; Hybrid; AUD 119,000 - 136,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer superannuation up to 12.75%

Salary packaging to increase take-home

5% annual leave loading

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Central West Hospital and Health Service is seeking a Dental Assistant to support clinicians and students across the Central West region. You will perform chairside duties, radiography and treatment preparation while maintaining strict infection control and a clean clinical environment.

The role also involves instrument sterilization, stock management, and general administrative tasks to ensure efficient dental care delivery.

Qualifications

• Provide assistance to dental clinicians and students across Central West Hospital and Health Service.
• Maintain infection control and a clean clinical environment.
• Assist with instrument sterilization, ordering consumables and stock control.

Responsibilities

• Provide chairside support to clinicians and students.
• Assist with radiography and treatment preparation.
• Maintain infection control standards and sterile instrument processing.
• Support administrative tasks and equipment records.

Skills

Chairside support

Radiography

Infection control

Record management

Education

Dental Assistant qualification (or keen to learn)

Tools

Sterilization equipment

Instruments maintenance

Stock control

Job description

# Dental Assistant**Queensland Health** (Organisation site) Barcaldine# Support quality dental care that keeps smiles healthy.You will assist clinicians with chairside support, radiography, and treatment preparation while maintaining infection control and ensuring a safe, clean clinical environment. You will support patient care, manage equipment and records, assist with admin tasks, and contribute to a collaborative team delivering efficient, high-quality oral health services.**Qualified or keen to learn and be Qualified don't wait apply now!**# Patient Centred Carefor our Central West communities## Job details| | || --- | --- || Position status | Permanent || Position type | Full-time || Occupational group | Dentistry || Classification | CA3 || Workplace Location | Central West Qld || Job ad reference | QLD/CW6J696114 || Closing date | 16-Nov-2026 || Fortnightly salary | $2624.50 - $2983.30 || Job duration | || Contact person | Karen McLellan || Contact details | 07 4652 8076 Access the National Relay Service |**We care about people | We champion safety and quality | We act with integrity and accountability | We are a capable and confident workforce | We improve continuously****What's involved –** Provide assistance to the dental clinicians and students in the provision of treatment for patients throughout the Central West Hospital and Health Service (CWHHS). Whilst also performing other support duties such as maintenance of instruments and equipment, sterilizing instruments, ordering of clinical consumables and stock control to ensure that dental treatment is provided effectively and efficiently.**About Central West Hospital and Health Service** **-** Our diverse and rewarding work environment is as unique and dynamic as Central West Queensland itself. Our far-reaching health services cover a region of almost 20.6 percent of Queensland, encompasses seven local government areas, and reaches 18 unique and lively communities.Expansive in the true sense of the word, the region opens new horizons painted in red earth, blue sky and burnt orange sunsets. It might feel miles away from urban life, but we are just a two-hour flight from Brisbane – well within reach of the city and South East Queensland's beautiful beaches.As a *Central West Health* employee, your benefits include:* generous employer superannuation contribution up to 12.75%;* salary packaging to increase your take home pay;* 5% annual leave loading;* career development opportunities;The locals will tell you a role with Central West Health is more than just a job, and a life in central west Queensland is as iconic as the region that defines it. Be prepared to be embraced by warm, welcoming, and close-knit communities, and caring for and living among the people you work with to make a difference in their lives and yours, every day.First impressions count - Slay the application process by:* Submitting your CV with a statement “this is a true and correct representation of my work experience”, signed and dated by yourself.* Provide a relevant and concise cover letter that address the ‘How you will be assessed' section of the attached role description.* Complete the VPD paperwork and submit this as part of your application.For more insight into what Central West Health has to offer, check out our YouTube channel: Central West Hospital and Health Service.It is a condition of employment for this role for the employee to be, and remain, vaccinated against measles, mumps, rubella, varicella and hepatitis B during their employment.Applications should be submitted **ONLINE**. Include a completed vaccine preventable disease form and evidence of immunity and vaccinations and relevant qualifications with your application. *For additional information regarding the responsibilities, mandatory qualifications and/or other requirements for this position please refer to the role description.*## Further informationWe are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.It is recommended that you download the Role Description for future reference. If you have difficulty viewing the role description, contact Central West Recruitment [phone]. Microsoft Word or PDF files are supported. Files ¿ max: 2MB each.## DocumentsBefore applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.* CA3 Dental Assistant RD (PDF) 2025.v1\\_QH Applicant Information Kit (V1\\_Qh Applicant Information Kit.Pdf) VPD & TB Forms (PDF)