Graduate Dentist

Queensland Health; Rockhampton Regional; On-site; AUD 154,000 - 188,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional Development Leave

Relocation Assistance

Flexible Work-Life Balance

Salary Sacrificing Options

Parental Leave

Employee Assistance Program

Discounted Private Health Insurance

Fitness Passport

Job summary

Central Queensland Oral Health Service in Rockhampton invites newly graduated dentists to join its 12‑month Graduate Dentist Mentoring Program. You’ll gain hands‑on clinical experience, structured mentoring and professional development to build confidence and autonomy in dentistry.

The role, based at Rockhampton Community Dental Clinic, involves examinations, X‑rays, restorations, scaling and simple extractions, with outreach across Central Queensland. A supportive team awaits you.

Qualifications

• Registered Dentist with AHPRA and current practising certificate.
• Confidence delivering routine general dentistry including exams, X‑rays and restorations.
• Understanding of public health dentistry and patient communication.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high‑quality general dentistry: exams, X‑rays, restorations and simple extractions.
• Maintain learning through mentoring, case discussions and feedback.
• Provide outreach support across Central Queensland clinics.

Skills

General dentistry

Examinations & X-rays

Team collaboration

Patient communication

Education

AHPRA registered Dentist

Current practising certificate

Medicare provider number eligibility

Job description

Start Your Dental Career with Confidence
Are you a newly graduated Dentist looking to start your career, consolidate your clinical skills and build confidence? Look no further than CQ Oral Health Services.
Starting your dental career can be both exciting and challenging – we're here to help – with our 12-month Graduate Dentist Mentoring Program designed to help you transition with confidence. How? Structured mentoring, hands‑on clinical experience and professional development to make you a next-level Dentist!
Why join us? You won't be expected to make the leap from university to clinical practice alone. Become part of a supportive, enriching team of dental professionals who value teamwork, champion knowledge and strive for clinical excellence – helping you develop greater confidence and autonomy in dentistry.

Alongside our Rockhampton mentoring program, you'll also join the Queensland Health Early Career Dental Practitioner Program – with statewide mentoring, specialist placements in Brisbane and one‑on‑one guidance from experienced dental specialists.

Our program is a chance to build a strong clinical foundation, develop your professional identity and discover what inspires you.

Your career is just getting started. Why not start with us?

About us:

Central Queensland Oral Health Service is all about delivering fair, accessible and evidence-based dental care while creating a supportive and positive workplace for our oral health teams.

We're abig team with an even bigger footprint, with11 community dental clinicsacross Central Queensland — from Rockhampton and Gladstone to Emerald, Biloela, Woorabinda and beyond.

About the role:

• Deliver great dental care. Provide high-quality general dentistry, from examinations, X-rays and treatment planning to restorations, scaling, preventive care and simple extractions — with referrals to specialists when needed.
• Keep learning and growing.Build your clinical skills through professional development, mentoring, case discussions and feedback, with optional opportunities to work underrelative analgesia or general anaesthesiadepending on your training and experience.
• Take your skills on the road.Mainly based atRockhampton Community Dental Clinic, you'll also have the opportunity to support clinics and outreach services across Central Queensland — including Yeppoon, Biloela, Woorabinda and Mount Morgan.
• Be part of something bigger.Work collaboratively to deliver exceptional patient care, promote healthy smiles, meet service targets and KPIs, and contribute to quality improvement, safety and better oral health outcomes across the region.

About you:

• You're a registered Dentist withAHPRA, hold a current practising certificate and can obtain the required Medicare provider number.
• Confident delivering routine general dentistry, including examinations, X-rays, treatment planning, restorations, scaling and simple extractions.
• You understand public health dentistry, listen to patients, handle concerns with empathy and work to deliver safe, high-quality care every time.
• Motivated, collaborative and keen to keep learning. You take feedback on board, communicate well and enjoy working as part of a multidisciplinary team.

What we offer:

Total remuneration value of up to $170,573 p.a. is comprised of:

• An hourly rate between $64.47 - $75.39 p.h.
• 12.75% employer superannuation contribution
• 17.5% leave loading

Additional Benefits:

• Paid Professional Development Leave (3 days per annum)
• Professional Development Allowance
• Rural and Remote Allowance (additional 10% of the base salary – on top of the base salary)
• Relocation Assistance (including contents and car)
• Short Term Accommodation Assistance
• Flexible Work-Life Balance and Variety
• Generous Salary Sacrificing Options
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Discounted Private Health Insurance
• Fitness Passport

Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) requirements:

It is a condition of employment for this role for the employee to be, and remain, vaccinated against vaccine preventable diseases as listed on the Role Description.