Oral Health Therapist

Community Health Service Ltd; Melbourne; Sur place; AUD 70 000 - 110 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Team culture

Clinic/outreach work

Diverse client base

Professional development

Meaningful work

Salary packaging

Résumé du poste

healthAbility in Melbourne is seeking an oral health clinician to deliver high-quality care within your scope of practice. You will assess and treat eligible clients and participate in prevention programs, working with dentists, oral health therapists, dental assistants and other health professionals.

You will support positive patient experiences and contribute to quality improvement across clinic and community outreach sites, with opportunities to mentor less experienced colleagues.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Oral Health and current professional registration.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience across paediatric and adult oral health settings.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.

Responsabilités

• Deliver high-quality oral health care within your scope of practice.
• Assess, plan, and provide treatment for eligible clients.
• Participate in oral health promotion and prevention programs.
• Collaborate with dentists, oral health therapists, dental assistants and other health professionals.
• Support positive patient experiences and contribute to quality improvement.
• Work flexibly across sites and outreach programs.

Connaissances

Oral health care

Communication

Team collaboration

CPR/First Aid

Formation

Bachelor of Oral Health

Description du poste

Who are we?
healthAbility, as the name suggests, plays a unique and valuable role in the health system. We work to address the root causes of vulnerability, prevent disease and promote lifelong health outcomes, empowering people in our community to live their best life.

Our role is also supporting people to self-manage long-term health conditions, such as diabetes and mental health challenges, with multidisciplinary teams delivering community-based programs in a comfortable setting. We also support people, including older people and people with disability, to stay living at home longer and to live well in their community.

Our broad range of primary health services, care management and in home and community support services can be tailored to an individual’s needs and with major hubs in Box Hill and Eltham, these services can be delivered locally, in the Eastern and North Eastern suburbs of Melbourne.

• Supportive and welcoming team culture
• Opportunity to work across clinic and outreach settings
• Diverse and rewarding client base
• Opportunities to develop your clinical and professional skills
• Meaningful work that improves the health and wellbeing of the community
• Salary packaging benefits

Job Description

Depending on your experience and scope of practice, you will:

• Deliver high-quality oral health care within your scope of practice
• Assess, plan, and provide treatment for eligible clients
• Participate in oral health promotion and prevention programs
• Work collaboratively with dentists, oral health therapists, dental assistants, and other health professionals
• Support positive patient experiences and contribute to quality improvement initiatives
• Work flexibly across sites and community outreach programs
• For Level 2 applicants, opportunities exist to mentor less experienced clinicians and contribute to service development.

Desired Skills and Experience

About You

You will possess:

• Bachelor of Oral Health
• Current AHPRA registration
• Current Radiation Use Licence
• Current Victorian Driver's Licence
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Commitment to public oral health and person-centred care
• Broad clinical experience across both paediatric and adult oral health care
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Experience using electronic clinical record systems.
• Extended scope qualifications are desirable, but we welcome applications from clinicians at all career stages, including graduates.
• Experience in public or community oral health settings
• Experience working with priority populations and clients with additional needs
• Experience mentoring or supporting developing clinicians
• Current CPR and/or First Aid certification