Oral Health Therapist

Royal Flying Doctor Service; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging options

Fitness passport

Discounted private health insurance

Parental leave benefits

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Travel expenses covered

Job summary

The Royal Flying Doctor Service Victoria is expanding its Oral Health team to deliver high-quality dental care to regional and remote communities across the state.

As an Oral Health Therapist, work within your scope of practice, travel across Victoria, and engage with communities in fixed and mobile clinics. Accommodation and travel allowances are provided.

Qualifications

• Clinical competence delivering comprehensive dental care within scope, including safety and records.
• Evidence-based practice applying current guidelines to care.
• Strong communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills.
• Infection prevention and control principles in a dental setting.
• Bachelor of Oral Health and current AHPRA registration.
• MR Driver Licence (or willingness to obtain).
• Working with Children Check and National Police Check.
• Right to work in Australia.

Responsibilities

• Undertake accurate patient assessment, diagnosis and treatment planning within scope.
• Collaborate with patients, team members and stakeholders for coordinated care.
• Promote good oral health and RFDS services through team and patient engagement.
• Support mobile dental services across Victoria with travel; occasional weekend stays.

Skills

Clinical competence

Communication skills

Infection control

Teamwork

Evidence-based practice

Education

Bachelor of Oral Health

AHPRA registration

Dual qualified Dental Hygienist and Dental Therapist

Tools

MR Driver Licence

Job description

• Work for Australia's most trusted and iconic charity
• Access to salary packaging options to reduce your taxable income
• Enjoy the flexibility of one week per month roster

About Us

When people talk about the Flying Doctor, thoughts generally turn to red-bellied planes undertaking rescue missions in the Outback. However, the current Victorian story is one that reflects today's challenges for people living in remote and rural communities across the state. While we do still transport people by air and by road, this work is complemented by a range of primary health services that address the most common issues people living in country Victoria face when accessing health care.

About the Role

The Flying Doctor Oral Health team are excited to be growing our presence in regional and remote communities across Victoria, where we provide oral health care to communities that would otherwise not have easy access.

The role is so much more than a regular OHT role! Imagine working in your chosen profession, all while being able to explore parts of Victoria that you may not have visited before; where communities embrace your presence with warmth and appreciation.

The Flying Doctor Oral Health service provides high-quality dental care to regional and remote

Victorian communities through fixed and mobile clinics, and as a partner provider of Smile Squad, the Victorian Government's school dental program. As an Oral Health Therapist, you will provide clinical dental services to children and adults, working within your scope of practice, competence and service requirements as set by RFDS and relevant stakeholders, including Oral Health Victoria and RFDS Federation.

This role involves travelling to various fixed and mobile locations across rural and remote Victoria, including primary and secondary schools. The travel component is approximately one week per month.

Key responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Undertake accurate patient assessment, diagnosis and treatment planning, providing high-quality preventative and therapeutic dental care within your scope of practice and in line with RFDS and Oral Health Victoria policies.
• Collaborate with patients, team members and stakeholders to ensure coordinated care and positive client experiences.
• Promote good oral health and RFDS services through collaboration with team members, stakeholders and patients.
• Supporting team members with the set-up, operation and relocation of mobile dental services across Victoria. Travel regularly throughout regional Victoria as part of service delivery, with occasional weekend stays in regional locations where operationally required.

To be successful, you will need:

• Clinical competence: Demonstrated ability to deliver comprehensive dental care within scope of practice, including patient safety, infection control and accurate record keeping.
• Evidence-based and quality-driven practice: Ability to reflect on your own practice and apply current research and clinical guidelines to deliver high-quality, evidence-based care.
• Communication and teamwork: Strong communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills, with a solutions-focused and collaborative approach to teamwork and stakeholder engagement.
• Infection prevention and control: Sound awareness, understanding and practical application of infection prevention and control principles within a dental setting.
• Relevant tertiary qualification ion, such as a Bachelor of Oral Health, and current AHPRA registration as an Oral Health Therapist or dual qualified Dental Hygienist and Dental Therapist, with no current conditions or undertakings.
• Previous clinical experience as an Oral Health Therapist within Australia, extended scope of practice in adult dental therapy and experience delivering mobile dental services are highly desirable.
• Current Medium Rigid (MR) Driver Licence, or willingness to obtain one, for the purpose of driving RFDS dental trucks.
• Satisfactory completion of safety screening including a current Working with Children's Check, National Police Check, and the right to work in Australia.

What working at RFDS can offer you:

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Access to salary packaging options to reduce your taxable income
• Fitness passport - a discounted gym membership to gyms and pools that both you and your family can enjoy
• Access to discounted private health insurance
• Great parental leave benefits in addition to government parental leave.
• Enjoy a flexible schedule working one week per month, Monday to Friday (38 hours per week), with travel opportunities across regional Victoria. Based at our Mitcham office, all travel-related expenses are covered, including accommodation and meal allowances.

We aim to fill vacancies as quickly as possible. This means that we will close advert as soon as we have found the right candidate, and this may be before the published closing date. We would therefore advise interested applicants to apply as early as possible.

The Royal Flying Doctor Service, Victoria, is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from individuals of underrepresented backgrounds to apply, including but not limited to, those from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, culturally and linguis tically diverse and LGBTQI communities.