Oral Health Therapist

West Coast District Health Board; Greymouth; On-site; NZD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonding scheme

Job summary

West Coast District Health Board is seeking an Oral Health Therapist to deliver dental therapy to tamariki on the beautiful West Coast. The role covers community and school settings with travel across Te Tai o Poutini and related areas.

You will work in a supportive team with other dental/oral health therapists and assistants, contributing to innovative clinical practice and continuing professional development.

Qualifications

• Deliver high-quality dental care to children in a regional setting.
• Current APC and NZ Dental Council registration.
• Exposure to Dental IT PMS systems (e.g., Titanium) is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality oral health care for preschool and school-age children.
• Attend meetings, in-service training and courses relevant to the service.
• Participate in team meetings and quality improvement processes.

Skills

Dental care delivery

Professional development

Administrative skills

Interpersonal skills

Flexible/Adaptable

Te reo Māori / te ao Māori

NZ Dental Council registration

Communication skills

Time management

Teamwork

Dental IT PMS (Titanium)

Education

APC (Annual Practising Certificate)

Tools

Dental IT PMS Titanium

Job description

• Based at Greymouth, with some travel across the West Coast
• Hoursare Monday – Friday 0800 – 1630

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora isfirmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated toserving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we’rebuilding a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability,whānau-centred care, and excellence.

My strength, is not the strength of one, it is the strengthof many

Aboutthe Role

As an Oral Health Therapist,you will be providing dental therapy to our tamariki (children) on thebeautiful West Coast.

We currently have permanentopportunities working across Te tai o Poutini, the West Coast. You’ll be working in community and schoolsettings with tamariki (children) and their whānau (family). You will have the opportunity towork with diverse patient groups, managing a wide variety of oral healthproblems. You will be a reflective practitioner who embraces innovation andadvances in clinical practice and will enjoy working in a team alongside otherskilled dental/oral health therapists and assistants.

Some travel across Te Tai o Poutini, the West Coast may be required.

In this role, you will beresponsible for:

• Providing highquality oral health care appropriate to the physical, social and culturalneeds of pre-school and school age clients;
• Attendingmeetings, in-service training and courses relevant to the needs of theservice and individual Dental/Oral Health Therapist;
• Participatingin team meetings and the service quality improvement process.

As this is a role in a remote area you may be eligible for a voluntary bonding scheme, get in touch to find out more!

About You

You will be a Dental / OralHealth Therapist who is enthusiastic about the care they can provide in a regional setting. You will have a current APC and ideally you will have had exposure toDental IT PMS experience e.g. Titanium, but this is not essential.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Ability to deliver high-quality dental care to children, adhering to policies and maintaining privacy and IP&C standards
• Strong motivation to participate in ongoing professional development
• Excellent administrative, organisational and time management skills
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively communicate across a wide range of people
• Self motivated, flexible and adaptable in a changing Health landscape
• Competency with te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reoMāori or a commitment to starting your journey and taking ownership of yourlearning and growth
• Current Registration and Annual Practising Certificate with the NZ Dental Council

About the West Coast

We are unique and like no other in New Zealand with a close-knit community where your work will make a real difference.

This isn’t a job for just anyone, joining us means sharing our goals and values and being dedicated to this community and our team as we seek to become a centre of excellence in rural health care.

HealthNew Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellnesses. We're dedicated toensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. TheEquity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the healthsystem think about equity when they do their work. It also promotes thecultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.

Our people are at the heartofeverything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers andhonouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.

Weparticularly welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled,and rainbow communities.

Location: Greymouth, Hokitika, Buller and Northern Areas