AddressThis is your opportunity to join the dedicated team of professionals at Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service and be part of a world-class, dynamic and growing Health Service that embraces technology, excellence in health care, teaching, research and empowering our people to be the best in serving our community. Enjoy the far North lifestyle while working with Oral Health Service, Allied Health Services as a Dental Assistant.
The Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service covers a large geographic area with a diverse and growing population. The Health Service provides a wide range of primary care, acute and specialist services.
Our staff are a part of the community we serve, and we strongly believe that health outcomes are enhanced by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of local Health Services.
About us:
Our values were developed by our staff, patients and community. They guide our work and actions every day. Our staff are part of the community we serve. We believe that we can improve health outcomes by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of their local Health Services.
About you:
In your new role you will…
- Demonstrate high level of skill and knowledge of all aspects of dental assisting, including current infection control, and clinical support for all relevant age groups.
- Demonstrate high level ability to prioritise and organise workload and, where appropriate, to take initiative.
- Possess a proven ability to work effectively within a team or autonomously, utilise discretion in decision making and prioritising.
- Demonstrate well-developed communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to liaise and consult with all levels of staff and patients, to manage conflict and to deal with sensitive and confidential matters appropriately.
About your opportunity:
In this position you will work as part of the dental team and provide a high standard of Dental assistance to Oral Health Patients.
About your role:
- Provide accurate and proficient assistance and adaptation to any operator to provide four-handed dentistry, retraction and evacuation techniques and application of rubber dam. Monitoring of, and assisting operator in, management of patient well-being and anxiety level and an awareness of medical conditions
- Prepare equipment, instruments and materials utilised in a variety of dental procedures utilising knowledge and understanding of the stages within a dental procedure combined with ability to pre-plan and adapt as treatment proceeds.
- Ensure equipment, instruments, materials and surgery satisfy infection control standards through utilising standard/universal precautions, decontamination procedures, barrier draping. Utilise protocol for managing blood and body substance spills. Use infection control protocols and relevant Standards and Guidelines for cleaning, sterilising reusable items and for the disposal of surgery waste.
Mandatory inclusion:
As a Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service employee, not only will you receive competitive remuneration, you will also have access to:
- Generous superannuation
- Salary packaging
- Annual incremental increases
- Career training and development
- Flexible work arrangements
- Wellness programs
Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.
For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.
Why choose Cairns?
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You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Cairns and Hinterland here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/cairns_hinterland ( https://www.health.qld.gov.au/cairns_hinterland )
