Dental Hygienist, Oral Health Services, Medical Services - Cairns , Queensland Health

An exciting opportunity currently exists for a Dental Hygienist to join the Oral Health Services team in Cairns. This 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.
Job details Position status Fixed Term Temporary
Position type Full-time
Occupational group Dentistry
Classification HP2
Workplace Location Cairns region,Far North Qld
Job ad reference QLD/CAH541411
Closing date 12-Feb-2024
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Fortnightly salary
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Salary Other
Job duration Please see Role Description
Contact person Stephanie Wallace
Contact details 07 4226 4504
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About us:
We're committed to improving the health and wellbeing of people in Far North Queensland by providing high quality acute health care services. 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:
You are a qualified Dental Hygienist who demonstrates a competent level of knowledge of disease processes, including expertise and skill in the provision of quality dental hygiene services and Oral health promotion. You have the ability to participate in a multidisciplinary clinical team and to support and respect the needs of patients and other team members. maintaining relationships with patients, colleagues and stakeholders and applying effective verbal, written and interpersonal skills. You are committed to maintaining a knowledge of the profession and the role using this knowledge to work according to best practice, demonstrating competent knowledge and skill to provide information to patients and colleagues.
Your opportunity:
Contribute to the provision of a high standard of Oral health care to all eligible clients of the Cairns and Hinterland Oral Health Services through the delivery of dental hygiene services working within a multidisciplinary team.
Your role:

• Deliver quality dental hygiene services and Oral health promotion to clients in accordance with prescribed professional and ethical standards within a hospital, fixed or mobile Oral health clinic, or a community outreach setting.
• Participate in a multidisciplinary team to provide and deliver routine clinical dental hygiene services within defined scope of clinical practice and to contribute to local quality and service improvement activities.
• Provide services commensurate with level of experience, appropriately referring patients for management of conditions outside scope of defined clinical practice or level of clinical experience.
• Apply increasingly independent clinical judgement as experience builds, to more complex clinical decision making under the clinical practice supervision and professional guidance of a more experienced clinician.
• Provide clinical education and advice for students with the support of a more experienced clinician, including guidance, peer support and instruction on matters pertaining to routine clinical matters to less experienced practitioners.

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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Applicants are to apply online. If the information requested in the ‘how to apply’ section is not provided, you may not meet the requirements for further consideration of your application.
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Role Description
Information Package for Applicants
Information Package for Applicants