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SalaryReference Number 34847
Position Title Dental Team Leader
Employment Status Permanent Full Time
Location All Sites
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- Join and lead a supportive, friendly and fun team culture in our Community Health Dental Team!
- Hastings Location -Close to shops and amenities and feed the Pelicans at lunch by the pier
- Full time position - Part time position may be considered for the right candidate
- Strong governance, dedicated supervision, and professional development support
- Classification Den Ther Hygienist L 4 (DT56)*
Peninsula Health is the major metropolitan health service caring for a community of 300,000 people. Our Vision is to provide exceptional health and community care. To realise this vision we need people who strive for a sense of achievement, take an interest in their individual growth, enjoy innovation and looking for ways to improve and have a passion for communicating and connecting with others.
In representing Peninsula Health, we expect all employees and volunteers to reflect our values: Be the Best, Be a Role Model, Be Open and Honest, Be Compassionate and Respectful and Be Collaborative. We are One Peninsula Health.
What You Will Be Doing
The Peninsula Health - Community Dental Program operates 23 chairs over 4 separate sites and the School Smile Squad program: providing General, Specialist and Emergency dental care to those residing and holidaying on the picturesque Mornington Peninsula.
We are seeking a Oral Health Therapist or Dental Therapist Team Leader for full-time permanent role (part time will be considered) to complement our professional and caring multi-disciplinary team. The Dental Team Leader (Hastings), under direction of the Community Dental Program Manager, is responsible for providing leadership and line management to an integrated, multi-disciplinary Dental Team operating a multiple chair clinic and providing quality clinical care and oral health promotion in community settings. The position works in conjunction with the Clinical Head of Dentistry, Community Dental Program Team Leaders at Frankston and Rosebud.
What You Need
We anticipate you will have:
- A qualification as a Dental Therapist or Oral Health Therapist
- Current AHPRA registration
- Demonstrated Leadership Qualities
- Competent and Confident with software programs including Microsoft office applications and others used by Peninsula Health Dental
- Ability to prioritise tasks
- Advanced clinical competence
- Positive team culture with mentoring and support
- Strong focus on professional development
- Annual leave loading
- Generous salary packaging - ability to access $9000 of your annual salary tax free every year, this means you are charged less tax and receive more money for you every pay!
- Parking -low cost on-site parking facilities at all sites
- Opportunity to be involved in quality improvement initiatives
- Opportunity to work with a diverse range of clients in our community including our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community
- Strong focus on team health and wellbeing with access to EAP
- Fully funded First Aid and CPR training
Apply NOW!
If you experience any issues signing in or registering, please feel welcome to contact us - the People Experience Team on (03) 9784 2700.
Additional Requirements
Peninsula Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity and promotes a workplace that welcomes and includes the unique contributions of all people. We encourage applications from individuals who identify as being Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, are culturally diverse, LGBTQIA+ or who have a disability to apply. We are also strongly committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people.
We encourage you to talk to us about any adjustments or additional support you may require during the recruitment process.
To find out more about our recruitment processes, compliance obligations and to prepare your application to join our team please visit:
*Please refer to salary circular for Victorian Public Health Sector (Dental
Therapists, Dental Hygienists and Oral Health Therapists) Multiple Enterprise Agreement 2022-2023 for salary range. Sub-grading will be based on years of experience.
This role must be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 and meet the requirements of the Peninsula Health immunisation policy.
Join Peninsula Health and help us to deliver safe, personal, effective & connected care to every person, every time.
Selection Criteria Essential: Are you a Dental Therapist or Oral Health Therapist with the relevant qualification?
Essential: Do you have current AHPRA registration?
Essential: Do you have demonstrated leadership qualities?
Essential: Are you able to prioritize competing tasks?
Essential: Are you prepared to act as a role model and display Peninsula Health values?
Essential: Are you competent and Confident with Microsoft Office applications, Titanium and other software applications?
Essential: Do you possess excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills?
Essential: Do you have advanced clinical skills?
Contact Person Shalini Kugananthan
Contact Number 97848184
Alternate Contact Person Liljana Milczarek
Alternate Contact Number 97848184
