Senior Dental Assistant - Paediatrics Department

• Full time, fixed term 12 month position as the Senior DA in the Paediatrics Department, covering Parental Leave.
• $71,658.80+ 11% super + salary packaging
• 5 Weeks Annual Leave & Monthly Accrued Days Off
• Your work will support Victorians in improving their oral health.

Dental Health Services Victoria is the leading public oral health agency in Victoria. Our aim is to improve the oral health of all Victorians, particularly vulnerable groups, and those most in need. We provide Victorians with quality oral health care through the Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne and work collaboratively with other sectors to deliver oral health promotion programs to benefit all Victorians.

About the role:

The Senior Dental Assistant in Paediatrics is responsible for supporting the Team Leader in the daily supervision and coaching of Dental Assistants within the team and supporting clinical management/operations across the Paediatrics Department. The role is also assisting the Team Leader in a range of specific development activities within the team.

Your responsibilities:　

• Manage consumable stock and re-ordering, equipment maintenance and clinical rostering.
• In collaboration with the Dental Assistant Team Leader, implement agreed strategies to ensure effective service delivery
• Collaborate with clinicians to provide optimal patient care and assist in ensuring patient needs are considered in all clinical decisions and oral health education and promotion.
• Perform dental assisting chair side duties as and when required to meet the operational needs of the organisation
• Conduct audits in line with accreditation standards and organisational requirements

You will have: 

• Certificate IV in Dental Assisting or equivalent 
• Experience in coaching and managing the performance of a small team in a clinical setting
• Knowledge in rostering and resource management
• Strong knowledge of patient care processes, techniques and terminology within an oral health environment

Why work for DHSV 

• Work with a team with a wide range of skills and experiences
• Patients who come from different cultures and social backgrounds
• 5 Weeks Annual Leave & Monthly Accrued Days Off
• Access to salary packaging benefits
• Fantastic Carlton location – great coffee and food right on your doorstep
• Access career development pathways

Please click here to view the position description 

To submit your application, please click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For further enquiries please contact *******@dhsv.org.au. 

Closing date for applications: 17th of January 2023

At DHSV, we have a bold vision, and we feel a great sense of responsibility to provide you with an environment where you can grow and feel like you belong. By building a workforce across Victoria that has inclusive representation at all levels, is proactive in tackling inequality and represents the diversity of the patients we care for, we will see meaningful and sustainable change.

DHSV is committed to child safety and wellbeing and has zero tolerance for child abuse and harm. We provide an inclusive and welcoming environment where cultural safety for children is promoted and practiced.

DHSV is a public health service and requires employees to be vaccinated in accordance with policies published by the Department of Health and/or public health orders issued by the government. The government requires all healthcare workers (which includes all DHSV employees) to be vaccinated for COVID-19