Snswlhd - Dental Officer Level 3 - Cooma - Dental

**Employment Type**: Permanent Part Time
**Position Classification**: Dental Off Lvl 3
**Remuneration**: $151,384 - $158, 698 **~ P L U S ~** Dental Officer Rural Incentive Scheme Allowance up to $20,000 Per Annum
**Hours Per Week**: 22.8
**Requisition ID**: REQ519584

**Applications Close**:Friday 25th October, 2024**
**Come and join our Dental Team here in Cooma - it’s great**

**Where you'll be working**

Cooma Hospital and Health Service is part of the Monaro Network. It is a 41 bed acute hospital and offers emergency medicine; surgery (Orthopaedics, Gynaecology, Gastroenterology, General Surgery and Obstetrics); Inpatient Services; Maternity, (24 hours) beds; Renal Dialysis; Outpatient Oncology; Pathology collection; Pharmacy; and Medical Imaging (X-Ray, CT and Ultrasound).

Cooma is the gateway to the Snowy Mountains, the gold rush town of Cooma is the largest in the region, and a popular stop for snow lovers on their way to the ski fields. You can also fish for trout in crystal clear mountain streams and explore the beautiful alpine countryside.

The drive from Sydney to Cooma is a little over four hours, from Canberra it’s about 80 mins and from the pristine beaches and tourist towns of the Sapphire Coast it’s 70 mins. You can fly into Snowy Mountains Airport and hire a car and explore the High Country. Cooma has a range of accommodation including motels, hotels, farm stays, cottages and caravan parks.

**_Discover all that Cooma has to offer_**

**What we offer**:

- Flexible work arrangements
- Salary Packaging - up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + Novated leasing
- Corporate Health and Fitness program
- 11% Superannuation on top of your gross income
- Annual Leave Loading

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**Your Opportunity**:

- Provide evidence based clinical care to patients, within your scope of practice and legislative and regulatory frameworks, resulting in quality care and a contemporary approach to dental procedures and patient care and advanced clinical reasoning skills. This will involve providing general and a broad range of complex and advanced dental procedures.
- Maintain accurate and appropriate clinical records, including paper based and electronic records.
- Identify opportunities for improvement in clinical practice and develop and lead ongoing quality improvement activities with staff.
- Provide clinical supervision and support to oral health staff.
- Actively participate in approved oral health promotion and preventative programs and educate patients under your care to maintain good oral health.
- Communicate with patients/carers ensuring consistent care and maximised health outcomes.
- Encourage good and positive work

**_Click here for the _**_Position Description_**

**Selection Criteria**:

- Dental qualification eligible for registration as a dentist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
- Demonstrate highly advanced skills in managing difficult clinical situations and a proven record of carrying out a broad range of advanced and complex dental procedures.
- A demonstrated understanding of and commitment to a preventative/population health approach to patient care.
- Ability to maintain privacy and confidentiality and abide by the NSW Health Code of Conduct in line with prescribed NSW Health policies and procedures.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills and a demonstrated ability to liaise effectively and sensitively with a wide range of individuals.
- Proficiency in the use of computer systems including electronic patient records and digital imaging.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as part of the multidisciplinary team.
- Ability and willingness to travel for work purposes. This may involve driving long distances within the Health Service. Evidence of a current Class C drivers licence.

**Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases**

This is a Category ‘A’ position, please read and understand NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in this policy. OASV requirements also include proof of vaccination against influenza and is compulsory for NSW Staff that enter any Residential Aged Care Facility (RACF) or who work in NSW Health owned and operated RACFs.

**Australian Work Rights**

At Southern NSW Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of ️ Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander ️ background, people with a disability and people from the **L**G**B**T**Q**I**+** community to apply.

**Need more information?**
**1) Click here for the **Position Description***
**2) Find out more about **applying** for this position**

**Applications Close**:Friday 25th October, 2024