Dental Officer

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time or Part Time

Position Classification: Dental Officer Level 3

Location: Across Blue Mountains and Lithgow Hospitals

Remuneration: $ $82.83 per hour

Hours Per Week: 38

Requisition ID: REQ617953

Applications Close: 12/11/2025

With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment, working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed and develop in your chosen career role.

About Us

Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is a wonderful place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we provide a range of public health services to the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Region.

Our District's Oral Health (Dental) services are provided to eligible patients at the following locations: Nepean Centre for Oral Health, Blue Mountains Hospital Dental Clinic, Hawkesbury Dental Clinic, and the Lithgow Hospital Dental Clinic. The team offers public dental services including diagnosis, restorative and preventative treatments, pain relief and dentures.

Are you a skilled dental professional ready to take the lead in shaping oral health services across the Blue Mountains and Lithgow regions? We're seeking a dedicated Dental Officer to join our team, based at both Blue Mountains Hospital in Katoomba and Lithgow Hospital.

In this senior clinical role, you'll deliver high quality patient care and oral health education to eligible patients within the Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District. You'll provide clinical leadership and coordinate services at our dental facilities, while mentoring and supervising junior dental officers, oral health therapists, and support staff.

This role also involves managing service delivery, ensuring infection control standards are upheld, maintaining data quality, and fostering clear communication across the team. You'll contribute to training and continuing education initiatives, and support general duties that keep our services running smoothly and effectively.

If you're passionate about clinical excellence, leadership, and community impact, we'd love to hear from you. Apply now and help us build healthier smiles across our region.

Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees

• Accrued Day Off (ADO) for full time employees
• Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
• Novated Leasing
• Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
• Fitness Passport

NBMLHD is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects the community we serve. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+, Cultural and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) people, neurodiverse individuals, and people with disabilities to apply.

NBMLHD is committed to implementing the child safe standards. For more information, please click here Child Safe Standards.

For assistance with applying through the NSW Health Career Portal please click here.

What you will bring to the role

• Registered or registrable by mutual recognition, as a Dentist, with the Dental Board of Australia.
• Demonstrated exceptional competence in general dentistry.
• Highly advanced skills in managing most of the difficult clinical situations, complex medical histories and those with disabilities.
• A proven record for carrying out a broad range of complex and advanced dental procedures on child and adult patients.
• Demonstrated ability to exercise advanced clinical reasoning skills.
• A demonstrated ability to work within and provide leadership for a large and diverse dental team.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and a demonstrated ability to liaise effectively with a range of individuals including the general public.
• Demonstrated experience in structured mentoring programs of other clinical staff and / or the training of dental students.

Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified and must not exceed the duration or conditions associated with the current visa.

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