Remote Dentist Manager

Job description

Agency Department of Health Work unit Top End Oral Health Service - Gove

Job title Remote Dentist Manager- Gove Designation Remote Dentist Manager

Job type Full time Duration Ongoing

Salary $173,055 Location Nhulunbuy

Position number 2465 RTF Closing 15/09/2025

Contact officer Mohan Kandasamy on or

About the agency

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APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF YOUR TERTIARY

QUALIFICATIONS.

Information for applicants – inclusion and diversity and Special Measures recruitment plans

The NTPS values diversity. The NTPS encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies and accommodates people with

disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment for the recruitment process or job, please discuss

this with the contact officer. For more information about applying for this position and the merit process, go to the OCPE website.

Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy. For more information on Special Measures plans, go to the

OCPE website.

Primary objective

To manage the effective delivery of oral health services to eligible client groups of the East Arnhem and the Top End region and provide

quality oral health clinical service in accordance with Top End Oral Health Service agreed policies, protocols and procedures.

Key duties and responsibilities

1. In consultation with the Clinical Managers, manage the services provided from the Gove Dental Clinic including visiting specialist

services. Manage patients that have very complex medical history and procedural difficulties, perform dental procedures under GA in

Gove hospital.

1. Provide high quality comprehensive clinical services to eligible clients and provide support to dental practitioners and staff located in

nearby school dental clinics as well as supervision of students as required.

1. Contribute to the development, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and reporting of oral health programmes and activities around

East Arnhem region.

1. Continuously develop and maintain a high level of clinical knowledge, skills and competence in acute and primary oral health care and

actively participate in professional development activities and quality improvements programs.

1. Liaise with other oral health managers, local health and non-health organisations to coordinate the provision of services within East

Arnhem region.

6. Liaise with other oral health managers to ensure continual development of a team approach in relation to the operational functions

of the clinic and its associated services. Undertake community trips up to one week to rural and remote communities.

7. Follow defined service quality standards, work health and safety policies and procedures relating to the work being undertaken in

order to ensure high quality, safe services and workplaces

1. Foster a positive workplace culture through exemplary leadership practices and role modelling behaviour.

Selection criteria

Essential

1. Degree in Dentistry registrable with the Dental Board of Australia in the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)

2. Demonstrated skills in clinical diagnosis and treatment planning and provision of care for medically compromised patients and complex

clinical cases and the prioritisation of clients on a basis of clinical need and the ability to maintain a high standard of record keeping.

3. Demonstrated leadership with the ability to manage a small clinic and to lead and manage a team of clinical and administrative staff

and students.

4. Demonstrated understanding of and familiarity with current infection control protocols and quality improvement processes and the

ability to incorporate new materials and techniques into clinical practice.

5. Ability to work within a cross-cultural environment, an ability to interact effectively with people of diverse cultures.

6. Well-developed oral and written communication skills, liaison and negotiation skills, and the ability to lead in a team environment.

1. Ability to travel to remote areas for up to a week at a time and the ability to provide effective oral health services in an isolated

environment. Willingness to travel either in small charter, commercial planes or by road including 4-wheel drive vehicles.

Desirable

1. Previous experience in rural/remote service delivery.

Further information

Positions may be subject to pre-employment checks such as immunisation requirements, working with children clearance notice and

criminal history checks. A criminal history will not exclude an applicant from this position unless it is a relevant criminal history. For

immunisation requirements - Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances) or Category B (indirect contact with blood or

body substances), check with contact person for requirements.