Dental Assistant

3 days ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia OMFS Services Full time $60,000 - $90,000 per year

Oral Surgery Nurse  - Rooms and Operating Theatre

Our Practice, OMFS is an oral and maxillofacial surgery practice consisting of 9 oral surgeons and 1 oral medicine specialist.

Our state of the art facility was purpose built in 2024, designed to allow for optimum patient care. Our team of professionals care for patients from all areas on Victoria and all backgrounds - we strive to make sure our patients feel comfortable when attending their appointment.

We are looking for an additional dental nurse to join our team, someone who is ready to take on a challenge and work within our amazing group of surgeons and experienced nurses.

The successful applicant will be enthusiastic, energetic, enjoy a challenge and must have an eye for detail You need to be ready to learn, able to problem solve, think ahead and work within a team.

We will teach you the ins & outs of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery nursing, support you through our buddy system and you will learn from our experienced nursing team and our highly regarded surgeons at OMFS.

You must have a dental nursing certificate, oral surgery / operating room experience is preferable.

Our new practice is within the CBD (near Vic Market and Melbourne Central train station).  Within our building is a gym which can be used by all staff and ground floor café We have satellite practices for consulting and operating spread over metro Melbourne, Mornington and country Victoria. Our oral and maxillofacial surgery nurses may be rostered in various locations, often changing from am to pm. This is variable on experience, your home location and staffing.

This role is for someone who thrives on being busy, who likes to learn something new every day and understands the importance of being part of a team.

Training is provided by our experienced nursing team and surgeons. The successful applicant will be working in the following areas: consulting, assisting with surgical procedures under local anaesthetic and assisting in operating lists under general anaesthetic.

Our experienced staff take pride in training new staff, demonstrating techniques, working through procedures and sharing hints they have learnt over the years.

This role is a fulltime  position, over a 9 day fortnight, or 4 days per week ( for the right candidate).The hours are usually from 7.30am- 5.30pm

Your ability to work as part of a team, whilst assuming responsibility for your own workload is essential with the following:

  • Excellent communication skills with colleagues and patients
  • Ability to multi task, ability to be flexible and reliable
  • Kind, caring nature and happy disposition, enjoys being part of a team
  • Go-getter with loads of enthusiasm
  • Willingness to listen, to learn & to be challenged
  • Currents driver's license and reliable car
  • Working with children check and police check

If you are looking for a change from chair side dentistry or would simply like to be part of our experienced team.

Please do not apply if you are an Overseas Trained Dentist, we are accepting applications from nurses with dental nursing certificates and Div 1 registered nurses.

Commencement date is flexible to suit the right candidate

Give Carolyn a call or send an email to

Feel free to call to discuss further details before applying.

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