Dental Hygienist - Defence - Casual

Job Req ID: 98402

Posting Start Date: 20-Mar-2021

Location:
Amberley, Queensland, AU, 4306
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Contract Type: Casual

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• Work as a civilian supporting our ADF members at a Defence base
• Work within a multi-disciplinary clinical team
• Casual position based at Amberley with the occassional travel to Oakey and Cabarlah bases

About You

You are an experienced Dental Hygienist with a professional and friendly manner who enjoys interacting with patients and has an ability to put them at ease. Ensuring compliance with all relevant standards and procedures, you take pride in contributing to the cleanliness and effectiveness of a dental surgery environment. You are a respectful and professional person who demonstrates exceptional moral values in everything you do. You are passionate about providing dental hygiene services and working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to support delivery of the highest standard of care to patients.

About The Role

Under the supervision and prescription of the Dentist/Dental Specialist, you will be responsible for the day-to-day provision of quality oral hygiene advice and dental hygiene services to patients in accordance with Defence Policies and Procedures. You will also assist with administrative tasks such as maintenance of patient records as well as sterilisation and infection control procedures and maintaining optimal hygiene of the surgery.

To Be Successful In This Role, You Will Have

• The highest levels of personal integrity and ethical behaviour.
• Current unconditional and unrestricted registration as a Dental Hygienist or Oral Therapist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• Extensive Dental Hygienist experience within the last 5 years
• Recent participation in Continuous Professional Development (CPD) activities in accordance with AHPRA.
• Current First Aid (HLTAID003) and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (HLTAID001) certification.
• The ability to work independently as well as part of a multi-disciplinary team to support the delivery of safe, efficient and high-quality care to patients within a dental surgery.

About Us

ADF Health Services Contract provides integrated healthcare services to Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel across Australia. As part of this newly-awarded contract, Serco, in partnership with Bupa, provide defence-ready clinical and support staff across 50+ on-base locations nationally, ensuring that ADF personnel have access to quality on-site medical care. Our staff take pride in delivering quality health services to achieve outstanding care and our new recruits for the ADF Health Services Contract are no exception.

At Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play, from caring for vulnerable people to managing complex public services. We are a team of 50,000 people responsible for delivering essential public services around the world in areas including Defence, Transport, Justice, Immigration, Healthcare and Citizen Services. We are innovators, committed to redesigning and improving public services for the benefit of everyone. To learn more please visit www.serco.com/ahsc.

Join Us

If you are inspired to make a positive difference and would like to be considered for this opportunity, please contact James Lyons on (08) 6202 4548 or submit your cover letter and resume by clicking the 'Apply Now' button.

Please note your resume must include - start and finish dates for each role, along with employment type (e.g. casual, part-time, full-time) and hours worked per week.

This is a position of trust and responsibility and to support this we will conduct a thorough probity assessment, which includes a national police check as an essential selection component for this role. You must also be an Australian Citizen in order to obtain the required Baseline Security Clearance for this role.

Serco values of Trust, Care, Innovation and Pride underpin everything we do. We are curious, creative and collaborative. Our people help in ways that matter.

We are committed to diversity and we encourage people from different backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse and people with disabilities to apply.