Employment Type: 2 x Full-time, Temporary 11-month contract with the possibility of extension and/ or permanency.
Classification: Health Professional Level 2 (PN 67086)
Classification: Health Professional Level 3 (PN 26927)
Salary: $88,252 - $105,569 (Plus 11.5% Super)
Salary: $108,459 - $116,711 (Plus 11.5% Super)
Location: Canberra Health Services, ACT
Section: Dental Services
Closing Date: 21 May 2025

• Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
• Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
• Flexible working conditions.
• 11.5% Superannuation.
• Access to Employee Assistance Program.
• Access to discounted gym membership.
• Access to onsite Physiotherapists.
• Access to onsite cafes, staff cafeteria, pharmacy and gift shop.

About the Role:

Canberra Health Services Dental is in the Division of Rehabilitation, Aged and Community Services (RACS) and offers a range of public dental services to the community including:

• Child and Youth dental services to all children under the age of 14 years who live in or attend an ACT school.
• Young people under the age of 18 with access to a Centrelink-issued Pension Concession or Health Care Card.
• Adult dental services for ACT residents who are the primary holder of a Centrelink-issued Pension Concession or Health Care Card.

Services include:

• Preventative dental interventions and health promotion.
• Emergency dental care.
• Restorative and prosthetic dental care.
• Some orthodontic interventions for eligible clients.

Services are delivered in the community as well as:

• Gungahlin Health Centre.
• Belconnen Health Centre.
• Civic Health Centre.
• Phillip Health Centre.
• Tuggeranong Health Centre.
• Alexander Maconchie Centre.
• Mobile Dental Clinic.

The Dental Therapist/Oral Health Therapist position is a clinical role and is responsible for the provision of oral health therapy services to clients of the CHS Dental. The position may also include participating in the Student Clinical Placement Program and various outreach programs to the Canberra Community.

Applicants applying for the Health Professional Level 2 position will need a minimum of 12 months paid clinical experience as a qualified Oral Health Therapist.

Applicants applying for the Health Professional Level 3 position will need a minimum of 3 years paid clinical experience as a qualified Oral Health Therapist.

For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Health Professional Level 2 Position Description.

For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Health Professional Level 3 Position Description.

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:

• Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
• Current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 is required.
• Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
• Comply with CHS credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for allied health professionals.

To Apply:

Please submit a copy of your CV along with a 2x page response to the Selection Criteria listed in the position description. Only applications submitted online via the E-Recruitment system will be accepted.

***Please note applications submitted via an agency will not be accepted for this position***

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website.

Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together
Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind

CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.

The new state-of-the-art Building 5 is now officially open at Canberra Hospital. This 44,000sqm, nine-storey facility, the largest healthcare infrastructure project in the Territory's history, delivers cutting-edge acute clinical services. Building 5 seamlessly integrates with existing campus buildings, ensuring smooth public access, patient transportation, and efficient logistics.

If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please see the full contact details and how to apply on the CHS Careers Page.