Senior Dentist
North West Hospital and Health Service
Posted 2 days ago
North West Hospital and Health Service (HHS)
- Unique locations
- Friendly communities
- Regional, rural and remote $$$ incentives
Working with us
- Permanent full time position, 76 hours per fortnight
- Base salary ranges between $158,532 - $170,285 per annum (DO2)
- 4 weeks p.a. recreational leave + 17.5% loading.
- 12.75% employer superannuation contribution.
- Rural and Remote incentive - Zone 3 - 32% allowance of base salary.
- Accommodation assistance available as per policy: either 17 months at a Queensland Health facility or 17 months rental subsidy.
- Eligible Mount Isa Residents may also be able to access discounts starting from 20% off Qantas return fares from Mount Isa to their eligible city. Discounted fares for residents | Qantas AU
- Tax savings through salary sacrificing options are also available.
- Transfer and appointment expenses may be negotiated.
Professionally, our HHS values professionalism, leadership capability, excellence and resilience in our staff. We are committed to providing extraordinary opportunities for career development including in-house training, development and mentoring programs.
PLUS a $3,395 p.a. allowance to assist with external development, and 3 days p.a. leave for attending training or conferences.
The lifestyle in Mount Isa is family friendly; it is a vibrant city with an outback community feel. You will fall in love with the natural splendour of the North West Queensland region.
Affectionately known as the ‘oasis of the outback,' Mount Isa represents over 50 nationalities which give the city a unique cosmopolitan flavour.
The Traditional Owners of the area are the Kalkadoon people.
Mount Isa is a great place to live and work!
About the role
Provide frontline hands-on active clinical leadership to oral health services facilities and to the dental team.
Carry out advanced level, efficient, high quality clinical dental treatment to eligible patients to manage, treat and prevent dental disease; including prosthetic services, to both adult and paediatric patients in fixed and mobile facilities within various locations throughout North West Hospital and Health Service.
Requirements
- Mandatory requirements are a tertiary degree qualification in Dentistry and current registration with the Dental Board of Australia (Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency - AHPRA).
- Extensive clinical experience preferred.
- C Class Motor Vehicle Licence.
- Pre-employment screening will be conducted for the successful applicant, including Criminal History checks.
- This is a VPD risk role and may require evidence of vaccination or immunity to: Hepatitis A/B, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Pertussis, and Tuberculosis.
- A period of probation may apply.
Interested?
Download the Role Description for further information and application / interview preparation.
Apply ONLINE: https://smartjobs.qld.gov.au/jobs/QLD-MI640528-3
Contact: Dr Saman Zahedi on 07 4744 4493.
Applications close: Friday, 08 August 2025.
About North West Hospital and Health Service
Our vision
Healthier Queenslanders.
Our purpose
To provide leadership and direction, and to work collaboratively to ensure the health system to deliver quality services that are safe and responsive for Queenslanders.
Our responsibilities
The Department of Health's role include:
1.providing strategic leadership and direction for health through the development of policies, legislation and regulations
2.developing statewide plans for health services, workforce and major capital investment
3.managing major capital works for public sector health service facilities
4.purchasing health service delivery
5.supporting and monitoring the quality of health service delivery
6.delivering specialised health services, providing ambulance, health information and communication technology and statewide health support services.
Hospital and Health Services are independent statutory agencies responsible for their own strategic plans.
Our strategic objectives
1.Supporting Queenslanders to be healthier: promoting and protecting the health of Queenslanders
2.Enabling safe, quality services: delivering and enabling safe, clinically effective, high quality health services
3.Equitable health outcomes: improving health outcomes through better access to services for Queenslanders
4.High performance: responsive, dynamic and accountable management of the department, and of funding and service performance
5.Dynamic policy leadership: drive service improvement and innovation through a collaborative policy cycle
6.Broad engagement with partners: harnessing the skill and knowledge of our partners
7.Engaged and productive workforce: foster a culture that is vibrant, innovative and collaborative
Source: this is an extract from the company’s own website.
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