Graduate Dental Officer

Job no:512761
Work type:full time
Location:Oral Health Centre of WA
Categories:Technical/Laboratory support, Health and Medical Sciences

The Oral Health Centre of Western Australia

• Position available for current graduating DMD4 students at the UWA Dental School
• Full-time, fixed-term opportunity for 12 months
• Salary range: Level 8 $103,364 – $112,981 plus 17% superannuation

About the team  

The Oral Health Centre of Western Australia (OHCWA) is a dental teaching hospital within The University of Western Australia School of Dentistry. The Centre is the primary focus for oral health education, research and specialist care delivery in Western Australia.  It treats over 15,000 patients a year and delivers a range of clinical and technical training programs. 

About the opportunity  

As the appointee you will, under broad direction, be responsible for the provision of oral and dental health care to OHCWA patients. Clinical care responsibilities will be undertaken at OHCWA clinics either at Nedlands or Bunbury.

To be considered for this role, you will demonstrate: 

• Graduate of the UWA program in the year preceding commencement of employment
• Substantial experience in a clinical setting
• Dental qualification registrable with the Dental Board of Australia
• High level clinical skills across the range of dental disciplines
• Demonstrated commitment to career development, leadership and scholarly activity
• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent planning and organisational ability and time management skills including a demonstrated ability to use initiative
• Demonstrated computer competency, including the capacity to maintain electronic patient records and clinical correspondence
• Demonstrated commitment to and awareness of cross-cultural issues

Full details of the position’s responsibilities and the selection criteria are outlined in the position description. Please see the position description prior to applying:  Graduate Dental Officer 512761 PD.pdf

The content of your Resume and Cover Letter should demonstrate how you meet the selection criteria. 

Closing date: 11:55PM on Friday, 14 October 2022  

To learn more about this opportunity, please contact Sara Kartah at sara.kartah@uwa.edu.au

This position is only open to applications from current graduating DMD4 students at the UWA Dental School

Application Details:  Please apply online via the Apply Now button. 

Our commitment to inclusion and diversity

UWA is committed to a diverse workforce and an equitable and inclusive workplace.  We celebrate difference and believe diversity is fundamental to achieving our goals as a globally recognised Top 100 educational and research institution.  We are committed to creating a safe work environment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, the LGBTIQA+ community and people living with disability.

• We have a globally competitive, gender neutral parental leave policy with 26 weeks paid leave after 12 months service and 36 weeks after 5 years.
• We have on-campus childcare facilities for child 6 weeks to kindy.
• We facilitate flexible working, with part-time and job-sharing arrangements considered.
• We have an ongoing partnership with Pride in Diversity and were recently awarded a Bronze Employer status for LGBTIQA+ inclusion.
• We have Athena SWAN Bronze accreditation and actively work to improve gender equity.

Should you have any queries relating to your application, please contact the individual named in the advertisement. Alternatively, contact the Talent team at talent-hr@uwa.edu.au with details of your query. To enable a quick response, please include the 6-digit job reference number and a member of the team will respond to your enquiry.

Advertised:04 Oct 2022 W. Australia Standard Time
Applications close:14 Oct 2022 11:55 PM W. Australia Standard Time