Queensland Health (Organisation site)
Kingston-Logan and various locations across Metro South Oral Health
The Metro South Oral Health are looking for a Dental Hygienist to join their team.
The purpose of the role is to provide routine dental hygiene services for Queensland Health patients within a hospital, fixed or mobile oral health clinic, or a community outreach setting.
This role will have demonstrated proficiency to provide quality and safe dental hygiene services, oral health education, and oral health promotion with minimal supervision.
As a member of a multidisciplinary oral health team, this role will provide guidance, peer support, and instruction on dental hygiene services to less experienced team members.
Job detailsPosition status: Fixed Term Temporary
Position type: Full-time, Part-time
Occupational group: Health - Allied Health/Clinical Support
Classification: HP3
Workplace Location: Various locations across Metro South Oral Health
Job ad reference: QLD/MS12607378
Closing date: 15-Dec-2024
Fortnightly salary: $3030 - $4453.50
Salary Other: $43.68 - $60.43 p/hr
Job duration: Up to 6 months, with a possibility of extension
About the RoleDeliver routine dental hygiene services and oral health promotion to clients in accordance with prescribed professional and ethical standards within a hospital, fixed or mobile oral health clinic, or a community outreach setting.Exercise independent decision making and judgement, under the professional guidance of a more experienced practitioner, in appropriately referring patients for the management of conditions outside scope of defined clinical practice or level of clinical experience.Apply clinical judgement of increasing independence commensurate with level of clinical experience.Provide clinical education, advice, supervision, education, and mentoring on dental hygiene services and care to less experienced team members.Continually develop clinical practice knowledge and expertise through active learning within the team and by engaging in professional development activities relating to clinical practice in general oral health care, oral health education, and health promotion.Our values of Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Engagement and Excellence shape our culture within Metro South Health.
Our values guide our day-to-day decision making and are fundamental to what we care about as a health service, how we behave, how we interact with each other and provide care to the many patients who come through our doors every day.
We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas across our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance.
As a Metro South employee, you will benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75%, access to salary packaging, flexible working arrangements, and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases.
We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.
Applicants are encouraged to apply online; please review the Role Description for more information on application process requirements.
Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.
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