WNSWLHD - Senior Dental Officer Dubbo. Apply via eCredential.
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Dental Officer Level 3 plus DORIS
Remuneration: $156,682 - $164,252 pa
Hours Per Week: 38
Location: Dubbo, NSW
Applications Close: 8 June 2025 – 11:59pm
Western NSW Local Health District is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, and people from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply for our advertised positions. If you require any assistance with your application or have any questions about this position, please get in touch with the contact person listed in the advertisement.
About the opportunity:
This role is suitable for a dentist with clinical experience looking for a career opportunity in a regional centre, including mentoring of junior clinicians.
Working hours – Monday – Friday (38hours/week)
The Oral Health Service in Western NSW Local Health District has a supportive and friendly culture. The clinical team includes Dental Officers, Oral Health Therapists, Dental Assistants and a Specialist Oral Surgeon.
The Dubbo Community Dental Clinic is a modern 6 chair dental clinic co-located with the CSU Dental & Oral Health Clinic. The position will also service other surrounding outreach locations.
The Dubbo Community Dental Clinic provides both urgent and comprehensive oral health care
to eligible adults and children. Treatment under general anaesthetic services is also provided at
Dubbo Health Service.
Opportunities exist for continuing professional development and your expanding clinical skills in
general dentistry.
What we can offer you
· This position will attract the NSW Dental Officer Rural Incentive Scheme (DORIS) equivalent to $20,000 per annum ($10.09 per hour).
· Country living with a meaningful career path
· Flexible work practices (as appropriate to the position and negotiated with your manager)
· Corporate wellbeing programs, including the Fitness Passport
· Opportunities for learning and development, including in-house training with My Health Learning and the NSW Health RTO
· Professional growth and accelerated career progression.
Where you’ll be working
You will be based at Dubbo Health Service, a part of the Western NSW Local Health District. For more information on living and working in our beautiful region, visit our website Western NSW Health Careers.
Dubbo is a major regional city with a population of around 40,000 people situated on the beautiful Macquarie River, 420 kilometres northwest of Sydney. It is a progressive city with a thriving town centre. There are daily flights, trains and buses to the eastern seaboard and many regional towns. Known as the cosmopolitan heart of New South Wales, Dubbo has great shopping and sporting facilities and provides a perfect base from which to explore the eastern interior of our beautiful state.
Living in Dubbo you’ll be rewarded with a relaxed and convenient lifestyle. Residents who have relocated to live and work here have described the real sense of community as the key difference that sets it apart from metropolitan cities such as Sydney. People here are relaxed, down to earth, friendly and so welcoming.
Visit dubbo.com.au for more information.
To apply, please address the following Selection Criteria
1. Highly advanced clinical skills, advanced clinical reasoning and excellent patient management skills in all aspects of general public sector dentistry, including ability to work independently as a sole practitioner.
2. Strong commitment to work in rural NSW and understanding of issues related to working in Aboriginal communities and with rural communities.
3. Demonstrated capacity to work effectively in a digital dental team environment, including but not limited to electronic oral health records, digital imaging and telehealth systems.
How do I apply for this role?
Please apply for this position via our eCredential website. NSW Health does not require or accept the ‘fit2work’ badge offered as an option in eCredential.
Note: Applications submitted by Recruitment Agencies will not be considered for this position.
Need more information?
· Click here for the Position Description.
· For role related queries or questions please contact Heather Cameron email heather.cameron@health.nsw.gov.au or 6369 8131
Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases
If you are applying for a Category A position, please read and understand NSW Health Policy Directive PD2018_009. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in this policy.
Stepping Up – Close the Gap
The Aboriginal Employment Strategy (AES) is working in partnership with the Western NSW Local Health District to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants wishing to apply for this role. For more information please contact the AES recruitment team on (02) 6882 8100 or email dubbo.recruitment@aes.org.au Alternatively, applicants can visit our website for more information.
Working Visas
Applicants holding a visa with working rights may be considered for temporary appointment (up to the expiry date of their visa) where no suitable applicant for permanent appointment is identified.
