Dental Assistant

2 weeks ago

Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time
Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Whatu Ora - Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District

Location:
Dental & Oral Health Wellington & Kenepuru

Service:
Dental and Oral Health Service

Contract:
Fixed term, full time. Monday to Friday. Rostered across both Kenepuru and Wellington hospital locations.

Salary:
MECA step 1-4. Depending on experience
Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role

Dental and Oral Health Services in the Surgery, Women & Children - s Directorate at Wellington Hospital are looking for looking for a Dental Assistant with experience and confidence in reception duties and ordering to work in its team.

The dental service is one service located over two sites, Wellington and Kenepuru. This role will have rostered days at each site.

The Dental Assistant is responsible for providing chairside support and operative assistance to the clinical staff, both in the surgeries and operative theatres of Wellington and Kenepuru Hospitals.

The Dental Assistant role is to provide effective and efficient services and to participate in the smooth day to day operation of the Dental Service.

You will also be responsible for the maintenance of clinic/surgery equipment and repairs and supplies, patient preparation and daily clinic flow.


  • Provision of chairside assistance
  • Clinic preparation
  • Clinical records management
  • Maintenance of supplies and equipment, including ordering
  • Sterilisation of equipment
  • Some basic reception tasks when requestedMō tō mātou rōpū
  • About our team
The Dental and Oral Health Service provides dental care for many patients across two sites (Wellington and Kenepuru Hospitals). While working with us, you will have the opportunity to experience the patient mix at both locations.

You will be interacting with patients who require admission for their dental care, children, patients who have suffered acute trauma, and patients who require essential dental treatment as part of their medical or surgical treatment.

You will also see some low-income individuals who are being seen to relieve their pain.

Our team consists of senior dentists/ oral medicine & oral surgery specialists/ house surgeons (who provide on call)/ clinical and dental technicians/ receptionists/ dental assistants/ booking clerk and registered nurse.

The Dental and Oral Health Service is operational Monday

  • Friday from 8am to 4.30pm. On call house surgeons rostered outside of daily operational clinics.
Moū - About you

  • NZDA dental assistant qualification or similar.
  • Experience as a Dental Assistant
  • Experience with Oral Surgery, sedations patients and GA lists preferred but not essential
  • Exceptional organisational skills with a systematic and methodical approach.
  • An ability to be flexible and to work effectively under fluctuating workloads.
  • An ability to manage own workload and set priorities.
  • Proactive in completing tasks.
  • Be readily able to adapt to new challenges and take on new responsibilities.
  • An ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of people from diverse backgrounds.
  • An ability to work cooperatively and maintain good working relations within the team.
  • Attention to detailE pā ana ki a tatou
  • About us


The Dental & Oral Health Service provides hospital-based oral health and dental services concerned with maintaining, or restoring to function, the hard and soft tissues of the mouth and its supporting and associated structures.

In particular those areas affected by major trauma, infection, developmental anomalies, pathology, or the underlying medical or psychological status of the person.

The core business of the Service is the provision of quality specialist services, integrated with primary and secondary providers in the communities we serve.

Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.


To find out more about us click on the following links:
Capital
and Coast
Hutt
Valley
Mental
Health, Addiction and Intellectual Disability Service
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