Oral Health Therapist

2 weeks ago

Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Canterbury District Health Board Full time
Oral Health Therapist | Community Dental
  • We are looking to mentor the next generation of Oral Health Therapists into employment here with us at Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora
  • Highly experienced team with plenty of variety that you won't see in private practice.
  • New Graduate Applicants welcome.

Mō te tūnga | About the Role

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora, Waitaha Community Dental Service provides dental services to nearly 90,000 children aged 0-13 in Canterbury and South Canterbury and supports our colleagues on the West Coast. There are 110 front-line clinical staff who work with modern equipment in 22 mobile dental units and 13 dental clinics.

We currently have a permanent opportunity working at either our in the Christchurch, North, and South Canterbury area If appointed to work in South Canterbury you can apply for the Te Whatu Ora Voluntary Bonding Scheme and be eligible for an after tax payment of $11,796 after your first three years with further payments in years 4 and 5. For more information click on this link: Voluntary Bonding Scheme – Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand

You'll be working in community and school settings with children and their families/whānau and have the opportunity to work with diverse patient groups, managing a wide variety of oral health problems. You will be a reflective practitioner who embraces innovation and advances in clinical practice and will enjoy working in a team alongside other skilled dental/oral health therapists and assistants.

Multiple Full and Part time permanent positions available.

Ko wai koe | About You

In this role, you will be responsible for:

  • Providing high quality oral health care appropriate to the physical, social and cultural needs of pre-school and school age clients;
  • Attending meetings, in-service training and courses relevant to the needs of the service and individual Dental/Oral Health Therapist;
  • Participating in team meetings and the service quality improvement process.

"Ko ngā tāngata, te mātua mahi - Putting people at the heart of all we do"

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora, leads the day-to-day running of our health system across New Zealand, with functions delivered at local, district, regional and national levels. It weaves the functions of the 20 former District Health Boards into its regional divisions and district offices, ensuring continuity of services in the health system.

Here in Waitaha, Canterbury we deliver health services to the almost 600,000 people that live in the Canterbury region. We are committed to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its principles by ensuring our partnership with Māori are at the forefront of all our conversations.

Ngā hua | Benefits of working at Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora

When you work at Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora, you are part of a wider whānau that will support you along your journey. We offer great coaching, mentoring and learning outcomes for all staff. We are always improving our facilities across all campuses and have amazing discounts from select retailers, restaurants and business.

Only applications submitted via our career site will be accepted, therefore apply directly on our career site here . For additional information about this role please contact Alex Jay, Recruitment Partner on

We have a range of clinical and non-clinical roles at Health New Zealand, there could be a place for you

Please visit our careers website for other roles and find your ideal fit within Health New Zealand.

Applications will be progressed as they apply

Permanent, Permanent/Full Time, Permanent/Part Time

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