Clinical Dental Technician

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:
Permanent, full-time

Salary:
MECA step 1-9 depending on experience

Interviews:
August 2023

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role

Capital and Coast Dental and Oral Health Department have an opportunity for an enthusiastic, qualified Clinical Dental Technician to join our well established, good humoured lab team.

You will be responsible for the delivery of high quality removable plastic prosthetics and occlusal splints for Dental and Oral Health patients in outpatient clinics.

In the role you may also be required to provide clinical support, assistance and advice to Dentists.

There may be some flexibility in terms of hours - the exact format of the role can be discussed in the interview.


The following tasks are included in the role:

  • Following a treatment plan provided by clinicians
  • Working alongside other Clinical Dental Technicians
  • Providing appropriate technical advice on prosthetic limitations
  • Rehabilitating soft and hard tissues with dentures
  • Processing and flasking dentures, trim and polish to finish
  • Bite blocks, Wax ups, Try ins
  • Repairs/ relines and additions to existing plates
  • Fabrication of oral splints
  • Designing with clear instructions for laboratory work to be completedMō tō mātou rōpū
  • About our team
The Dental and Oral Health Service provides dental care for patients across two sites; Wellington and Kenepuru Hospitals. While working with us you will have the opportunity to experience the different patient mix at both locations.

Our team of 39 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

  • Must hold a current registration as a Clinical Dental Technician with the Dental Council of New Zealand.
  • Exceptional communication skills are required in combination with welldeveloped technical skills.
  • Experience preferred
  • Citizen, permanent resident or hold a valid work visa. E 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.

Wellington is New Zealand - s capital city, a cultural and cosmopolitan epicentre renowned for its vibrant caf s, restaurants, international sporting and cultural events set in a beautiful natural harbour.

With easy access to vineyards in the Wairarapa and beaches on the Kapiti Coast, there - s plenty of opportunity for adventure or simply to relax and unwind.

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

Me pēhea te tuku tono - How to apply
Your safety and that of our patients is important to us.

It is our expectation that you will be fully vaccinated against COVID 19, having received two doses of an approved COVID 19 vaccination.

Ma tini, ma mano, ka rapa te whai
By joining together we will succeed

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