Oral Medicine Specialist
1 day ago
**_Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Whatu Ora - Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District_**
**Location**: Wellington Regional Hospital and Kenepuru Hospital
**Service**: Dental & Oral Health Service
**Contract**: Permanent, part time - up to 32 hours p/w
**Salary**: As per ASMS SECA
**Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role**
Capital Coast - s Oral Medicine Service operates as a sub-speciality within the district - s Dental and Oral Health Service. The role - s primary focus concerns the oral health care of patients with chronic and medically related disorders of the oral and maxillofacial region, and their diagnosis and non-surgical management.
**Mō tō mātou rōpū - About our team**
The Oral Health Service is staffed by a team of 37 clinical and non-clinical staff, tasked with providing expert care to our specialised patient group. Our team consists of 7 senior dentists, 4 house surgeons (who provide out of hours on call support), clinical and dental technicians, receptionists, dental assistants, a booking clerk and registered nurse. The service is also supported by an oral medicine specialist (this role) & oral surgery specialists.
The service primarily cares for medical inpatients, those needing dental care to proceed with other treatments in the hospital and patients unable to be seen in private due to the complexity of their conditions. The service also provides a limited emergency service for those on a low income, filling a critical gap in accessible care for these patients. All staff work closely together, supporting each other to achieve positive outcomes for patients coming through the service.
The Dental and Oral Health Service provides outpatient general dentistry, oral surgery and oral medicine via dedicated dental clinics and operating theatres at Wellington and Kenepuru Hospitals. Alongside the daily clinics, there are four theatre lists per week at Kenepuru and eight per month at Wellington. Additional sessions are undertaken when theatre space and a provider are available.
**Moū - About you**
- Registered as an Oral Medicine Specialist with the Dental Council of New Zealand
- Post-graduate oral medicine qualification
- Broad experience in all branches of general dentistry with at least some background in hospital dentistry or an allied area of dentistry
- Minimal 5 years recent experience post-graduation is an advantage but not essential
- Work in collaboration with multidisciplinary team
- Able to provide consistently high standards of medical care
**E pā ana ki a tatou - About us**
Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley district is located centrally in Wellington and has over 6,000 full-time equivalent staff, making us one of the major employers in the Wellington region. We operate three hospitals - Wellington Regional Hospital in Newtown, Hutt Valley Hospital and Kenepuru Hospital in Porirua - as well as the Kāpiti Health Centre at Paraparaumu.
Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District is a pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.
**Me pēhea te tuku tono - How to apply**
We are not accepting Recruitment agency - s applicants,.
**_ Ma tini, ma mano, ka rapa te whai_**
**_ By joining together we will succeed_
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