An exciting opportunity exists for a Senior Dentist who will provide high quality general practitioner dental services within the Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service, provide clinical leadership, supervision and support for clinical staff to improve clinical capability and service outcomes and will routinely provide advice and information about clinical and non-clinical matters.

Job details

An exciting opportunity exists for a Senior Dentist who will provide high quality general practitioner dental services within the Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service, provide clinical leadership, supervision and support for clinical staff to improve clinical capability and service outcomes and who will routinely provide advice and information about clinical and non-clinical matters.

Sunshine Coast Health is in southeast Queensland and extends through the coastal and hinterland areas from Caloundra in the south and Gympie in the north. 

Sunshine Coast Health is a values-based organisation. We are committed to the maintenance of a culture in which we treat our colleagues with respect as we do our patients, consumers and the community. We respect, protect and promote human rights in our decision-making and actions.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Provide high quality general dental practitioner oral health services to the eligible population.
• Provide emergency dental care for eligible patients including triage and management of emergent urgent patients.
• Act as a referral source for clinical matters from other practitioners and accept referrals from other clinicians for complex case management.
• Assessment and management of referrals received from internal and external clinicians and health professionals.

Remuneration value up to $194 289 p.a., comprising salary between $158 532 - $170 285 p.a., employer contribution to superannuation (up to 12.75%) and annual leave loading (17.5%) (DO2). Applications will remain current for 12 months. Please note: only applications from candidates will be accepted (applications that may result in an agency fee will not be considered).

Why work for us?

We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas across our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance.
As a Queensland Health employee, you will benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75%, access to salary packaging, flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases.
We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace for our people and our community. We encourage people of all genders, races, ages and abilities to apply for roles within our Health Service.
You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Sunshine Coast here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/sunshinecoast/careers 

As a Sunshine Coast Health employee, you will receive competitive remuneration and have access to:
• A wellness program;
• Generous superannuation;
• Flexible work arrangements;
• Career training and development; and
• Salary packaging.

Check out the latest updates here:
https://www.sunshinecoast.health.qld.gov.au/  

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

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Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• SC639784-RD (PDF, 585KB)
  Role Description
  
  Information for Applicants, SCHHS (PDF, 1.79MB)
  Information Package for Applicants