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Senior Oral Health Therapist
Caboolture, Kallangur and other locations across Metro North as required
Join the Multi-Disciplinary Diabetes Team as a Senior Oral Health Therapist, delivering advanced clinical care, mentoring clinicians and driving innovation, education and service improvement to enhance oral health outcomes across Metro North communities.
Job details
| Position status | Permanent |
|---|---|
| Position type | Full-time |
| Occupational group | Health - Allied Health/Clinical Support |
| Classification | HP4 |
| Workplace Location | Brisbane - North |
| Job ad reference | QLD/COH692400 |
| Closing date | 25-Sep-2026 |
| Job duration | |
| Contact person | Lina Hunter |
| Contact details | 0497 137 383 Access the National Relay Service |
About the role
As a Senior Oral Health Therapist within the School Dental Service, Metro North Oral Health Services, you will deliver high-level oral health clinical services across a variety of community and hospital-based settings. The role provides an opportunity to manage complex caseloads, apply advanced clinical judgement, and deliver evidence-based care that supports positive oral health outcomes for patients across Metro North Health.
You will provide clinical leadership, mentoring, and supervision to less experienced oral health practitioners while contributing to research, quality improvement, service development, and workforce planning initiatives. Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams and key stakeholders, you will help ensure the delivery of safe, effective, and contemporary oral health services.
About you
Our ideal candidate will be someone who can carry out the following key accountabilities in accordance with the Metro North Health's values:
- Deliver high-level oral health therapy services across diverse clinical caseloads using evidence-based practice and advanced clinical judgement.
- Provide clinical advice and collaborate with patients, families, stakeholders, and multidisciplinary teams to support effective oral health service delivery.
- Monitor clinical outcomes and contribute to research, quality improvement, and service development initiatives.
- Provide clinical supervision, mentoring, education, and support to oral health practitioners, students, and support staff.
- Contribute to workforce planning and the development of clinical practices, procedures, and protocols that support continuity of care.
Benefits when working for us
- Rewarding career and development opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas
- Value driven organisation which provides a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance
- Flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases
- Benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75% and access to salary packaging
Metro North Health offers a dynamic and progressive environment at the forefront of healthcare, research, and education. With a strong commitment to inclusion, flexibility, and professional development, we provide meaningful opportunities in a workplace that puts people first.
You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Metro North here: https://metronorth.health.qld.gov.au/careers
Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged and welcomed.
Find out about the role in more detail and how to apply in the attached Role Description.
APPLICATIONS RECEIVED VIA THIRD PARTIES (RECRUITMENT AGENCIES ETC.) WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED
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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