Senior Dentist

Are you an experienced dentist wanting to make a difference to the oral and overall health of people living in remote areas?

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced, qualified, and registered dentist, with a minimum of 5 years of experience to join the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) Tasmania community-based mobile dental team.

This mobile service is a vital link to bringing high-quality oral health care to our diverse, rural, and remote population groups across the North-West, North, and East Coast of Tasmania.

To meet patient needs this role will involve weekly travel to rural communities. As such, we are seeking an experienced dentist who is flexible and:

- Can provide clinical leadership to ensure the RFDS Dental Program meets best practice at all times.

- Believes in a community-based approach to dental care;

- Will provide high-quality dentistry in accordance with best practice clinical standards and policies;

- Perform complex, novel, or critical discipline-specific clinical work with a high level of professional knowledge and by the exercise of substantial professional judgment;

- Will maintain high standards of infection control compliance for the program;

- Will ensure a partnership approach to the care and treatment needs of our patients through the use of excellent communication skills and shared decision making;

- Clinical education, advise and mentor our junior dentist and staff in their clinical area of expertise through in-service training whilst leading a dental team; and

- Ensure that the Dental Program maintains compliance with the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards through active participation in our accreditation program.

We are offering the successful candidate:

- A full-time contract linked to our Commonwealth funded dental program;

- Living away from home allowances during times of travel for work each week;

- Rewarding and varied dental work across rural and remote communities;

- Offer continuing professional development support;

- The support of an innovative and empathetic dental team; and

- Attractive remuneration package together with the opportunity to access salary packaging arrangements.

This service is a vital link to bringing high-quality oral health care to our rural population. This role requires weekly travel and the successful applicant to hold the highest standard of patient care and the ability to manage a diverse clinical environment.

If you have any specific questions or problems downloading the position description below please forward all details to program manager, Nicole Henty at nicole.henty@rfdstas.org.au or phone 0419 423 726

To apply:

Email your resume, cover letter and credentials to nicole.henty@rfdstas.org.au

Any published closing dates are estimated, the RFDS SE aim to fill vacancies as quickly as possible. This means that we will close advertising as soon as we have found the right candidate and this may be before the published closing date. We would therefore advise interested applicants to submit an application as early as possible.

The RFDS is an Equal Opportunity Employer