Dental Officer – Permanent 

Tasmanian Health Service – North / North West

You can be a Dentist anywhere in the world. What’s different about Tasmania is our culture and our lifestyle. You will have a powerful connection to your colleagues and patients, and the community will encourage your success. Our isolation helps drive a culture of invention and human connection, which feels both old fashioned and… like the only future worth pursuing. Here you’ll be spoilt for choice when it comes to breath-taking coastlines, National Parks or award-winning restaurants or bars – all right on your doorstep. After a hard day at work, you don’t have to sit in a car for an hour. You can get on your bike or put on your boots and explore all that Tasmania has to offer.

There are approx. 100 of us in the Northwest and 150 in the Northern region, an eclectic mix of locals and new Tasmanian adventurers. We are dental professionals, technicians and assistants, customer service and administration officers, coming together to improve the lives and livelihoods of our community. Here, you are encouraged to be your authentic self, to pursue your passions, and to bring your clinical and world knowledge to the table to contribute to making our team one that punches above its weight with progressive and impactful care.

Oral Health Services Tasmania are looking for experienced dentists who would like to join our team. A successful and suitable applicant can have opportunities to supervise final year undergraduate students, complete dental treatment under general anaesthesia as well as work within our major clinics. We are a progressive and innovative service, currently leading the way in Australia through our uptake of Digital Prosthetic Dentistry and our work with Conscious Sedation. We will provide opportunities for a varied working week supported by a tight-knit broader team.

We are small enough in Tasmania for you to shape and influence your work and make a real impact every day. Yet we are big enough for you to feel part of something important, somewhere you can belong and be surrounded by diversity, innovation, and friendships. We’ll look after you from the very beginning, ensure you are fully inducted and welcomed into our team and into our culture. We’ll tell you where to go for dinner, and on your days off. And we’ll invest in your growth, with time, resources, and expert colleagues available to help foster your development.

Something is happening here, and you’re invited to be part of it. Be Tasmanian.

If you’d like to know more about our roles, services, and what we can do for you (relocation assistance, salary benefits, etc.), please get in touch with Amy Bowden amy.bowden@ths.tas.gov.au or 0408 503 521 

Details of Appointments:       

North: 
Two permanent full-time day worker positions, working 76 hours per fortnight, commencing asap. 
One permanent part-time day worker position, working 34.2 hours per fortnight, commencing asap. 

North West:
One permanent full-time day worker position, working 76 hours per fortnight, commencing asap. 

Salary:                                   $125,369 - $196,491per annum + 11.5% superannuation.

Salary Packaging:                  Access to a range of benefits including living expenses up to $9,010 + $2,650 in meal entertainment each FBT year.

Relocation Assistance:          Reimbursement of up to $15,000 for expenses incurred through relocating to Tasmania.

Professional Development:  A Professional Development Allowance of up to $7,298 per annum (full-time position) paid in fortnightly instalments to support attendance to relevant CPD courses.                                                    

Relevant Allowances:            
Skills and Qualifications Allowance – dentists who have additional formal qualifications and/or extensive experience of direct relevance to their clinical role, giving them the ability to provide additional services to clients.

Allowance in Lieu of Private Practice – to acknowledge dental officers who work 3 days a week or more in the public sector, an allowance of 7.5% of the base salary (pro-rata) will be paid to fully registered Dental Officers Level 3 and above.

Eligibility:
Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria.

• Registered with the Dental Board of Australia

• Working with Children Registration (where applicable and as determined by individual position requirements)

Note: - Please refer to the Application Guide for more information of Essential requirements, Desirable requirements and pre-employment check.

Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents

We encourage you to review the Statement of Duties, Applicant Guide, prior to applying for an overview of the duties, program, selection process and application guidance.

Statement of Duties: Generic Dental Officer DO1-3 (May 2024) WWCR CSU (2) (1).docx

Application Guide:  Department of Health - Applicant Guide Sep 2024.docx

How to apply:

Apply Online. Please click the "Apply" button on this screen to ensure that important questions about you are answered.

You will be prompted to complete a 1-2 page application detailing your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the attached Statement of Duties. A separate statement addressing the selection criteria in the Statement of Duties is not required.

When you apply, we will ask you to preference a region. Discover more about our regions here:
North West  | North  

If you need any more convincing about our beautiful state, here it is Tasmanian Health Careers | Tasmanian  

Respecting diversity is the foundation of everything that Department of Health do. This allows us to instil trust and collaborate through honest and fair communication and helps cultivate an environment of growth and innovation. We strongly encourage applicants from key communities including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTIQA+ people, and people living with disabilities.

Applications close 11:55PM Sunday 8th December 2024