• Provide leadership to an innovative and leading Public Oral Health Service
• Make a meaningful contribution to the health, wellbeing and dignity for all people in northern Melbourne
• Attractive salary packaging (portion of salary tax free)
• Rainbow Tick Accredited organisation

About us

Your Community Health provides a comprehensive range of medical, dental and allied health services and support programs to anyone, through a combination of outreach, client-based and centre-based activities. Our purpose is to enable health, wellbeing and dignity for all people in northern Melbourne by providing responsive and accessible services. We provide priority access to those most at risk of health inequalities and those that may face barriers to accessing traditional health services.

About the role

Your Community Health is seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Oral Health Clinical Coordinator to join the Primary Care Directorate on a full time, fixed term basis to August 2024.

Reporting to the Oral Health Manager, the Oral Health Clinical Coordinator (OHCC) has direct line management responsibilities for the Senior Dental Assistants and oral health clinical workforce.

In addition, and in accordance with the OHCCs qualifications and scope of clinical practice; the OHCC will provide clinical dental services to clients; and professional supervision and clinical leadership to the oral health team.

This exciting and dynamic role will see you provide leadership to the various Oral Health program offerings including:

• Public dental services (15 chairs, 3 sites)
• Smile Squad (4 vans, visiting 86 school campuses annually)
• Private Dental Services
• Outreach services

To succeed in this role you will have:

• Tertiary qualification eligible for registration as an Oral Health Therapist with AHPRA Dental Board of Australia.
• Current, unrestricted registration as an Oral Health Therapist (Dental Hygienist / Dental Therapist) with AHPRA Dental Board of Australia.
• Experience in management or clinical leadership related to Oral Health.
• Ionizing Radiation Apparatus Use License in Victoria for Intra-Oral Radiography.
• Working with Children Check.
• Current Drivers Licence.

Preferred:

• Scope of practice for Adult Dental Therapy (Extended scope of Practice). Can be either undergraduate or post graduate coursework.
• Postgraduate qualifications in Management, Health Leadership or Public Health.
• Ionizing Radiation Apparatus Use License in Victoria for Dental Panoramic Radiography

What is on offer

You will join a dedicated, caring and talented team, with a positive and supportive culture. We are committed to professional and career development of all our staff and truly value work-life balance. Staff have access to generous not-for-profit salary packaging benefits, discounted gym memberships and work in a great location, with free car parking, close to shops and cafes.

YourCH is a Rainbow Tick Accredited organisation commitment to providing a safe work environment and equitable access to health services and supports for LGBTIQA+ people.

Requirements:

The successful candidate's offer of employment will be subject to their ability to provide:

• a current Working with Children Check (employee only)
• Police Check with no disclosable outcomes that is no older than 3 months. (Issued by employer at no additional cost to the candidate)
• Proof of 2 Covid-19 Immunisations and a Booster (3rd dose)

How to Apply

Applications must be submitted directly at our recruitment hub.

Applications must address the selection criteria contained in the position description as part of the cover letter.

For more information regarding this role please refer to the position description on the application page.

For further enquiries contact: Youstina Tawadros, Oral Health Manager on 0477 980 342

Your Community Health is an Equal Opportunity and Child Safe employer who supports inclusiveness and diversity. We are dedicated to attracting and retaining people from a diverse background, including but not limited to, those identifying as LGBTIQ, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, people from cultural and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, and people with a disability.