Dental Assistant at Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Southern, Southland

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• Oral Health Service, Invercargill
• Permanent, full-time role (1.0 FTE, 40 hours per week)
• Salary range - $72,074 - $86,719 per annum pro-rata and KiwiSaver
• Oral Health Assistant/Dental Assistant with experience preferred, but all interested persons are very welcome to apply
• A supportive and welcoming team environment with opportunity to continuously learn and develop

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

About the role

We have a unique opportunity for you as a dental assistant to work as part of our professional and supportive oral health service at Southland Hospital. There has never been a better time to join our Southern family!

If you have been looking for a change of environment and a new opportunity to enter a health-related field or to use your existing Dental Assistant experience - then this opportunity is just what you've been waiting for!

You will be responsible for helping to maintain the oral health of patients in our region.

You will work alongside an Oral Health Therapist/Dentist as part of a supportive and friendly team who is committed to delivering quality health services.

About you

You will:

• be a people person who is culturally competent, and excellent customer service will come to you naturally
• have a pleasant telephone manner
• have strong administration skills
• have an awareness of the need for confidentiality of patient records and information.

As part of a tight-knit, small team, you will be self-motivated with good organisational skills and participatory team member.

You will need to have the flexibility to be able to cover occasional rostered evening shifts. You will also need to be able to work in other clinics throughout the region; on occasion, this may see you staying away overnight.

As a Dental Assistant, you will also be required to participate in a weekend on-call roster, normally one weekend in four from 9am-12pm.

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Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community.We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

How to apply

To apply please click 'apply now'. All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal by Sunday, 1 March 2026. If you have any questions about the role, please contact James Boyd james.boyd@southerndhb.govt.nz

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.

We only accept online applications. Please apply via our website.