Dental Hygienist - Hospital & Specialist Dentistry Service (HSD) at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Te Toka Tumai Auckland, Auckland

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• Are you an experienced Dental Hygienist ready to take your career to the next level?
• Full time, permanent position , based at Greenlane Clinical Centre

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced dental hygienist to join our busy Hospital & Specialist Dentistry team in Auckland. This role is predominately based at Greenlane Clinical Centre with some services also provided at Auckland City Hospital.

Joining us as a Dental Hygienist you will be working as part of a clinical team of dentist and dental specialists providing hospital-based secondary and tertiary level hospital oral health services for patients living in the greater Auckland area. The focus of your role is the provision of comprehensive oral hygiene services to patients with complex comorbidities in both inpatient and outpatient settings, with a primary focus on patients who are being treated for head and neck cancer.

This is your chance to join a well-supported multi-disciplinary team and there will be opportunities for you to be involved in research projects. While contributing to service clinical audit activities you will be key in providing a positive impact on our patient journey.

This is a permanent full-time role working 40 hours per week.

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For more information, please contact Hugh Trengrove, Service Clinical Director, Hospital & Specialist Dentistry; htrengrove@adhb.govt.nz.

Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills

As an ideal candidate, you will be a qualified dental hygienist and hold a current registration and Annual Practice Certificate with Dental Council of New Zealand.

You will have :

• At least 4 years post-graduation clinical experience providing clinical care in a hospital setting.
• Demonstrate the ability to participate in and contribute to a multidisciplinary team approach to health care provision
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills
• Be competent in technical, measuring and computer skills

Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation

We are Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland. We provide health and disability services to more than half a million people living in central Auckland, regional services for Northland and greater Auckland, and specialist national services for the whole of New Zealand. Our main sites are Auckland City Hospital, Greenlane Clinical Centre and Starship Children’s Hospital, located in central Auckland.

We are part of Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand, the overarching organisation for New Zealand’s national health service. Te Whatu Ora leads the day-to-day running of the health system, with functions delivered at local, district, regional and national levels.

We are committed to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and providing culturally safe care. We value role modelling manaakitanga as demonstrated by Ngāti Whātua in the gifting of their whenua on which our hospitals stand. We aspire to having a workforce reflective of the communities we serve and achieving equitable outcomes for all.

He aha ngā painga o tēnei mahi mōu | Why you will enjoy working here

We recognise there is more to life than mahi | work, and we encourage and provide access to all our staff several services and benefits to support themselves whilst they are employed within Te Toka Tumai Auckland.

For more information on what we offer, please click here.

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

To express your interest, please click the ‘apply now’ button below and complete the on-line application attaching an up to date cover letter and CV.

For any other queries about this opportunity or accessibility or technical issues with the online process, please contact Kavitha John, Recruitment Consultant at kavithaj@adhb.govt.nz to discuss how we can best support your application.

Applications Close: 1 February 2023

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