Visiting Medical Officer - Visiting Dental Orthodontist (Cleft Lip & Palate)

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• Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
• Flexible working conditions.
• About the Role

Position Overview

Canberra Health Services Dental (CHS Dental) within the Division of Rehabilitation, Aged and Community Services (RACS) provides adult, child and youth general dental, restorative, special needs, General Anaesthetic (GA), Relative Analgesia (RA), and specialist Surgical and Orthodontic services to the eligible members of the ACT community. The service currently operates from five Community Health Centres and three hospitals across the ACT region, as well as operating within ACT corrective services and from mobile dental clinics as below :

• Gungahlin Community Health Centre - Six dental chairs
• Belconnen Community Health Centre - Eleven dental chairs
• City Community Health Centre - Ten dental chairs
• Phillip Community Health Centre - Ten dental chairs; and
• Tuggeranong Community Health Centre - Five chairs
• Alexander Maconochie Centre (AMC)
• The Canberra Hospital
• North Canberra Hospital
• Calvary John James Hospital
• Nursing home mobile dental clinic
• School mobile dental clinic
• Targeted Access Program mobile dental clinic

CHS Dental is a multidisciplinary program and consists of dentists, visiting oral surgeons, oral health therapists, dental therapists, prosthetists, orthodontists, dental assistants, laboratory technicians and administrative staff. CHS Dental offers a range of dental services to the eligible members of the community for adult & child and youth dental services, this includes denture services and emergency dental. The services are available Monday to Friday, from 8 : 30am to 5 : 00pm at the above listed facilities and Community Health Centres.

The Visiting CHS Dental Orthodontist plays an integral role within the cleft multidisciplinary team. This position requires a sessional commitment of four hours each week to provide orthodontic services at an identified CHS Dental Community Clinic and attendance at Canberra Hospital Cleft Lip and Palate Clinic up to eight times per year.

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• Position Description.
• Meet credentialing requirements and receive an Endorsed scope of clinical practice from the Medical Dental Appointments Advisory Committee (MDAAC).
• Hold Specialist registration as an Orthodontist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.
• Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
• Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
• To Apply

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community-based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website.

• Vision
• creating exceptional health care together
• Role
• to be a health service that is trusted by our community
• Values
• Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind
• The new state-of-the-art Building 5 is now officially open at Canberra Hospital. This 44,000sqm, nine-storey facility, the largest healthcare infrastructure project in the Territory's history, delivers cutting-edge acute clinical services. Building 5 seamlessly integrates with existing campus buildings, ensuring smooth public access, patient transportation, and efficient logistics._
• Senior Medical Officers
• Salary Range
• 369.00
• Contact Name
• Vanessa Holm
• Closing Date
• 29 / Apr / 2025, 8 : 59 : 00 AM