Senior Dental Assistant (Brisbane)

Senior Dental Assistant (Brisbane)

About the role

This position offers an exciting opportunity to apply your clinical expertise, leadership capability, and organisational skills to ensure safe, high‑quality, and efficient oral health service delivery to eligible school-aged patients.

Approximately 40–50% of this role includes clinical duties.

Metro North Health embraces flexibility and diversity and is committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels respected, included, and valued. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

About you

Our ideal candidate will be someone who can carry out the following key accountabilities in accordance with the Metro North Health's values:

- Monitor and maintain operations of SDS fixed facilities and dental vans including preventative maintenance, repairs, audits and coordination of dental van movements.
- Maintain the clinical environment in a secure and hygienic state and undertake supportive duties, such as maintenance of instruments and equipment.
- Monitor and organise supplies and stores and reorder stock of dental instruments, dental materials and office requisites as required.
- Provide supervision, leadership, direction, and support to your team of Dental Assistants to ensure the efficient operations of SDS and manage their performance appraisal, staff development and training

Health Equity

It is expected that all Metro North Health staff, including the incumbent of this role as a valuable member of the Metro North workforce,



contribute to the health equity agenda and meet the intent of supporting the defined six actions that specifically meet the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people within the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards (NSQHS), by actively supporting the elimination of racial discrimination and institutional racism; supporting increased access to health care; influencing the social, cultural and economic determinants of health; supporting the delivery of sustainable, culturally protected and responsive health services; and recognise the importance of working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, communities and organisations to design, deliver, monitor and review the health and support services we provide.

Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged and welcomed.

Be part of a world-class, dynamic and growing health service that embraces technology and innovation, excellence in healthcare, quality teaching and cutting edge research. Metro North Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace for all employees. We offer unique and rewarding professional development opportunities in a safe and flexible work environment with a focus on putting our people first. You can find out more about why it's so excellent to work at Metro North here: https://metronorth.health.qld.gov.au/careers

Find out about the role in more detail and how to apply in the attached Role Description.

APPLICATIONS RECEIVED VIA THIRD PARTIES (RECRUITMENT AGENCIES ETC.) WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED

📌 Senior Dental Assistant (Brisbane)
🏢 Metro North Hospital And Health Service
📍 Brisbane