• Location: Churchill (main site) among others, x1 permanent full time position available
• Join a not-for-profit health care provider who is getting back to what matters.
• Be a leader of Dental Prosthetists and Dental Technicians, provide excellence in clinical services and contribute to the success of our teaching program for future dental prosthetics professionals in rural and metro areas.
• Salary is dependent on qualifications and experience.

At Latrobe Community Health Service you’ll be part of a positive and passionate workplace. We’re dedicated to providing you with career opportunities through work that is rewarding and meaningful within the community.

We are looking for an experienced and energetic Dental Prosthetist with excellent clinical, communication and organisational skills, who wants to contribute to the development of a high performing Dental Prosthetics team, apply modern digital technologies and support the development of the future dental prosthetics workforce in the rural and metro areas.

Reporting to the Manager Oral Health Metro and Dental Prosthetics, the Team Leader - Dental Prosthetics is a key stakeholder in planning and responding to opportunities for Dental Prosthetics service growth.

You will perform a hybrid role, including providing dental prosthetic services to LCHS clients, clinical leadership to Dental Prosthetists and Dental Technicians and managing client feedback.

You will also be required to develop, manage and lead the dental prosthetics team to achieve the program’s objectives, overseeing the dental laboratory’s organisation and processes, monitoring and managing the dental laboratory’s performance and coordinating a high quality vocational education and training program for the laboratory technician apprentices.

To be successful, you will require;

• Current registration with AHPRA as a Dental Prosthetist.
• Certificate IV in training and assessment, or willingness to obtain upon employment.
• Current valid Victorian driver licence.
• Latrobe Community Health Service complies with infectious disease control and immunisation requirements under legislation. This position is classified as a Health Care Worker A. Evidence of immunisation history and any mandated government vaccinations e.g. COVID 19 must be provided prior to confirmed appointment unless otherwise medically exempt (evidence of medical exemption must be supplied).
• Employee WWCC or willingness to obtain prior to employment.

For more information please contact, Dr. Felicia Valianatos, Manager - Oral Health Metro and Dental Prosthetics, on 1300 552 509 or [email protected] using the subject line: Team Leader - Dental Prosthetics - Churchill enquiry via EthicalJobs.

At Latrobe Community Health Service we want to help you get back to what matters. To see the full position description and to apply, click the apply button now!

We are an equal opportunity employer and therefore, we will consider all qualified applicants for employment. We are partnered with Job Access and pledged to Soldier On. We are a diverse and inclusive workplace. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and identities, LGBTIQ+ people, people with a lived experience of disability and service personnel and their families to name a few. We will make reasonable adjustments when required. We are a child safe organisation. Successful applicants will be required to obtain a satisfactory security clearance and an Employee Working with Children Check before we can make any offer of employment.

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