🦷 Deliver rewarding general and complex dental care across Western Sydney

🌟 Grow your clinical expertise in a leading teaching and specialist facility

🤝 Make a meaningful difference to community oral health and patient wellbeing

Manage diverse dental needs, deliver high-quality patient care and advance your clinical career with a leading NSW public health service.

Employment Type: Permanent Part Time 
Position Classification: Dental Officer Level 2
Remuneration: $76.84 - $80.97 per hour
Hours Per Week: 21.25
Location: Westmead

Where you'll be working
Join Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD), an organisation committed to delivering better health services for western Sydney and beyond. Serving the communities of Auburn, Blacktown, The Hills Shire, Cumberland and Parramatta, WSLHD offers the opportunity to make a genuine difference to the health and wellbeing of a diverse and growing population.

Based at Westmead Centre for Oral Health, Westmead Hospital, you'll work within one of NSW's leading public oral health facilities, providing general and specialist dental services to patients across the state.

You'll benefit from an environment that combines advanced clinical facilities, teaching excellence and a strong commitment to collaborative patient care.

• Be part of a leading public dental service providing general practice and emergency dentistry.

• Work in a major teaching facility affiliated with the University of Sydney's Faculty of Dentistry.

• Access advanced patient care facilities and operating environments.

• Collaborate with experienced dental professionals and multidisciplinary clinical teams.

• Join a workplace that values collaboration, openness, respect and empowerment.

What you'll be doing
As a Dental Officer Level 2, you'll deliver high-quality general dental care and oral health education, managing a diverse patient caseload that includes individuals with complex treatment needs. You'll take clinical responsibility for your patients while working collaboratively with senior clinicians and specialist teams to achieve positive treatment outcomes.

Your role will combine hands-on clinical practice, preventive dentistry, patient education and teamwork in a dynamic public health environment.

Key responsibilities include:

• Provide comprehensive general dental care, including oral examinations, medical history assessments, treatment planning and management of patients with complex clinical needs.

• Deliver patient-centred treatment, ensuring informed consent, accurate clinical documentation and appropriate referrals for specialist care.

• Promote oral health through preventive dentistry, patient education and community oral health initiatives.

• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, seek senior clinical guidance when required and provide support to Level 1 Dental Officers.

• Maintain clinical excellence through infection prevention and control, professional development, peer review and participation in after-hours on-call services and rotational placements, including potential rural rotations.

Make a difference with Western Sydney Local Health District

At WSLHD, you'll have the opportunity to develop professionally, collaborate with dedicated healthcare professionals and contribute to better health outcomes for communities across Western Sydney and beyond.

Apply now and take the next step in your dental career with Western Sydney Local Health District.

How to Apply
Apply online by submitting your resume and addressing the criteria listed below by providing examples that demonstrate your ability before the closing date.

Essential Requirements:

Registration: Full registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency as a Dentist.

Selection Criteria:

1. Demonstrated sound clinical and diagnostic skills.

2. Experience in the management of patients with complex medical conditions and complex dental needs.

3. Ability to exercise independent judgement and problem solving in a clinical situation.

4. Excellent oral and written communication skills and a demonstrated ability to liaise effectively with a range of individuals including the general public.

5. A demonstrated understanding of and commitment to a preventative / population health approach to patient care.

6. A demonstrated ability to work within a large team and independently.

7. A demonstrated commitment to continuing education.

Requisition ID: REQ668770
Applications Close: 16th November 2026

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• For inquiries about the role, contact Nina Wu on [email protected]