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• Women’s and Children’s Health Network, Dental Services, North Adelaide 5006
• Salary – OPS2, $64,194.00 - $67,154.00 + 12% Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Part Time (0.80FTE), Temporary (fixed term) contract up until 24 May 2027

About WCHN
Join the Women’s and Children’s Health Network (WCHN), South Australia’s leading provider of care for women, babies, children and young people. We’re shaping the future of healthcare through compassion, innovation and excellence — with our communities at the heart of everything we do.

What WCHN Can Offer You

• Access to salary packaging benefits of up to $9,010 each FBT year for living expenses (e.g. mortgage, rent, utilities, groceries), plus an additional $2,650 each FBT year for meal entertainment expenses.
• Access to Fitness Passport (workplace health and fitness program that gives you and your family access to a wide choice of gyms and pools across South Australia.)
• Free public transport to and from the Women’s and Children’s Hospital for SA Health metropolitan hospital staff (excludes network community sites). [remove for roles that are not at WCH]
• Support for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program.
• Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. Click here for details and contact the enquires person for further information.

About the role

The Dental Assistant provides dental assisting duties within the Dental clinic and the Theatre services. The Dental Assistant ensures that requirements for infection control and sterilisation, clinical administration, and client records are met.

Key duties of the role

• Provide chair-side dental assistance to dental practitioners.
• Prepare dental materials and equipment as requested by the dental practitioner.
• Process, prepare and save/file radiographs.
• Demonstrate empathy and understanding of clients from diverse backgrounds.
• Maintain and promote infection control and contribute to reprocessing of reusable medical devises.

Skills and Experience

• Experience in the provision of chair-side dental assistance
• Experience in maintaining infection control and reprocessing reusable medical devices.
• Knowledge of dental terminology, equipment, instruments, materials, procedures and contemporary infection control and sterilisation procedures.
• Proven ability to problem solve, manage priorities, and organise own workload.
• Experience in maintaining administrative systems.

Enquiries can be directed to

Paula Bertram

Manager, Administrative Services

8161 8389

Paula.Bertram@sa.gov.au

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To learn more about this role — including key selection criteria, special conditions and minimum requirements — please refer to the attached role description and the document checklists below:

• OPS2 - Dental Assistant - Role Description - 934548.pdf
• Immunisation Requirements Checklist
• Applicant Documents Checklist

If you would like further information on applying and winning this role, go to our SA Health Careers Site for the Australian Applicant Guide or if you are an international applicant, check out the International Application Guide.

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time.  Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

Application Closing Date: Wednesday 6 May 2026 at 11:55pm