- Provide clinical and professional leadership in the Health Centre.
- Advise on adequate staffing levels within department and supervision of clinical staff.
- Rectify unsafe clinical practice or unprofessional conduct within area of responsibility.
- Implement, maintain and monitor administrative policies, procedures and instructions and provide advice through Health Governance Managers and Regional Medical Advisers on policy improvement.
- Delegation of secondary duties/responsibilities including quality management, infection control, work health and safety, equity and diversity, security, and emergency control organisation warden.
- Conduct team meetings and staff training activities, including prepare and present, in the provision of training to other staff members and conduct performance appraisals for ADF, APS and Contractor Personnel working within area of responsibility.
- Manage the delivery of services against benchmark standards and other clinical governance Key Performance Indicators.
- Collect, collate, analyse and report relevant data as required in a timely manner.
- Provide support to the Health Governance Manager and Regional Medical Advisor and/or quality manager in staffing all Clinical Incident reports, health care complaints, reviews and appeals or Quality Management activities.
- has excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- works well with both people and details – this role involves interactions with both clinical and non-clinical team members as well as working with lots of legislative frameworks, nuanced processes and compliance activity - so you'll need to be great at both
- has strong management skills including leadership, conflict resolution and an understanding of medical ethics and medico legal issues
- is comfortable in a heavily administrative role
- Has a genuine commitment to mentor, lead and grow internal talent and champion a meaningful career pathway for our clinicians
- Current unconditional and unrestricted registration as a medical practitioner in Australia with AHPRA
- A minimum of 6 years Full-Time post graduate clinical experience (or part-time equivalent);
- A minimum of 2 years Full-Time post graduate clinical chair-side experience (or part-time equivalent) within the last 5 years;
- Post Graduate Qualifications equivalent to ADF DL3 requirements (Clinical Graduate Diploma or Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons (FRACDS)) or commitment to obtain
- Current First Aid (HLTAID0011) and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (HLTAID009) certification or commitment to obtain
- Tangible employee benefits and discounts on Bupa products and other health and wellbeing initiatives
- A supportive team where your contribution is truly valued – our people love working at Bupa
- Opportunity to build your career with a Global leader in healthcare
Senior Dentist - Wagga Wagga, Australia - Dental Corporation
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Aboutthe opportunity
Youmight think you already know a lot about Bupa. You'll know we provide healthinsurance and aged care services across Australia and you've probably also seenour dental and optical clinics in your local shopping centres. But what youmight not realise is that we also deliver health services in support of keygovernment departments including delivering health services to Defence Forcepersonnel and their families in Australia.
Wagga Health Centreis located at RAAF Base Wagga at Forest Hill, south east of Wagga Wagga and KapookaHealth centre is about 20km west of Wagga Wagga and they both deliver a rangeof health services to Defence personnel. It is a vibrant regional area on thebanks of the Murrumbidgee River in the heart of the Riverina
Aboutthe role
WaggaHealth Centre – Monday and Tuesday
KapookaHealth Centre – Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
As a Senior Dentistworking across Wagga Health Centre andKapooka Health Centre you will provide clinical and professional leadership inthe Health Centre including:
Aboutyou
Pleasenote: You must be an Australian citizen and be able to attain and maintain abaseline security clearance from the Defence security and vetting service.
We'relooking for someone who:
Youwill also require:
Be at the heart ofit with Bupa:
The Wagga HealthCentre team are passionate and professional, and really care about the work wedo. We're operating in a unique clinical environment with extremely highstandards, compliance, and contractual obligations. We're known for beingdriven and responsive to the needs of the ADF members, with ADF members at thecentre of everything we do.
This isn't youraverage nurse leadership role. This is your opportunity to make a real impacton our services to help shape the health outcomes of the men and women servingin Australia Defence Forces.
We also offer:
We will beshortlisting and interviewing over the next two weeks so please apply as soonas possible For more information email
A career at Bupa ismore than just a job. It's an opportunity to make a real difference in thelives of our customers and communities. Our purpose, helping people livelonger, healthier, happier lives, is what inspires us. It's a promise to ourcustomers to change lives for the better. Our people are at the heart of this.It's their passion, ideas and commitment that will shape a brighter future forboth Bupa and our customers.
To learn more aboutworking at Bupa please visit our website:
Bupa is an equalopportunity employer. We are committed to ensuring equality in recruitment,development, retention and promotion of staff and that no-one is disadvantagedbased on their gender, cultural background, disability, sexual orientation oridentity, or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage. We encouragepeople from all backgrounds to apply.