Professional Leader - Oral Health

Professional Leader – Oral Health

• Invercargill or Dunedin
• Permanent, full-time (1.0 FTE 40hrs per week) opportunity
• Salary $117,420 - $122,570 per annum pro-rata + Kiwisaver

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

About the Role

You will be accountable for district-wide, discipline-specific professional leadership of the AHST Oral Health workforce.

You will lead excellence in professional governance, quality practice and professional conduct, contributing to new models of care & workforce planning/development for your profession.

You will empower the Oral Health Service to deliver contemporary evidence-based health and disability services; provide equity of health provision for Māori; improve and promote health of the population; investigate and report on health-related issues to achieve positive health outcomes. You will provide advice to and collaborate with the clinical management partnership to promote efficiency, productivity, and patient safety.

You will be a Dental/Oral Health Therapist who is enthusiastic about the care they provide to tamariki and their whānau.

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About you

• Strategic thinking to enable innovation and creativity in your profession
• Optimise interprofessional models of care
• Enable intersectoral collaboration and/or clinical partnerships
• Oversee the credentialling of profession-specific workforce to ensure that competencies are maintained in accordance with relevant legislation
• Advise and consult on profession-specific workforce development, skill mix and career pathways
• Establish opportunities for participation and leadership experience for specific discipline experts

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.  

Salary range 

This role belongs to the PSA/DHBs Allied, Public Health and Technical Multi-Employer Collective Agreement and falls between designated B step 1 (117,420 p.a) and Step 3 ($122,570 p.a pro rata) of Technical, Designated Allied, Public Health and Technical scale.

How to Apply

To apply please click “apply now.”  All applications must be submitted through our online careers’ portal by Sunday 27 April 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact James via: james.boyd@tewhatuora.govt.nz

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.