Dentist

Make an impact at Serco

Seeking a Full Time Dentist to join the dental team at Oakey Health Centre to contribute to positive dental health outcomes for the Australian Defence Force personnel. This role is Monday to Friday with shifts 7:30am - 3:30pm daily, no nights or weekend shifts.

As a Dentist, you’ll make a positive impact by:

• Providing emergency dental treatment
• Completing dental examinations, reviews and referrals
• Providing preventative treatment such as scaling, cleaning and fluoride therapy
• Restoring teeth damaged by caries or trauma, rebuilding tooth structures and providing crowns and bridges
• Treating diseases of the roots, gums and soft tissues of the mouth and carry out various minor oral surgical procedures
• Managing/treatment planning/referrals for malformation and misalignment of teeth and jaws (functional reasons only, not cosmetic) 
• Designing dentures and oral appliances
• Extracting teeth, including simple surgical extractions
• Performing root canal treatment of incisors to pre molars and molars with uncomplicated canal morphology
• Diagnosing and managing TMJ related disorders

About ADF Health Services

In partnership with Bupa, our ADF Health Services team provides integrated healthcare services to Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel across Australia.

This includes providing defence-ready clinical and support staff across 45+ on-base locations, ensuring that ADF personnel have access to quality on-site medical care.

About Oakey Health Centre

Oakey Health Centre is located at the Army Aviation Centre (AAC) 3km outside Oakey.  It is the training area for Australian Army Aviation and is home to the 126 Squadron (Cougar helicopters) of the Republic of Singapore Air Force.  With approximately 500 members, the health centre provides primary medical, aviation medical, dental, nursing, physiotherapy, pharmaceutical and mental health services.  It is also an emergency response to AAC. Health centre staff may be required to work across Cabarlah & Oakey. The standard operating hours of the centre are generally 0700-1630 Monday – Friday (depending on role requirements will determine shift lengths).

Serco is a place for you

Are you looking for a meaningful dental role and are wanting to join a supportive and collaborative team, then we would love to hear from you!

To be successful in this role you’ll have:

• Current unconditional and unrestricted registration as a Dentist, General with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
• Minimum of 3 years full-time (or part-time equivalent) post graduate clinical chair-side experience with at least 2 years full-time equivalent within the last 5 years.
• Recent participation in Continuing Professional Development (CPD) activities in accordance with AHPRA
• Current First Aid (HLTAID003) and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (HLTAID001) certification

Please note:

• You must be an Australian Citizen to obtain the required Baseline Security Clearance for this role.
• You don’t need to be enlisted in the Defence Force to work as a civilian on-base and your job stays here, even if the Defence personnel you care for are deployed.
   

Serco is a place where you can grow

Join a team of 12,000+ professionals across APAC and experience a place of challenge, opportunity, and reward.

We offer lots of room for you to grow and flexible benefits to suit you in every stage of your life and career, including:

• Paid CPD leave for permanent employees
• Paid volunteer leave and leave for Reservists
• The provision of uniforms
• Free Car Parking on site
• A variety of lifestyle discounts through our Benefits program including discounts with Apple, Qantas, Hoyts Cinemas and more!
• Access to Sonder, our 24/7 Employee Assistance Program, including immediate mental health and counselling support as well as access to specialist support lines and wellbeing programs for you and your immediate family
   

Please note:

Refer a friend or colleague who is a Healthcare Professional to join Serco’s Australian Defence Force Health Services team and receive a Prezzee Voucher if they are successful! Conditions apply.
 

If you would like to find out more before applying, please feel free to contact Shari Ienco via email - Shari.Ienco@Serco-AP.com for a confidential chat, we would love to hear from you.

As a fast-growing and successful global company, Serco’s services span across the areas of justice, migration, defence, space, customer services, health, and urban mobility.

In joining us, you’ll be part of a highly supportive culture with trusted leaders that will help you achieve your goals.

Are you ready to do important work that really matters?

At Serco, we bring together the right people, the right technology, and the right partners to create impactful solutions that address some of the world’s most urgent and complex challenges.

We focus on serving governments all over the globe. The work we do has touched the lives of millions in Australia, New Zealand, and Hong Kong, and offers unique opportunities to leverage your skills across our core capabilities in health, defence, maritime, justice, immigration, and community services.

We seek and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds and cultures including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGTBQI+, veterans and people with disability.

By joining Serco you’ll have access to Employee Networks led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and belonging.

Impact a better future at Serco.