Oral Medicine Specialist - Hospital & Specialist Dentistry

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

· Excellent opportunity to develop your professional practice at Te Toka Tumai Auckland

· Full time, permanent position available

· Financial relocation support offered 

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity

We are seeking an Oral Medicine Specialist to join our busy Hospital & Specialist Dentistry team in Auckland. We have a full time (1.0FTE) permanent position available.

The Oral Medicine service is part of Auckland Regional Hospital & Specialist Dentistry ( part of Surgical directorate) providing hospital-based secondary and tertiary level specialist oral health services for people living in the greater Auckland area. The successful applicant will be joining our existing oral medicine consultants and wider multidisciplinary team of dental specialists and dentists. The focus of the role is the provision of comprehensive hospital based oral medicine services including managing patients with: complex oral mucosal and potentially malignant diseases; oral disease occurring as a manifestation of systemic disease; with complex orofacial pain. There are opportunities for involvement in research. The post is based at Greenlane Clinical Centre in Epsom, Auckland.

Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills

Applicants must be eligible for registration with the Dental Council New Zealand as an Oral Medicine Specialist ( https://www.dcnz.org.nz/) You must have an excellent work record, an ability to integrate as part of a team, and a desire for public service.

To make an initial enquiry or request more information about this unique opportunity please contact Anna Dawson, Service Clinical Director, Hospital & Specialist Dentistry via email : Annada@adhb.govt.nz

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Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation

We are Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland. We provide health and disability services to more than half a million people living in central Auckland, regional services for Northland and greater Auckland, and specialist national services for the whole of New Zealand. Our main sites are Auckland City Hospital, Greenlane Clinical Centre and Starship Children’s Hospital, located in central Auckland.

We are part of Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand, the overarching organisation for New Zealand’s national health service. Te Whatu Ora leads the day-to-day running of the health system, with functions delivered at local, district, regional and national levels. We are also an Accredited Employer with Immigration NZ (Please visit Immigration NZ Accredited Employer Work Visa for more information if you will be needing a Work Visa)

We are committed to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and providing culturally safe care. We value role modelling manaakitanga as demonstrated by Ngāti Whātua in the gifting of their whenua on which our hospitals stand. We aspire to having a workforce reflective of the communities we serve and achieving equitable outcomes for all.

He aha ngā painga o tēnei mahi mōu | Why you will enjoy working here

We recognise there is more to life than mahi | work, and we encourage and provide access to all our staff several services and benefits to support themselves whilst they are employed within Te Toka Tumai Auckland.

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Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

Please submit your application online, outlining your experience and motivation to apply to this role.

If you have any queries about accessibility, or technical issues with the online process, please contact Kavitha John - Recruitment Consultant at kavithaj@adhb.govt.nz to discuss how we can best support your application.