Dentist recruitment information sheet
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SA Dental Service is a health unit within the Central Adelaide Local Health Network. We provide population health based dental services for children and eligible adults through clinics across South Australia in metropolitan and country areas. Some clinics are located in hospitals or community health centres whilst others are located in school grounds or are discrete dental facilities. We also work in partnership with the University of Adelaide to educate and train many of the State’s dental professionals.
The Service consists of 2 clinical Divisions –
Adelaide Dental Hospital (ADH) –is a provider of specialist services and a centre for undergraduate dental education in South Australia in conjunction with the University of Adelaide.
Statewide Dental Services (SWDS) – provides dental services in the metropolitan and country areas of South Australia and is another key contributor to undergraduate dental students. The Division has two branches:-
Dentists in SA Dental Service are classified under industrial Awards and Agreements.
The starting classification and increment level for a newly qualified dentist is at the DO101 increment level. Dentists with 5+ years’ experience will be appointed at the DO105 increment level.
DO1 level dentists will be eligible to apply for the DO2 classification after satisfactory completion of probation and sustained achievement of clinical and business KPI’s over four consecutive quarters.
SA Dental Service recruits dentists 1-2 times a year (depending on staffing requirements) for the Dentist Candidate Pool. The recruitment process aims to find suitable candidates for permanent and contract dentist roles at the DO1 and DO2 levels to fill vacancies which can arise at any time. The candidate pool is explained on page 3. Positions at the DO3 level and above are promotional roles which are advertised when a vacancy becomes available. The selection process is merit based with candidates ranked in relative order of merit against the Position Descriptions.
Step 1 – Lodge Applications
Step 2 – Reference checks
Step 3 – Interviews
Step 4 – Outcome (Successful or Unsuccessful)
All vacancies are advertised on the SA Health Careers website www.sahealthcareers.com.au
Applications for dentist positions can only be completed and lodged electronically through this website when the application period is open.
The advertisement contains the electronic application form for applicants to complete and attach a brief cover letter and a current resume.
All applicants will be required to provide at least two referees for the selection panel to contact. It is important the referees are relevant– i.e. able to provide comment on a range of questions relating to the candidates clinical skills and abilities, rather than a character reference. A dentist colleague who has worked with the candidate within the past 2 years would be in a better position to provide comment than a non-dentist.
For final year Bachelor of Dental Surgery students it is imperative that referees are supervisors /tutors involved in the clinical sessions during the final year of study and are able to answer questions relating to the skills and abilities of the student.
Shortlisted candidates are invited to participate in an interview undertaken by the Selection Panel. Interviews can be undertaken in person and where it is difficult for a candidate to attend a phone interview can be arranged.
Open date: Friday 4 September 2020
Closing date: Sunday 4 October 2020
Interviews for shortlisted candidates will be held on various days across the period : Monday 9 –Tuesday 17 November 2020
Refer to the information on page 4 for information on the SA Health “Job Alert” system to keep updated on the release of any Dentist adverts.
Candidates who accept an offer of employment will be sent the necessary pre-employment documentation to complete including the screening checks listed below. An offer of employment can only be confirmed if these mandatory checks are satisfactory.
….“to verify the qualifications, experience, and professional standing of health care practitioners for the purpose of forming a view about their competence, performance and professional suitability to provide safe, high quality health care services “.
Dental practitioners are asked to provide certified copies of relevant documents to support the declaration made in their application form.
When these clearances are in place, a start date as well as arrangements for induction & orientation are confirmed which includes a clinical program, policy discussion and training in the Titanium system (patient charting, recording and appointing system utilised in SA Dental Service).
To keep updated on Dentist Selection processes we recommend registering for a “Job Alert” on the SA Health Careers website.
Log onto the SA Health careers website http://www.sahealthcareers.com.au/
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The job alert will last 90 days and the details can be updated if required.
As positions are advertised, registered users will be sent an email to their nominated email address which will then provide information of the positions available and will provide a link to the position’s online application form.