Overview
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This position qualifies for an annual Recruitment Incentive Package up to the value of $10,000 (conditions apply and may be pro-rata’d to your contracted or ordinary working hours, these payments are paid on a fortnightly basis) under the NSW Health Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme. This scheme recognises the role key health workers play in enabling the delivery of rural and remote health services and aims to provide incentives over and above award entitlements to attract and retain staff in these areas.
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Oral Health Therapist Level 2
Remuneration: $91,472 - $104,753 + Super
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ
Location: Broken Hill
What You'll Be Doing
The Oral Health Therapy position aims to provide oral health assessment, diagnosis, treatment, management, and education for the prevention of oral disease to promote healthy oral behaviours to patients, and also includes restorative/fillings treatment, deciduous tooth removal and preventive services for children, adolescents and adults where the OHT has adult scope of practice.
What’s On Offer
- 5 Weeks Annual Leave
- Salary packaging (pay less tax!) and enjoy up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment
- Novated leasing
- Isolation & climate allowance
- Remote Area Housing Assistance Benefits
- Fitness Passport
- Support through advanced education & training
- A comfortable country lifestyle that supports balance & wellbeing
About The Far West LHD
The Far West Local Health District is one of 15 LHDs under NSW Health, providing high quality public health services to the communities in far west NSW. Our vision is to create excellence in rural and remote healthcare. Our workforce is inclusive and diverse. In the Far West LHD, we are working together to make a real difference to the health outcomes for our communities. We encourage you to consider joining our friendly team for a meaningful and rewarding career in rural and remote healthcare.
About Broken Hill
A true “Oasis in the Outback”, Broken Hill is a thriving regional town in far west NSW full of diversity, history and character. Being Australia’s first city to be Nationally Heritage Listed, Broken Hill is a culturally rich town with a vibrant art scene with over 20 galleries. The unique attractions, festivals and beautiful natural landscapes see tourists flock from all over, but the ones who stay quickly fall in love with the place and its liveability.
How To Apply
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the selection criteria in the application as thoroughly as possible:
- Registration with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA - Dental Board of Australia) to practice Dental Therapy.
- Significant clinical experience in the provision of Dental Therapy to children.
- Relevant experience in oral health promotion and demonstrated commitment to evidence based health promotion targeting at risk communities.
- High level of oral and written communication skills and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team.
- Demonstrated computer literacy to effectively utilise dental software packages (eg Titanium).
- Class C drivers licence and ability and willingness to travel for work purposes.
Applications Close: 20th October 2025
At Far West Local Health District we are proud to be an equal prospect employer, where we don’t just accept differences, but we honour and support it. We encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.
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📌 Oral Health Therapist
🏢 NSW Health
📍 Broken Hill