Dental Officer - Hospital & Specialist Dentistry Service (HSD) - Fixed term

• Are you an experienced Dental Officer ready to take your career to the next level?

• An exciting opportunity to work with New Zealand’s leading public health organisation- Te Toka Tumai, Auckland!
• Part time, Fixed term position, based at Greenlane Clinical Centre.

About the Role

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Dental Officer to join our busy Hospital & Specialist Dentistry team in Auckland.

Te Toka Tumai Auckland’s Regional Hospital & Specialist Dentistry (HSD) service is located across multiple sites - Auckland City Hospital, Greenlane Clinical Centre, Middlemore Hospital, Waitakere Hospital, Starship Children’s Hospital and Buckland Road Community Dental Clinic as well as in private provider facilities that are under a lease arrangement.

Joining us in this role you will be working as part of a clinical team of dentists and dental specialists providing hospital-based secondary and tertiary level hospital oral health services for patients living in the greater Auckland area. The focus of your role is providing dental care for patients of all ages in outpatient and ‘virtual’ clinics and operating room settings and provide individualised ‘prevention focused’ dental care to assigned patients including; undertaking initial assessments (FSA), development of diagnoses, problem lists and management plans, provide clinical care, undertake recall and review, as required.

This is your chance to join a well-supported multi-disciplinary team and there will be opportunities for you to be involved in research projects. You will also be responsible to provide advice and training to support staff.

This is a part time ,6-month Fixed term (sabbatical leave cover) role working 35 hours per week, starting July 2026

About you | Important Skills

Applicants must be eligible for registration with the Dental Council of New Zealand; and where possible, should demonstrate relevant post-graduate training and experience in Paediatric Dentistry. You will ideally have minimum 2 years post graduate clinical experience and enjoy working in a team environment. This position includes the treatment of child and adolescent patients in both inpatient and outpatient settings, under General Anaesthesia, Sedation and Local Anaesthesia.

For a full description of the purpose and accountabilities for this role please click here for a position description.

Working at Health New Zealand

We are Te Toka Tumai Auckland, Health New Zealand. 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 Health New Zealand, the overarching organisation for New Zealand’s national health service. Health New Zealand | 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.

How to apply

If this role interests you, we would like to hear from you. For more information, please contact Dr Anna Dawson, Service Clinical Director, Hospital & Specialist Dentistry via email : annada@adhb.govt.nz 

 You can 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 Kavitha.John@tewhatuora.govt.nz to discuss how we can best support your application.