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Employment Details Part-time, Fixed Term Contract until 10 January 2028 with the possibility for extension Professional Practitioner in Dentistry Oral Health, Dental Hygiene or Dental Prosthesis Academic Level B. Salary $127,436 $151,328 plus 17% superannuation. Successful candidates with AHPRA registration will also receive Dental Clinical Loading (prorata) About the opportunity The University of Sydney School of Dentistry (Sydney Dental School) is ranked amongst the top dental schools internationally and is one of the largest dental schools in Australia. It has campuses in the Sydney Dental Hospital (innereastern Sydney), the Westmead Centre for Oral Health at Westmead Hospital (western Sydney), the Nepean Centre for Oral Health, Campbelltown and Fairfield dental clinics (southwestern Sydney) and outreach servicebased teaching is undertaken across the state of NSW. The Practitioner in Dentistry Level B (Lecturer) will prepare students in clinical skills required to meet eligibility requirements for completion of a degree leading to professional registration. They will exercise professional judgement on routine clinical matters to teach and supervise undergraduate and postgraduate students, including those on clinical placement. They should have a very strong clinical experience combined with an educational or management focus and may require or seek collaborative consultation for supervision from senior staff when performing novel, complex or critical tasks. The Practitioner (Level B, Lecturer) roles are for general dentists with more than 3 years clinical experience in Australia who have already developed skills and competencies. They will generally hold primary employment (including selfemployment) outside the University in public or private health settings. They will contribute to teaching and learning by applying their clinical experience to inform best practice teaching with a focus on coaching and developing students in the provision of bestpractice patient care within a real or simulated clinical setting (including training in professional standards of the discipline) and related or incidental activities. Your key responsibilities will be to: undertake teaching and training of students in a clinical setting (which can include some but not solely teaching in a simulated clinical setting), applying clinical experience and expertise to inform best practice teaching deliver professional standards training and education to students to prepare them to meet eligibility requirements for completion of a degree leading to professional registration apply clinical knowledge and experience to inform highquality patient care whilst also supervising the training of preregistration students engage in highquality clinical teaching and learning experiences which meet the University''s expectations and standards for clinical education staff. This may involve delivering teaching to students whilst also delivering treatment to patients provide advice, mentoring, and guidance relevant to the stage of training to students to prepare them for engaging in clinical practice contribute to innovative clinical education practices to improve educational outcomes contribute to the development of assessment material and undertake contemporaneous sessional assessment with feedback to students and theory and practical assessments in the formal assessment periods (marking exam papers and practical models) apply expertise in clinical practice to provide training and support to other academic staff on effective, innovative and contemporary clinical practice provide mentoring and guidance to students and Level1 Professional Practitioners, rolemodeling effective patient interaction and care supervise undergraduate or preregistration students on observational or clinical placements, or students undertaking internships/work experience contribute to a positive workplace culture in which diversity of thought, contribution, collaboration, excellence and achieving outcomes are valued and enabled maintain an understanding of the University''s strategic agenda and actively contribute to furthering that agenda appropriately represent the University in partner organisations, clinical settings and the community, maintaining productive links between the university and clinical or industry partners undertake other duties and contribute to projects appropriate within the classification level as required About you APHRA registered Bachelor''s degree in relevant field Qualified health professional or practitioner with more than 3 years clinical experience who have already developed skills and competencies Significant experience working in a clinical setting and proven ability to apply expertise and knowledge to inform clinical practice teaching Experience in clinical or simulated teaching and learning in a tertiary environment (or clinical placement), as evidenced by student coaching and skills development Demonstrated success in implementing and evaluating teaching and learning initiatives with a clinical and patient care focus A network of relationships with key academic, clinical and professional institutions, partners and stakeholders Work Rights You must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this employment to be eligible to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment. Preemployment checks Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role required preemployment or background checks in terms satisfactory to the University. Similarly, your ongoing employment is conditional upon the satisfactory maintenance of all relevant clearances and background check requirements. If you do not meet these conditions, the University may take any necessary step, including the termination of your employment. As this position is located on an NSW Health site, it is a regulatory requirement to complete compulsory employment checks prior to starting in this position. For more information and instructions, please visit NSW Health employment requirements. This position is designated as involving childrelated work. To undertake or remain in this position, you are required to apply for and obtain a Working with Children Check clearance in accordance with the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012. EEO statement At the University of Sydney, our shared values are trust, accountability and excellence and we strive to be a place where everyone can thrive. We are committed to creating a University community that thrives through diversity and reflects the wider community that we serve. We deliver on this through our commitment to diversity and inclusion, evidenced by our people and culture programmes, as well as key strategies to increase participation and support the careers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people living with a disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and those who identify as LGBTQIA+. We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds. 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