Dental Assistant

Dental Assistant | Bupa Dental Hurstville

Casual | Hurstville, NSW

Join our three-chair practice at Bupa Dental Hurstville as a Casual Dental Assistant. You’ll work alongside our dental team to provide chairside support and help patients feel comfortable throughout their treatment. The practice is a two-minute walk from Hurstville train station, with bus services nearby.

At Bupa, purpose meets possible. Join us and help shape a future where healthcare is more connected, more personal and more human.

We’re a global healthcare leader trusted by millions and committed to helping people to live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. Healthcare is changing, and so are we. We’re investing in more clinics, better systems and smarter, more connected ways to help our customers. As we continue to expand our services and invest in innovation, you’ll help create a healthcare system that meets people where they are, responds to what they need and leaves them better than before.

Here, your work has purpose, your voice matters and your future is full of possibility.

Just imagine the impact you could make.

The purpose of this job is

To support the delivery of safe, high-quality dental care and positive patient outcomes. The Dental Assistant assists with clinical procedures, maintains infection control standards, ensures equipment is properly sterilised, and keeps treatment rooms clean, organised, and ready for patient care.

What you’ll do

• Assist chairside during dental procedures, including handling instruments, managing suction, preparing materials and assisting with X-rays.
• Set up treatment rooms before appointments and clean and reset them between patients.
• Clean and sterilise instruments and equipment in line with infection control, practice and workplace health and safety procedures.
• Help patients feel at ease and support the team with appointment scheduling as needed.

What you’ll need to make it possible

• Ideally a minimum of 1 years’ experience working as a Dental Assistant, or a genuine willingness to learn (Certificate III or IV in Dental Assisting highly regarded).
• Strong chair-side assistance skills, including instrument handling, suction, mixing materials, assisting with X-rays, and knowledge of dental instrumentation.
• Ability to clean, prepare, and maintain treatment rooms, instruments, and equipment in line with infection control standards, BDC procedures, and WHS requirements.
• Organisational and administrative skills to support appointment scheduling, with a reliable, accountable approach to work and service quality standards.

Why you’ll love it?

We support our people to be the healthiest and happiest versions of themselves. With access to continuous learning, development programs, and internal career pathways, you’ll be supported to grow your career and take the next step with confidence.

Our employees can access wide range of benefits: from our own products (incl. health insurance discounts) to many other products and services via our partnerships program (like Apple, Samsung, JB Hi-Fi, plus gym and spa discounts to name a few). We reward our people and celebrate their success, provide initiatives that develop careers and look after our people’s health, wellbeing, and futures.

At Bupa your wellbeing, identity, and personal story are respected and valued. We are continuing to build teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. Bupa is committed to providing equal opportunities and fostering a workplace and environment that is free of discrimination, bullying and harassment.

We actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds and experiences, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, veterans, people with disabilities, and LGBTQIA+ applicants.

If this sounds exciting, we’d love to hear from you. Let’s shape the future of healthcare, together.

Location

Bupa Dental - Hurstville

Recruiter

Sarah Dowton