Dental Assistant |Bupa Dental Burnside
Bupa
2 days ago
Full-time
On-site
Burnside, NZ
Bupa is hiring a Dental Assistant for Bupa Dental Burnside Village in Burnside, New Zealand. This full-time, permanent role sits onsite in a clinic that runs with four chairs, so you’ll be part of a busy team that values patient care and smooth day-to-day operations. The clinic is part of a global healthcare group known for helping people live longer, healthier, and happier lives, and the Burnside team is looking for someone who wants to contribute to a friendly, supportive culture.
The position is a hands-on support role in a modern dental practice. If you enjoy working with patients and collaborating with clinicians to deliver high-quality care, this could be a great fit. The clinic operates on a set schedule with shifts spread across Tuesday to Saturday, giving you a stable routine while still offering variety in the week.
A day in your life at Bupa Burnside
In this role, you’ll help deliver safe, high-quality dental care and positive patient outcomes by assisting during clinical procedures, maintaining infection control standards, sterilising equipment, and keeping treatment rooms clean, organised, and ready for patients. You’ll be at the chair side, handling instruments, using suction, mixing materials, and assisting with X-rays, all while keeping a good grasp of dental instrumentation. You’ll also ensure rooms and equipment are cleaned and prepared in line with BDC procedures and WHS requirements, supporting a smooth and efficient workflow.
What you’ll need to step in
To be considered, you’ll need a background in dental assisting or a Certificate III in Dental Assisting, which is highly regarded, and you’re encouraged to apply if you have a genuine interest in building a dental career. You should demonstrate solid chair-side assistance skills, including instrument handling, suction, mixing materials, X-ray support, and a strong understanding of dental instruments. A thorough approach to infection control is essential, with the ability to clean, prepare, and maintain treatment rooms, instruments, and equipment in line with BDC procedures and WHS requirements. Finally, you’ll bring excellent communication and people skills, a patient-focused mindset, and the ability to perform well in a busy, high-volume dental practice while contributing to a supportive team culture.
Pay, benefits and practical details
This is a full-time, permanent role based onsite at Bupa Dental Burnside in Burnside. The clinic’s working pattern runs on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday from 8:30am to 5:30pm, Thursday from 8:30am to 7:30pm, and Saturdays from 8:30am to 12:30pm. A Working with Children Check permit is required as part of the mandatory background check screening. As part of the application process, you may be invited to complete a short AI-powered online interview that lasts around 30 minutes. The reference number for the role is 65971. If you’re curious about the benefits, the role comes with a people-first culture that supports health and wellbeing, opportunities for career growth through ongoing learning and internal pathways, exclusive benefits and discounts including health insurance, tech, fitness, and lifestyle perks, and a workplace that recognises, rewards, and celebrates success.
Advice for applicants
Be sure to highlight any hands-on dental experience or training you’ve had, and place any relevant certificate or qualification near the top of your resume so it’s easy for recruiters to see. Provide concrete examples of chair-side tasks you’ve performed, handling instruments, using suction, mixing materials, or assisting with X-rays, to show you can translate your skills into this four-chair practice. Describe how you maintain clean, organized treatment rooms and follow infection control procedures, tying your approach to WHS requirements. Finally, show how your communication style helps put patients at ease and supports a collaborative team in a busy clinic.
How to apply
If this role fits your experience, reference 65971 when you apply. You’ll likely be asked to complete an AI-powered online interview as part of the process, which takes about 30 minutes.
The position is a hands-on support role in a modern dental practice. If you enjoy working with patients and collaborating with clinicians to deliver high-quality care, this could be a great fit. The clinic operates on a set schedule with shifts spread across Tuesday to Saturday, giving you a stable routine while still offering variety in the week.
A day in your life at Bupa Burnside
In this role, you’ll help deliver safe, high-quality dental care and positive patient outcomes by assisting during clinical procedures, maintaining infection control standards, sterilising equipment, and keeping treatment rooms clean, organised, and ready for patients. You’ll be at the chair side, handling instruments, using suction, mixing materials, and assisting with X-rays, all while keeping a good grasp of dental instrumentation. You’ll also ensure rooms and equipment are cleaned and prepared in line with BDC procedures and WHS requirements, supporting a smooth and efficient workflow.
What you’ll need to step in
To be considered, you’ll need a background in dental assisting or a Certificate III in Dental Assisting, which is highly regarded, and you’re encouraged to apply if you have a genuine interest in building a dental career. You should demonstrate solid chair-side assistance skills, including instrument handling, suction, mixing materials, X-ray support, and a strong understanding of dental instruments. A thorough approach to infection control is essential, with the ability to clean, prepare, and maintain treatment rooms, instruments, and equipment in line with BDC procedures and WHS requirements. Finally, you’ll bring excellent communication and people skills, a patient-focused mindset, and the ability to perform well in a busy, high-volume dental practice while contributing to a supportive team culture.
Pay, benefits and practical details
This is a full-time, permanent role based onsite at Bupa Dental Burnside in Burnside. The clinic’s working pattern runs on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday from 8:30am to 5:30pm, Thursday from 8:30am to 7:30pm, and Saturdays from 8:30am to 12:30pm. A Working with Children Check permit is required as part of the mandatory background check screening. As part of the application process, you may be invited to complete a short AI-powered online interview that lasts around 30 minutes. The reference number for the role is 65971. If you’re curious about the benefits, the role comes with a people-first culture that supports health and wellbeing, opportunities for career growth through ongoing learning and internal pathways, exclusive benefits and discounts including health insurance, tech, fitness, and lifestyle perks, and a workplace that recognises, rewards, and celebrates success.
Advice for applicants
Be sure to highlight any hands-on dental experience or training you’ve had, and place any relevant certificate or qualification near the top of your resume so it’s easy for recruiters to see. Provide concrete examples of chair-side tasks you’ve performed, handling instruments, using suction, mixing materials, or assisting with X-rays, to show you can translate your skills into this four-chair practice. Describe how you maintain clean, organized treatment rooms and follow infection control procedures, tying your approach to WHS requirements. Finally, show how your communication style helps put patients at ease and supports a collaborative team in a busy clinic.
How to apply
If this role fits your experience, reference 65971 when you apply. You’ll likely be asked to complete an AI-powered online interview as part of the process, which takes about 30 minutes.