ACCELERATED DENTAL ASSISTANT Trainee Course
Care that matters. Work that makes an impact.
Grow your career with an exciting opportunity to earn while you learn!
We are looking for current Dental Assistants or Oral Health Clinicians who are ready to gain their Certificate III in Dental Assisting while working at the Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne
This accelerated traineeship combines hands-on experience with online education allowing you to build your skills, achieve a nationally recognized qualification, and continue making a difference in patient care - all while getting paid.
The position is ongoing, with the course component running from 21 September 2026 through to March 2027, after which you'll continue working at RDHM as a qualified Dental Assistant.
What we offer
About the role
You will support clinicians at the Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne.
This includes preparing and maintaining clinical rooms and instruments, supporting patient communication, and contributing to safe, respectful, patient-centred care across General and Specialist services.
This role will be part-time with study days on Wednesday morning. Study will be conducted onsite at RDHM though our partners at Chisholm University.
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About you
You will have at least 3 years of experience in the dental industry and an accredited first aid course. You communicate clearly, work well in busy clinical settings, and are thoughtful in how you support patients and colleagues.
Why Oral Health Victoria
We provide oral health care to people who often have limited access to services. Your work helps patients receive care they may not otherwise get. You’ll be part of a supportive clinical team and gain experience across a range of services, with opportunities to build skills and grow over time, and a workplace where you belong and feel safe to contribute.
We acknowledge that diversity increases our ability to transform and achieve better health outcomes therefore we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse background, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with disability.
OHV is committed to child safety and wellbeing and has zero tolerance for child abuse and harm. We provide an inclusive and welcoming environment where cultural safety for children is promoted and practiced.
If you require any reasonable adjustments to fully participate in our recruitment process, please email careers@dhsv.org.au
Applications close midnight 9th August 2026.
Any questions please email joel.massey@dhsv.org.au. We will be actively shortlisting during the advertising period, so please send through your application ASAP.
Please note: We reserve the right to withdraw this ad prior to the closing date once a suitable candidate has been identified.
We will be actively reviewing applicants so please do not hesitate in applying as we may fill these roles before the close date.
We acknowledge that diversity increases our ability to transform and achieve better health outcomes therefore we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse background, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with disability.
If you require any reasonable adjustments to fully participate in our recruitment process, please email careers@dhsv.org.au
OHV is committed to child safety and wellbeing and has zero tolerance for child abuse and harm. We provide an inclusive and welcoming environment where cultural safety for children is promoted and practiced.
OHV is a public health service and requires employees to be vaccinated in accordance with policies published by the Department of Health and/or public health orders issued by the government.
The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.
We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.
With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.
We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.
When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.
In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.
