Oral Health Services Manager

• Are you looking for an opportunity to lead a diverse Oral Health portfolio including public dental, private dental and Smile Squad services?
  
• Would you like to influence the future direction of Oral Health service delivery across the Bellarine Peninsula?
  
• Are you looking for a progressive community health organisation committed to innovation, partnership and continuous improvement?
  

Bellarine Community Health (BCH) is seeking a values-driven leader to guide our dental service through its next phase of growth, innovation and community impact as our Oral Health Services Manager.

This role oversees clinical operations, service planning, workforce management, and quality improvement across our community dental service, private dental clinic and sterilisation unit.

As the Oral Health Services Manager, you will play a key role in shaping service delivery, strengthening community partnerships, and ensuring our dental services meet the highest standards of safety, efficiency, and patient experience.

This is a Full Time role and is based in Point Lonsdale. The Position Description is available here: PD Oral Health Services Manager AUG 2026.

About the region

Located on the Bellarine Peninsula, BCH offers an enviable coastal lifestyle within easy reach of Geelong and Melbourne.

About us

Bellarine Community Health is the major provider of primary health care services to the Bellarine Peninsula. BCH is a not-for-profit health care provider with close links to our community operating from six sites located in Drysdale (two sites), Ocean Grove (two sites), Point Lonsdale and Portarlington and in community settings across the Bellarine.

BCH delivers a broad scope of health services and wellbeing programs for all people in our diverse communities.

About the Dental team

Our professional, supportive and friendly team includes Dentists, Oral Health Therapists, Oral Health Educators and Dental Assistants. We are accredited and committed to providing a high quality, personalised service based on patient’s needs.

Our Dental service provides general and emergency dental care. We provide care to both public and private patients at an affordable cost, and offer an inclusive dental service for patients with Autism or mild intellectual disability.​ We operate a diverse oral health portfolio incorporating public dental services, private dental care, Smile Squad school-based programs, outreach services and an in-house sterilisation service. This unique combination provides an opportunity to lead a service with genuine breadth, variety and strategic importance.

Read more about our services here or view our dental clinic here.

About You

You are a practical and collaborative leader who enjoys improving systems, developing people and using data to drive better outcomes. You may come from dental, primary care, community health or another health service environment, but you are known for building strong teams, simplifying complexity and delivering results.

We welcome applications from experienced leaders in dental, primary care, community health and related clinical service environments.

What we offer

To support you to balance your work/life commitments, grow your skills and expertise, enjoy work and feel valued, we offer the following:

• Generous salary packaging benefits – you can access some of your annual salary tax free each year, hence you pay less tax each pay and take more pay home
• Discounted gym membership at seven sites across the region
• A supportive, positive and inclusive workplace culture
• Generous leave arrangement including annual leave and parental leave
• Online induction and onsite orientation
• Employee assistance program

Conditions of Employment

• National Police Check
• Working with Children Check
• Current Victorian Driver’s Licence
• 100 Points of ID
• Vaccination evidence: Hepatitis B, MMR, Pertussis and Varicella

How to Apply To find out more about this opportunity, please contact Kathy Russell via email at *************@bch.org.au. The Position Description is available here: PD Oral Health Services Manager AUG 2026. Applications must include cover letter, response to key selection criteria, application form (click here), and resume. Please submit your application to ***********@bch.org.au – applications are being assessed as they are received with final applications closing at 5.00pm on Sunday 23rd August 2026.    Bellarine Community Heath is an inclusive employer. We are a family friendly workplace and aim to create a work environment where all employees are respected, connected, and can contribute, regardless of age, culture, ability, family and caring responsibilities, gender or gender identity, Indigeneity, religion, or sexuality. We strongly encourage applications from people with lived experience of diversity.  Bellarine Community Health is committed to protect children and reduce any opportunities for abuse or harm to occur. Bellarine Community Health acknowledges the Wadawurrung People as the traditional custodians of the land, waters and skies of the Bellarine Peninsula. We acknowledge and respect Wadawurrung Elders and leaders, past, present and emerging and pay gratitude for their unique ability to care for Country and deep spiritual connection to it. We are proud to be an inclusive workplace and welcome people from all cultures and backgrounds to our service.