Orthodontist

Australian Society of Orthodontists; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

South East Orthodontics in Berwick invites an Associate Orthodontist with a clear pathway to ownership. You’ll join a well-supported team and receive mentorship as you develop clinically and as a leader.

Days and start date are flexible for the right candidate, and there is a strong emphasis on growing into ownership of the practice. The successful candidate may be early in their career or highly experienced, with focus on aligning clinical skills with leadership development and long-term

Qualifications

• No formal experience required; welcome new specialists.

Responsibilities

• Provide orthodontic care under supervision at start.
• Engage in patient consultations and treatment planning.
• Support mentoring principal and practice leadership.
• Contribute to CPD and the practice growth initiatives.

Skills

Clinical orthodontics

Patient rapport

Leadership potential

Job description

Associate Orthodontist with a Pathway to Partnership

Do you love orthodontics, and find yourself picturing where you’d like your career to be in five or ten years? If you’re keen to put down roots and build something of your own, we’d love to talk with you.

South East Orthodontics is an established specialist practice in Berwick, led by Dr Kip Homewood, a specialist orthodontist since 2000 and an honorary fellow at the University of Melbourne, where he teaches the postgraduate orthodontic students. Kip has examined for the University of Melbourne and the RACDS, and lectures locally, nationally and internationally.

Kip is looking for the orthodontist who’ll help lead the practice into its future, and he’s genuinely invested in mentoring that person along the way. For the right candidate, this role comes with a clear pathway to buying in.

No experience necessary

Whether you’ve just completed your specialist training or you’ve been practicing for years, we’d love to hear from you. What matters most to us is who you are and where you want to go.

Who we’re hoping to meet

• An orthodontist who takes real pride in their clinical work and is always keen to keep learning
• Someone who builds warm, easy rapport with patients and parents, and enjoys that part of the job as much as the clinical side
• A person who’s keen to grow as a leader and team manager alongside their clinical career
• Someone with vision, who’d enjoy helping shape the practice as we keep building towards being the leading orthodontic clinic in the South East

What you’ll be stepping into

You won’t be doing this on your own. You’ll be joining a well‑staffed, well‑supported practice with:

• One-on-one mentoring from a principal who loves teaching
• An established management team, including a Business Manager, Practice Manager and Clinical Manager who look after the day‑to‑day running of the practice, so you can focus on your patients
• Experienced treatment coordinators who guide new patients through their consultations and treatment decisions
• Oral health therapists, a skilled clinical support team and a friendly reception team
• A full range of treatment, from early intervention through to adolescent and adult orthodontics, braces, lingual braces, clear aligners and surgical cases
• An ongoing team culture and leadership development program, with external practice management support
• Long‑standing relationships with referring dentists across the region, plus regular CPD and referrer events where you’ll build your own professional network

The opportunity

This is a chance to grow your clinical career, develop as a leader, and work towards ownership in a practice that’s set up to support you every step of the way. Days and start date are flexible for the right person.

If this sounds like the next chapter you’ve been looking for, we’d love to hear from you. Please contact Bree for a confidential conversation.