Specialist Paediatric Dentist

Oral Health Victoria; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

Oral Health Victoria is seeking a specialist paediatric dentist to join the Paediatric Dentistry Unit at Royal Dental Hospital Melbourne in a part-time role. You will deliver advanced dental care to children across Victoria, including those with disabilities and complex medical needs, within the public system.

Time is split: three weeks at RDHM and one week with the Smile Squad Specialist Care Program, providing clinical leadership and support to the broader oral health workforce.

Qualifications

• Specialist paediatric dentistry registration recognised by AHPRA.
• Current radiography licence.
• Experience treating clients with special needs and disabilities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication with stakeholders.
• Working with Children Check (VIC) held.
• General dental registration recognised by AHPRA.
• Experience in public health sector and knowledge of public oral health in Victoria.
• Experience managing children with complex social and consent issues.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality specialist paediatric dental care in line with OHV standards.
• Treat children with disabilities and complex medical or social needs.
• Provide clinical advice and support to general dentists and therapists.
• Contribute to supervision and teaching of specialists in training.
• Liaise with families, carers, case workers, and community services to coordinate care.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and meet privacy and infection control requirements.
• Support value-based health care delivery with timely, right-care assignments.

Skills

Specialist paediatric dentistry

Radiography licence

Experience with special needs

Verbal and written communication

Working with Children Check

General dental registration

Public health knowledge

Managing complex consent issues

Job description

• Join the Paediatric Dentistry Unit at Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne (RDHM) and the Smile Squad Specialist Care Program
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About the role

At the Royal Dental Hospital Melbourne (RDHM) we know our team is key to delivering better oral health. Join our Paediatric Dentistry team and make a real difference for children and young people across Victoria. In this part-time role you'll provide specialist paediatric dental care within Victoria's public dental system, supporting children with disabilities, complex medical histories, and complex social circumstances. Does this sound like a place you want to be?

Your time will be split across two settings, working a four-week cycle:

• Three weeks at the Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne
• One week with the Smile Squad Specialist Care Program

You'll carry out advanced specialist procedures with support from more senior colleagues, act as a consultant to the wider oral health workforce, and provide clinical support and direction to general dentists, therapists, dental auxiliaries, and specialists in training.

What you'll do

• Deliver high-quality specialist paediatric dental care in line with Oral Health Victoria clinical standards and policies
• Treat children with disabilities, complex medical needs, and complex social and consent issues
• Provide clinical advice and support to general dentists, oral health therapists, and dental auxiliaries
• Contribute to the supervision and teaching of specialists in training
• Liaise with families, carers, case workers, community dental agencies, and other clinical services to coordinate care
• Maintain accurate clinical records and meet privacy, infection control, and quality and safety requirements
• Contribute to continuous improvement and to the delivery of value-based health care, with the right care provided by the right person, at the right time and place

About you

• Specialist registration in paediatric dentistry recognised by AHPRA
• Current radiography licence
• Experience treating clients with special needs and disabilities
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with stakeholders at all levels
• A current Working with Children Check (VIC)
• General dental registration recognised by AHPRA
• Experience in the public health sector and knowledge of public oral health in Victoria
• Experience managing children with complex social and consent issues

• Work in a respected teaching hospital with more than 130 years of service to the Victorian community
• Make a meaningful difference to patients from diverse cultural and social backgrounds.
• Employment under the Specialist Dentists and Specialist Dentists in Training Enterprise Agreement 2024–2028

Applications close Friday 27 November 2026 at 11:59pm.

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 *******@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.