Practice Manager

Practice Manager

Full Time 6-Month Fixed Term Contract

• Full-time role with an option for part-time
• Drive strategic growth through marketing campaigns, community partnerships, and continuous process improvements.
• Lead and develop a high-performing team—coaching, setting clear performance standards, and championing a culture of excellence in patient care.

As Practice Manager, you'll oversee all operational, financial, and HR functions of the dental clinic, driving strategic growth, ensuring compliance, and coaching a high-performing team to deliver exceptional patient care.

Our client Lifelong Dental is a Lara-based dental clinic that provides positive, comfortable experiences for each patient that walks through the door, providing themselves on a patient-centric model of care.  The successful candidate will bring a proven ability to streamline clinic operations, drive financial discipline and manage the full HR cycle, creating a compliant and efficient practice environment. They will excel as a collaborative leader who builds engaged, high-performing teams and champions strategic growth initiatives and community partnerships to deliver an exceptional patient experience.

What you will do:

This position will oversee all day-to-day operations of the dental clinic, ensuring efficient workflows and strict compliance. They will manage budgeting, billing, financial reporting, and variance analysis in partnership with the bookkeeper to safeguard profitability. Leading the full employee lifecycle, they will cultivate an accountable, high-performing team. Additionally, they will spearhead continuous process-improvement projects, marketing initiatives, and community partnerships to drive strategic growth and consistently elevate the patient experience.

This role is responsible for:

• Oversee daily clinic operations, including appointment workflows, resource allocation, and front- and back-office coordination
• Manage financial stewardship—from annual budgeting and billing oversight to variance analysis and cash-flow monitoring
• Lead the full employee lifecycle, encompassing recruitment, onboarding, performance reviews, training, and disciplinary processes
• Ensure strict compliance with WHS, infection-control, privacy regulations, and internal quality standards through policy management and audits
• Drive strategic growth by spearheading marketing campaigns, forging community partnerships, and implementing continuous process-improvement projects

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Operational excellence and compliance, streamlining workflows while upholding WHS, infection-control and privacy standards
• Commercial acumen in budgeting, billing oversight and financial analysis to safeguard and grow practice profitability
• Strong leadership and team-development skills that build accountability and drive a high-performing, patient-focused culture
• Strategic growth focus, designing and executing marketing initiatives and community partnerships to expand reach and engagement
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills, engaging confidently with directors, clinical teams and external partners

What we are looking for:

• Proven expertise in optimising clinic operations and maintaining full compliance with WHS, infection-control, and privacy requirements
• Strong commercial acumen in budgeting, billing oversight, financial reporting, and driving profitability improvements
• Leadership that cultivates accountability and high performance within a patient-focused team culture
• Strategic mindset with a track record of designing and executing marketing campaigns and community partnerships
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder-management skills, engaging confidently with directors, clinical teams, and external partner

How to apply:

If you would like more information about this exciting role, please email

We look forward to receiving your application.

Please note:

1. We respectfully ask you do not contact Lifelong Dental directly so they can attend to their daily workload.

2. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted throughout the recruitment campaign.