Dental Core Training Advisor

Overview

In June 2025, the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care introduced two key frameworks: the Population Health Framework and the Service Renewal Framework (SRF). The SRF sets out an ambitious vision to drive innovation and enable more integrated delivery across Scotland’s health and care services. As part of this transformation, NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) and NHS Education for Scotland (NES) will come together to form a new organisation:
Public Services Delivery Scotland in April 2026. The new organisation will play a pivotal role in supporting the renewal and long‑term sustainability of health and care services across Scotland.

To learn more about the new organisation, please read the public consultation paper, NHS Delivery – A New National Delivery Organisation, available on the Scottish Government website.

Hours: 8 hours per week (2 PA’s)

Duration: Permanent

Flexible

Location:

NES is a remote friendly employer supporting office, remote and hybrid working. We’re happy to talk about how you want to work.

The post will require regular attendance at Edinburgh Dental Education Centre and some travel to training units throughout Scotland.

NHS Education for Scotland (NES) is the national health board with statutory responsibilities to effect sustainable change through workforce development, education and training across the health and social care system in Scotland, while working at UK level with partner organisations.

NES Dental Directorate is responsible for delivering high quality education and training across a diverse range of training programmes throughout Scotland. The Directorate supports and incorporates the work of Optometry.

• Support the development and delivery of education and training events for dental core trainees and trainers
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders in the planning, coordination and delivery of education and training events, taking into account local and national priorities.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the education and training provided, and its impact on patient care in conjunction with external stakeholders, other colleagues and training providers.
• Support the appraisal process for trainees, where necessary carrying out interviews.
• Assist in the recruitment of trainees and to provide others with career guidance when necessary.

• BDS or equivalent
• MFDS/FDS or equivalent
• GDC registered Specialist
• Significant experience as a Consultant
• Experience as a Clinical Trainer, Educational Supervisor or TPD
• Demonstrable commitment to continuing professional development
• Good working knowledge of the organisation and delivery of the Hospital Dental Service
• Knowledge of training issues (eg identifying needs, assessment and evaluation)
• Understanding or the theory and principles of adult education
• Experience in support and mentoring of trainees and clinical trainers

Informal enquiries may be directed to Ailsa Morrison, Associate Postgraduate Dental Dean – Core & Specialty Training;
Ailsa.

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For further information please refer to the Job Information Pack below.

Unless otherwise stated the Final date to receive applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date.

Closing date: 2nd March 2026

Interview date: 17th March 2026

• Please be advised that if you are successful in being offered the role following the recruitment process, you will be expected to attend the office prior to your start date to complete face‑to‑face pre‑employment checks. If you require any adjustments to support this, please let us know.
• To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.

As part of the pre‑employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre‑settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the  website.

For specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licensed Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or ‘going rate’.

Further information on these criteria can be found on

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.

If you have any queries regarding the NHS Scotland National Recruitment Portal or the recruitment process, please do not hesitate to contact our recruitment partners, the East Region Recruitment Service, at:
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