Consultant in Dental Public Health

About the Organisation

Public Health Scotland launched 1st April 2020 as a national health board, employing around 1200 people, and with an annual budget of around £101 million. Public Health Scotland wants to see a Scotland where everybody thrives, a Scotland where life expectancy improves and the difference in life expectancy between our poorest and wealthiest areas gets smaller.

This is an exciting role to improve the health of people in Scotland by developing and enhancing local and national expertise in the area of dental public health. You will be working across primary care and will be concerned with prevention, maximising population benefits and reducing health inequalities, while meeting the needs of individuals and groups. You will do this by prioritising available resources, by preventing diseases and by improving population oral health through design, access, utilisation and effectiveness.

PHS is an organisation between the Scottish Government and Local Government, working in partnership, to provide leadership to improve and protect the health and wellbeing of the people of Scotland.

We are looking for a 0.6 WTE Consultant in Dental Public Health to provide clinical and public health leadership to improve population oral health and the quality of dental services across Scotland. The post holder will enable policy and strategy creation for the delivery of key public health goals across all domains of public health (health protection, health improvement and healthcare public health).

The post will report directly to the PHS Head of Clinical and Public Health Intelligence & Research in the Clinical and Protecting Health Directorate but working across the organisation.

You will be focussed on transforming Scotland’s public health system, through effective working relationships with stakeholders such as NHS Scotland, Scottish Government and partner organisations.

The post holder must be registered on the Specialist Register of the Dental Council in Public Health.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo a PVG Scheme/Disclosure Scotland check. Any candidate who have lived/worked overseas for more than 12 months in the preceding 5 years will also be required to provide a criminal record check from the appropriate overseas agency.

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Edinburgh/Glasgow, Monday to Friday. Hybrid working is offered but candidates may choose to work solely in the office. Offices are based at Gyle Square, Edinburgh or 177 Bothwell Street, Glasgow.

PHS is a flexible employer, and we are happy to discuss requests for alternative working patterns.

During times of public health emergency or other urgent business need you may be required on a temporary basis to work your normal contracted working hours over 7 days including weekends, in order to meet the needs of the service.

It is a condition of this employment that you must live and remain a resident within the UK for the post in which you will be employed with PHS.

Our benefits package includes pension scheme, comprehensive range of work life balance policies, occupational health services, learning resource centres and discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits.  to view the full range of the PHS Employee Benefits.

For an informal discussion on the post, please contact David.

Conway2t (Honorary Consultant in Dental Public Health, PHS) or debbie.sigersont (Service Manager).

Further information on PHS is available from:(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..scot

Closing date for completed applications is Sunday 8th March 2026

Please note that interviews for this post will take place on Friday 10th April

Public Health Scotland is an equal opportunities employer and as such guarantees to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies.