AJM) Registered Dental Nurse

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

29 hours – Over 4 days - Not Fridays.

Fixed Term for 1 year

Please note:
As this post is part-time, the salary will be pro-rata.

NHS Lothian Oral Health Service is pleased to invite applications for a part-time, fixed-term position as a Registered Dental Nurse
. This one-year post is based within the Edinburgh Dental Institute and the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People
, and serving across the Pan-Lothian region.

Applicants must hold current registration with the GDC and be able to provide their registration number upon application.

We are looking for a confident, enthusiastic team player with excellent interpersonal and organisational skills.

This is an exciting opportunity for a committed individual to provide efficient and effective support to the dental team within the Oral Health Service.

For informal enquiries please contact: jennifer.trant or christine.peakert

This contract includes a requirement to participate in public holiday shifts to support unscheduled care services. Participation is compensated through an enhanced remuneration agreement, in line with Agenda for Change.

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. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to do to check this as well as what your responsibilities include can be found in the further information for this vacancy.

Please note:

we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received.

We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.