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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.
NHS Lothian Oral Health Service
(Public Dental Service)
Job Vacancy: Dental Therapist/s
Permanent Contract: 2 x full-time vacancies
(part-time would also be considered)
Agenda for Change (AFC) Band 6
Dental Therapy opportunities have arisen within NHS Lothian’s Oral Health Service
We currently have 2 x full time available, part-time would also be considered.
This is an exciting opportunity for committed and experienced individuals to provide efficient and effective dental therapy support to the Public Dental Service arm of the Oral Health Service here in NHS Lothian
The posts would involve working a variety of sites providing:
- All aspects of clinical treatment using the full scope of practice for:
- referred anxious children and adults (including the use of nitrous oxide inhalation sedation – training can be given)
- continuing care children and adults with additional needs in various clinical settings.
- patients who are in hospital or are out-patients at various acute hospital sites, including patients undergoing oncology treatment at the Western General Hospital – dental treatment is provided either at WGH or there are some sessions within Edinburgh Dental Institute.
- elderly patients either in clinic or in hospital, or by domiciliary to care homes and residential facilities.
- Visiting area primary schools for the inspections and data collection for the National Dental Inspection Programme (NDIP)
- Occasional clinical supervision for the students from the BSc OHS programme (University of Edinburgh)
- Providing support for the Caring for Smiles programme for the elderly in care settings
We are looking for confident, enthusiastic team players with excellent clinical, interpersonal,
organisational, and planning skills.
For further information and any informal enquiries please contact
Sarah Walker, Lead DCP Clinician at:
sarah.walker5@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
NB: Please ensure that you check your spam/junk email folders as invitations to interview are often sent electronically via email. Proposed interview date for these posts is: Monday 26th February 2024.
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.