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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 Scotland is reducing their full-time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay. This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part time staff. This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours. However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period for which you would be paid until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Recruiting Board.
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.
NHS Lothian Oral Health Service
(Public Dental Service)
Dental Hygienist Vacancy
Permanent part-time position 2 days per week (15 hrs)
(AFC) Band 5 ( £30,229 - £37,664 pro-rata)
NHS Lothian’s Oral Health Service are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated Dental Hygienist to join the Oral Health Service team in Lothian.
The role includes providing dental care for priority group patients, particularly vulnerable adult patients who require additional support.
Working within well-equipped surgeries in Edinburgh or the surrounding areas, you will enjoy access to excellent facilities as well as the professional support of highly qualified colleagues.
Previous experience of working with these patient groups although advantageous, is not always necessary. There are opportunities for professional development through the diversity of the patient base, as well as a robust induction programme and through the support of the existing experienced and friendly team.
Successful applicants will be supporting dental care provision not only in the clinical environment but also in care home and other domiciliary type settings and will therefore require the clinical skills and competency necessary to deliver a range of treatments within a sometimes-challenging environment to patients who may have additional and complex needs.
An ability to evidence a genuine interest in a high standard of patient care is essential and applicants should have a recognised Dental Hygiene qualification, also be GDC registered, and have knowledge of the GDC Scope of Practice for Dental Hygienists in addition to a working familiarity with the GDC Standards for the Dental Team.
For further information and any informal enquiries please contact:
Sarah Walker, Lead DCP Clinician at sarah.walker5@nhs.scot – please note we cannot accept any job applications sent to us directly, only those submitted via the NHS website will be considered.
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