Senior Dental Officer

NHS Forth Valley; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 84,000 - 99,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Dental Officer to join their motivated team. This permanent, part-time role (33.75 hours/week) involves delivering high-quality dental care while supporting and training undergraduates. The successful candidate will lead clinical efforts and have a chance to develop in clinical areas of interest. Applicants must have full GDC registration. Interviews are scheduled for March 9th. Competitive salary between £84,180 and £98,460 per annum pro rata.

Qualifications

• Must have full GDC registration.
• Experience in training undergraduates in a clinical setting.
• Ability to lead clinical teams.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality dental care to the local population.
• Provide support and training for undergraduates.
• Act as Clinical Lead for unscheduled care and Out of Hours Dental service.

Skills

Clinical leadership

GDC registration

Training and support for undergraduates

Job description

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.

Part Time, 33.75 hours per week

Permanent

Salary Scale - £84,180 - £98,460 per annum, pro rata

NHS Forth Valley seeks to appoint a Senior Dental Officer to join our motivated team of practitioners in delivering high quality dental care to our local population.

This is a senior clinical position, which concentrates, in part, on the delivery of support and training for undergraduates in the Outreach setting and acts as Clinical Lead for the daytime unscheduled care & the Out of Hours Dental service.

You will have the support of dedicated and highly qualified dental nurses and will work in modern dental surgeries with networked clinical software facilities.

We would hope to support the successful individual in developing experience in areas of clinical interest within the Service.

Applicants are encouraged to visit the dentaldepartment and meet key staff. Informal enquiries should be directed by telephone to Mrs Lesley Yeaman, Clinical Director, on 01324 673506.

To apply for this post, please visit the job posting on the NHS Scotland Recruitment website. Applicants should have full GDC registration .

Interview date: Monday 9th March

Please quote reference number 235355 on all correspondence.

Reference: 235355

Contract Type: Permanent

Posted On: 09 Jan 2026

Closing Date: 08/02/2026

How To Apply: https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/./displayjob.aspx?jobid=235754&source=JobtrainRss