Job reference: 262832
Salary: Band 4 (£31,537 - £34,303)
Job closing date: 10/11/2026
Job Type: Dental Support
Location: NHS Lothian
Employment type: Fixed-term
Hours Per Week: 29
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lothian
Department: Oral Health Service

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 General Dental Council (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.tran@nhs.scot or christine.peaker@nhs.scot

For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification.

Please ensure that you check your spam/junk email folders as invitations to interview are often sent electronically via email 1 week prior to interview, and please check you’ve given your GDC number in the application form.

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. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.

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.