# Dental Core Trainee (CT2 or above)

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** NHS Highland
- **Location:** Raigmore Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Dentist
- **Speciality:** Oral Surgery
- **Grade:** Junior
- **Contract type:** Fixed-term
- **Employment type:** Full time
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-28T23:59:59.999Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-21T13:43:46.125Z
- **Source information URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?JobId=273371
- **Application URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/DecideInternalExternal/DecideInternalExternal?JobId=273371
- **Employer website:** https://www.nhshighland.scot.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job details

- Job reference: 262957
- Salary: Please see advert
- Job closing date: 28/10/2026
- Job Type: Medical and Dental
- Location: Raigmore Hospital
- Employment type: Fixed-term
- Hours Per Week: 40
- Job posted date: 21/10/2026
- Employer (NHS Board): NHS Highland
- Department: Dental

### NHS HIGHLAND

### Oral Surgery, Orthodontics and Special Care Dentistry

### Locum Appointment for Dental Core TrainingFixed Term until 31.08.2027

NHS Highland has a vacancy for a Locum Appointment for Dental Core Training in Oral Surgery

This post is based at Raigmore Hospital, Inverness

This post is suitable for a trainee seeking additional training/ experience in Oral surgery and the time table will be tailored to successful applicant’s career aspirations and training needs. Oral Surgery and Orthodontic departments are based in the Out- patient department of Raigmore Hospital. Inverness Dental Centre, which houses the main primary care unit is situated within the same campus.

Inverness is well served by air, rail and road which uniquely allow quick and easy access to the wild and spectacular scenery in the Highlands.

Applicants should note that these posts give access to training/educational events, a study budget and the opportunity to complete supervised learning events. However, the postholder will not be subject to the review of competence progression (RCP) process and the post cannot be considered as a formal Dental Core Training post for future career progression. There is flexibility within the weekly time table for the successful applicant to gain experience required to support future career aspirationsEligible individuals may use evidence gained in this post to support an application for the National Certificate of Dental Core Equivalence. Details of this process are available at www.copdend.org

Applicants must have GDC registration with eligibility to practice and have completed the UK foundation program or equivalent.

For further information and to arrange an informal visit, please contact:

Ms. Sumithra Hewage (01463 704023 or Email: Sumithra.Hewage2@nhs.scot

### Job reference: 262957

### Closing date: Midnight Wednesday 28th October 2026

## Documents

- [Job Pack (PDF, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1212671&JobId=273371)

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