Locum Specialty Dentist in Oral Surgery

Job details

• Job reference: 254125
• Salary: Locum Specialty Doctor - 2022 (£64,158 - £99,975)
• Job closing date: 30/07/2026
• Job Type: Medical and Dental
• Location: Lauriston Building
• Employment type: Fixed-term
• Hours Per Week: 20
• Job posted date: 16/07/2026
• Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lothian
• Department: Oral Surgery

NHS Lothian

NHS Lothian 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 Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society. 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.

Entry Criteria for a Specialty Doctor: A dentist appointed to this grade:

• shall be registered and have a Licence to Practice with the General Dental Council (GDC);

And

• shall have completed four years’ full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a less than full-time or flexible basis) since first obtaining registration, including adequate experience in the relevant specialty;

Or

• shall have equivalent training, experience or competencies, either in the UK or overseas.

Applications are welcome for the above Fixed Term, part time (20 hours per week) post based in Lauriston Buildings.

We are seeking a fixed term Specialty Dentist in Oral Surgery to fill a total of 5 sessions for 6 months available within the Edinburgh Dental Institute. Flexibility in relation to the sessions or job share will be considered. Internal applicants would be welcome and secondment considered.

This post offers an opportunity for the appointee to contribute to all aspects of the Oral Surgery service at the Edinburgh Dental Institute (EDI). They will work 5 PAs with the days of work to be agreed with the professional lea, clinical director and services manager. This post is based at the Edinburgh Dental Institute.

The post holder will be responsible to Laura Bryce, Professional Lead in Oral Surgery and the Clinical Director Susan Baines, Edinburgh Dental Institute and will work with colleagues within Oral Surgery and the wider Dental Institute.

Appropriately experienced applicants must have full registration with the General Dental Council, and have completed at least 4 years full-time postgraduate training with demonstrable experience of supporting patients with Oral Surgery problems.

More detailed departmental and specialty information can be found in the job description available via email address / link below.

For an informal discussion please contact:Laura Bryce

Email : Laura.Bryce3@nhs.scot

or

Susan Baines

Email:Susan.baines@nhs.scot

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We cannot accept CV’s as a form of application and only a completed online application form will be accepted. Personal information will not be sent with the application for short listing. The application form will be identified by the candidate number only to ensure that all applicants are treated equally.

***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early***