Overview
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About The Organisation: As Scotland’s smallest health board, NHS Orkney is committed to delivering excellent care to our 22,000 residents. Whether you’re new to the NHS or bringing experience from elsewhere, your skills will make a real difference. Our modern healthcare facility, The Balfour, brings together inpatient care, emergency services, outpatient clinics, diagnostics, GP practices and the Scottish Ambulance Service. We’re also investing in services across our outer isles, ensuring high-quality care reaches every corner of Orkney. We are guided by our core values that shape everything we do — Open and honest, Respect and Kindness — from how we care for our patients to how we support each other as colleagues.
Orkney overview: With over 70 islands, 20 inhabited, Orkney offers a unique blend of natural beauty, close-knit community and opportunities for adventure. Regularly named one of the UK’s best places to live, Orkney offers a lifestyle that’s fulfilling and inspiring.
The Position
An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Dental Officer position within NHS Orkney. The post holder will have a key responsibility for the delivery of Orthodontics in Orkney, as well as providing clinical leadership across other areas of the Public Dental Service. Training and support will be provided via our Consultant-led Orthodontic service, providing an excellent opportunity to work at Special Interest level.
There will be a requirement to provide emergency dental cover as part of the wider team, including contribution to the out-of-hours service on an approximately 1 in 8 rota, with remuneration. Islands and Remote & Rural Allowances further enhance the level of pay for this post. The post offers an opportunity to benefit patients through clinical experience and through clinical leadership, including a key role in clinical governance, quality improvement and service developments as part of the dental leadership team.
Working in the smallest Board in Scotland provides a great opportunity to hold a varied role, and we are seeking an adaptable, resilient individual to join our team. Orkney is a thriving group of islands with opportunities in our communities to strike the right work-life balance.
The Candidate
It would be expected that candidates will be a Dental Practitioner with extensive experience and hold full GDC registration. Candidates should have recent experience working in a primary care setting, possess evidence of current and relevant continuing professional development. Individuals should be able to work autonomously and as part of a team.
Location, Working Pattern and Contract Duration
This post will be based at Garson Dental Clinic. The successful candidate will work full time (37.5 hours per week). This post is permanent. It is a condition of this employment that you must live and remain a resident within the UK for the post in which you will be employed with NHS Orkney.
Benefits And Salary
The salary for this post is Senior Dental Officer £84,180 - £98,460, and if residing on Orkney, you’ll also receive a Distant Islands Allowance of £1,654 pro rata per annum, plus eligibility for Remote Areas Allowance and on-call rota pay. NHS Orkney also offers an attractive pension scheme, a wide range of work-life balance policies, an employee assistance programme and various discounts to local and national retailers.
Further Information
If you share our vision and are ready to be part of Team Orkney, we’d love to hear from you. Your rewarding career starts here. We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process, and you will be asked whether you require any during your application. For guidance on the recruitment process and tips for creating a strong application, please refer to our Candidate Application Pack.
To find out more about this opportunity please contact Steven Johnston, Director of Dentistry. This post is subject to a Protecting Vulnerable Groups Check. Interview Date: Friday 3 October 2025.
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Health Care Provider
* Industries: Hospitals and Health Care
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