Company: NHS National Services Scotland
Location: Kirkwall
Posted: May 9th, 2026
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.
With over 70 islands – 20 of them inhabited – Orkney offers a unique blend of natural beauty, close-knit community and an opportunity for adventure. From dramatic coastlines and rare wildlife to rich cultural traditions and active lifestyles, it’s a place where compassion thrives and every day brings something new. Regularly named one of the UK’s best places to live, Orkney offers a lifestyle that’s both fulfilling and inspiring.
A wonderful opportunity has arisen to join the Public Dental Service (PDS) in Orkney for a one year training period from September 2026. The successful applicant will be joining an established team of Dentists and Dental Care Professionals in delivering NHS General Dental Services to the population of Orkney. As a PDS department we provide Special Care Dentistry, Oral Surgery, Paediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics with visiting Restorative and Oral & Maxillofacial expertise. This post is an opportunity for development and career progression within Oral Surgery, to develop skills and confidence in this area. The post involves working alongside the local and visiting team in the clinic and General Anaesthetic environments, working more autonomously under appropriate supervision, as the year goes on.
We are seeking a dentist, such as a General Dental Practitioner who is eager to develop their Oral surgery skills. This should be someone who makes patient care a priority and who adopts a reflective, self‑critical approach. Applicants require full GDC registration and must be eligible to hold a Board Dental List Number in Scotland. They must have excellent communication skills and the drive to provide outstanding service.
This post will be based at The Balfour, in Kirkwall, as well as possibly working from our clinic in Stromness, Garson Dental Clinic.
The successful candidate will work: Part Time 7.5 hours (one day) per week.
This post is Fixed‑Term for 1 year for the implementation of this specific training project.
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.
The salary for this post is £54,117 - £81,174 (pro rata) and if residing in Orkney, you’ll also receive a Distant Islands Allowance of £1,719 (pro rata) per annum, and subject to eligibility, Remote Areas Allowance, adding extra value to your rewarding career with us.
NHS Orkney also offers an attractive pension scheme, wide range of work life balance policies, employee assistance programme and various discounts to both local and national retailers.
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