On 1 April 2026, NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) and NHS Education for Scotland (NES) became one national organisation, focused on continuity today and a stronger, more connected service for tomorrow.
As part of this transformation, NSS and NES have joined to form a new organisation: Public Services Delivery Scotland (PSD Scotland). This new organisation will play a pivotal role in supporting the renewal and ensuring the long-term sustainability of health and care services across Scotland.
About the Organisation:
PSD Scotland unites expertise from NES and NSS in a way that will allow us to accelerate national programmes to support the NHS to deliver better care, now and in the future.
We support staff with education and training, provide the tools and data that improve services, and run vital national functions such as procurement, logistics and blood, tissue and cell services.
The Post:
You will be responsible for developing and leading delivery of the Primary and Community Care clinical services relating to dentistry and oral health and ensuring robust stakeholder engagement so that PSD Scotland service developments continue to be aligned with, and relevant to, stakeholder needs.
You will have a lead role in strengthening our strategic clinical leadership and engagement with the dental profession in NHS Scotland. You will also have a key role in influencing national strategy and policy development.
The Candidate:
Educated to Postgraduate level in a recognised area of Dentistry and registered with the General Dental Council, you will be a proven professional and leader with demonstrable senior level experience of working across multi-disciplinary teams. You will be an excellent influencer with the ability to develop effective customer relationships and to drive strategic service development.
The successful candidate will be required to undergo a Disclosure Scotland PVG Scheme check. Any candidate who has lived/worked overseas for more than 12 months in the preceding 5 years will also be required to provide a criminal record check from the appropriate overseas agency.
Candidates must have current General Dental Council registration at the time of applying.
Location and Working Pattern:
The post is based in Edinburgh, Glasgow or Aberdeen, although the role is currently hybrid working.
The work pattern is Monday to Friday, 10 Programmed Activities per week.
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 PSD Scotland.
Benefits:
Our benefits package includes pension scheme, comprehensive range of work life balance policies, occupational health services, learning resource centres and discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits. HR Benefits Brochure.
Inclusion:
Public Services Delivery Scotland is a national organisation and, as an anchor institution, it is our ambition to be a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone feels welcome. We recognise that flexible working creates an inclusive workplace where employees can thrive and feel confident about their ability to balance their personal and professional responsibilities. This is supported through Once for Scotland flexible working policies. PSD Scotland has made a long-term commitment to staff health and well-being and offers many learning and development opportunities to support and improve our approaches to diversity, inclusion and mental health in the workplace. There are a number of equality staff networks in place which all staff are welcome to join. We are also an equal opportunities employer and as such aim to guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies. As an accredited Disability Confident Leader, it is the aim of PSD Scotland to offer a fully accessible and inclusive recruitment service that supports applicants on their candidate journey. If you are interested in any reasonable adjustments, please contact the Recruitment Team on NSS.wfrs@nhs.scot
Further information:
For an informal discussion on the post, please contact Martin Morrison, Associate Director – Service Delivery, via email martin.morrison@nhs.scot
Closing date for completed applications is 29th June 2026
Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail only, so please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders).
We are an equal opportunities employer and as committed participant in the disability confident scheme, guarantees to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies however, where exceptionally high application volumes make this impracticable, a fair and proportionate shortlisting approach will be applied in line with Disability Confident guidance
