Band 5 Oral Health Improvement Practitioner

Integrated Care System; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A community healthcare provider is hiring an Oral Health Improvement Practitioner to deliver evidence-based interventions aimed at reducing oral health inequalities in Birmingham and the Black Country. Candidates should possess a relevant diploma and experience in oral health programs. The role offers a salary range of £31,049 to £37,796 annually and can be part-time or full-time.

Qualifications

• GDC registered to work within a team.
• Relevant experience of planning and delivering oral health improvement programmes.
• Ability to maintain and update professional competency.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to planning oral health improvement interventions.
• Manage targeted toothbrushing resources.
• Deliver workforce development training.

Skills

Knowledge of aetiology and prevention of dental diseases

Excellent ability to communicate effectively

Knowledge of health improvement principles

Excellent organisational and time management skills

Education

Certificate in Oral Health Promotion

Diploma or BSc in Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy

Job description

Band 5 Oral Health Improvement Practitioner

Hours: 1.5 WTE hours to be negotiated, working across Birmingham or the Black Country.

Location: Based within locality clinic in Birmingham or the Black Country.

Contract: Substantive

The Oral Health Improvement Service is a commissioned service within the Dental Division of Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The purpose of the Oral Health Improvement Team is to deliver evidence based, oral health interventions to reduce the inequalities in oral health, working across organisational boundaries within Birmingham & the Black Country.

If you have a certificate/Diploma in oral health promotion, experience of delivering oral health improvement programmes and enjoy working with communities to improve oral health outcomes, then joining this new team might be the job for you.

Main duties of the job

You will be expected to be GDC registered to work within a team to contribute to the planning of oral health improvement interventions, the delivery of workforce development training, supervised toothbrushing programmes, Mouth Care Matters programmes, management of targeted toothbrushing resources and other evidence based interventions and evaluation.

About us

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for more detailed information.

If you would like additional information, please email the Oral Health Improvement Team Lead Stacey Quinton

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Person Specification

Qualifications/Training

• and Certificate of the Examining Board of Dental Nurses (or equivalent)
• Certificate in Oral Health Promotion. (or equivalent Diploma/ Business Technology and Education Council Level 4 professional qualification)
• or A Diploma or BSc in Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy.
• Award in education and Training (or equivalent Diploma / Business Technology and Education Council Level 3

Experience

• Relevant experience of planning and delivering oral health improvement programmes, training and events.
• Relevant experience of managing own workload and working to tight timescales.
• Relevant experience of team working.

Skills/Knowledge

• Knowledge of aetiology and prevention of dental diseases.
• Good understanding of health improvement principles and practices.
• Knowledge of the use of epidemiology and deprivation data to identify target groups.
• Understanding of the evidence base of health improvement.
• Excellent ability to communicate effectively using verbal and written skills.
• Knowledge of planning, managing and evaluating health improvement programmes.
• Understanding of planning and delivering multi disciplinary training.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills to work to fixed deadlines.
• Competent in the use of IT systems and Microsoft Office for delivering training, with good keyboard skills for writing reports and recording data.
• Ability to maintain and update professional competency

Personal Qualities

• A strong commitment to a social model of health for reducing oral health inequalities.
• Ability to motivate and influence others.
• Confidence to use initiative and make decisions.
• Ability to reflect on performance and identify areas for improvement.

Other Job Requirements

• Ability to manage conflict in a sensitive and assertive manner when seeking to change behaviour and practice.
• Concentration required when evaluating interventions, undertaking audits, writing briefings or reports.
• Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the role.
• A combination of walking, standing, sitting and bending will be required while carrying out training sessions.
• Car owner / driver essential for use on a daily basis.
• Travel may be required in all localities.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Birmingham or Black Country Community Clinic

£31,049 to £37,796 a yearpro rata for part time role

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time,Part-time

Reference number

820-7371603-DEN

Job locations

Birmingham or Black Country Community Clinic