Oral Health Improvement Manager

East of England Community Health & Care NHS Trust; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 42,000; Part time

Job summary

East of England Community Health & Care NHS Trust is seeking an Oral Health Improvement Manager (part-time) to join the Oral Health Improvement Team. The role focuses on planning, delivering and evaluating evidence-based programmes across West Northamptonshire and reducing oral health inequalities.

You will lead supervised toothbrushing initiatives, deliver workforce development, and collaborate with local authorities, education, health and social care partners.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and organisational skills are essential.
• Experience working with partners across health, social care and education is desirable.
• A passion for prevention and reducing inequalities is important.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, develop, deliver, monitor and evaluate a range of evidence-based oral health improvement programmes across West Northamptonshire.
• Deliver high-quality oral health training to health, education, and social care professionals and community partners.
• Support the development and delivery of oral health activity within adult social care with care providers and partner organisations.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with West Northamptonshire Council, health and care services, education and early years settings and other partners.
• Monitor programme activity and performance against KPIs and produce reports for commissioners and senior management.
• Undertake audit and evaluation using qualitative and quantitative methods to identify learning and inform service improvement.

Skills

Communication

Organisational skills

Autonomy

Prevention focus

Job description

Company: East of England Community Health & Care NHS Trust

Hours:

Hours: Part-time

Location:

Location: Peterborough & West Northamptonshire, PE1 1TN

A Vacancy at East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust (Cambridgeshire).

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Oral Health Improvement Manager to join our Oral Health Improvement Team and help us improve oral health and reduce inequalities across communities inWest Northamptonshire.

This is a varied and rewarding role where you will have the opportunity to plan, coordinate and deliver evidence-based oral health improvement programmes, working closely with early years and education settings, health and care professionals, local authority colleagues and community partners.

From supervised toothbrushing and workforce training to developing resources, evaluating programmes and building strong local partnerships, you'll be helping to turn evidence into practical action that can make a real difference to children, families and communities.

We're looking for someone with a passion for prevention and health improvement, excellent communication and organisational skills and the confidence to work both independently and collaboratively with a wide range of partners.

Should we receive a high number of applications we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any point after 23rd October 2026

The post holder will plan, coordinate and deliver a range of evidence-based oral health improvement programmes across West Northamptonshire, supporting the service to improve oral health outcomes and reduce oral health inequalities.

A key part of the role will be supporting the delivery and development of supervised toothbrushing programmes, alongside a significant programme of oral health training and workforce development. This will include working with early years and education settings, health and care professionals, adult social care providers and other community partners.

The post holder will work closely with West Northamptonshire Council and a wide range of partner organisations to support the development and delivery of oral health improvement initiatives that respond to local population need.

The role will also involve monitoring programme activity and performance, evaluating outcomes, contributing to commissioner reports and using learning and evidence to support continuous improvement.

The post holder will work with a high degree of autonomy while remaining an active member of the wider Oral Health Improvement Team.

Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.

There’s one reason why our services are outstanding – and that’s our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.

If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.

The Oral Health Improvement Manager will play a key role in the planning, development, delivery and evaluation of evidence-based oral health improvement programmes across West Northamptonshire with a focus on improving oral health outcomes and reducing inequalities.

Working with a high degree of autonomy, the post holder will coordinate and deliver oral health improvement initiatives across community settings, working collaboratively with local authorities, education, health, social care, voluntary sector partners and other stakeholders.

The post holder will provide oral health training and support to a wide range of professionals and community groups, contribute to the development and delivery of supervised toothbrushing and other evidence-based programmes, and monitor, evaluate and report on activity and outcomes against agreed contractual requirements and key performance indicators.

The role will use current evidence, national guidance and local population needs to support effective oral health improvement activity, with a particular focus on children, families and communities experiencing poorer oral health outcomes and health inequalities.

Main Responsibilities

1. Plan, coordinate, develop, deliver, monitor and evaluate a range of evidence-based oral health improvement programmes across West Northamptonshire, in line with national guidance, local oral health priorities, identified population need and commissioner requirements. This will include supervised toothbrushing, workforce development and oral health improvement programmes supporting adult social care.
2. Plan, coordinate and deliver high-quality, evidence-based oral health training and education to a wide range of audiences, including health, education and social care professionals, early years and school staff, care home and adult social care staff, and other community partners, adapting delivery to meet the needs of different groups and settings.
3. Support the development, coordination and delivery of oral health improvement activity within adult social care, working with care providers and partner organisations to embed evidence-based oral health approaches within everyday care and practice
4. Develop and maintain effective working relationships with West Northamptonshire Council, health and care services, education and early years settings, adult social care providers, voluntary and community organisations and other relevant partners to support coordinated approaches to oral health improvement.
5. Monitor programme activity, outcomes and performance against agreed key performance indicators, maintaining accurate records and producing high-quality reports for commissioners and senior management.
6. Undertake audit and evaluation of oral health improvement programmes, using appropriate qualitative and quantitative methods to identify learning, demonstrate impact and inform continuous service improvement.

East of England Community Health & Care NHS Trust

East of England Community Health & Care NHS Trust