Oral Health Improvement Practitioner

Community Dental Services CIC; Reading; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Reading seeks a part-time dental nurse to deliver oral health education and training. This role requires a GDC registrant with strong communication skills to engage with community groups and external partners. The position offers a gross salary of £27,485 annually pro rata, with opportunities for professional development and flexible working patterns.

Benefits

Corporate Pension Scheme

24/7 Employee Assistance Programme

Funded training and CPD support

Uniform provided

Shareholder opportunities

Qualifications

• Registered dental nurse with GDC registration.
• Experience in health campaigns or oral health training.
• Ability to engage with vulnerable groups.

Responsibilities

• Deliver oral health sessions to schools and community groups.
• Liaise with external partners for coordinated care.
• Conduct training for health professionals and peer educators.

Skills

Confident communication

IT skills

Understanding of oral health needs

Education

GDC registration

Job description

Part Time, 15 Hours, 12 Months FTC

Hours: Part time, 15 hours, 2 days per week

Are you a registered dental nurse looking for an opportunity to work in oral health? No oral health experience needed as full training will be provided.

If your answer is 'yes' and you see yourself as a caring, flexible and approachable person where you will be appreciated by community groups and the team, then this is the place for you.

Main duties of the job

What are we looking for?

You will be a confident communicator and able to deliver "train the trainer" oral health sessions to schools and groups in the community across Reading and West Berkshire.

Your experience of participation in health campaigns and the production of high-quality resources will demonstrate your creativity and imagination. You will liaise closely with external partners to deliver coordinated care and seek further opportunities to improve the oral health of our population.

You will be a GDC registrant and have proficient IT skills. Accuracy and promptness are important. You will understand the oral health needs of our local population, engaging positively with those most vulnerable to oral health inequalities and disadvantage.

This is a Reading/West Berkshire wide role, so car drivers with a full UK driving licence are essential.

Main duties include delivering the national supervised toothbrushing programme, providing oral health promotion to vulnerable groups in the community along with formal and informal training for a variety of employees working in the community, including health professionals and peer educators.

Working patterns are flexible within the hours Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 6.00pm. Occasionally you will be required to work outside these hours.

About us

What do we offer?

• Part time, 12 Months FTC, 15 hours per week
• Starting salary gross £27,485 per year, pro rata
• Access to Corporate Pension Scheme
• 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Programme
• Funded internal and external mandatory training to enable you to maintain your CPD
• Support with training for your wider professional development.
• Uniforms provided
• Become a shareholder and have a say in how our organisation is run at all levels
• Opportunity to play a key part in local social care initiatives

Please ensure that you read the Job Description, which also includes the person specification, before applying.

Job responsibilities

Informal discussion welcome - please contact Jenny Baitup, Strategic Oral Health Lead, email [e-mail], telephone [phone]

For further details on the main duties and responsibilities for the role, please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

• Please see attached Person Specification within the Job Description

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.