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Job summary

Main area
Oral Health Improvement
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
  • Flexible working
  • Home or remote working
  • Term time hours
37.5 hours per week (part time hours also available)
Job ref
825-7296120-OPS
Employer
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Dawley Dental
Town
Telford
Salary
£27,485 - £30,162 per annum / pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
24/07/2025 23:59

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Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust logo

Oral Health Improvement Practitioner Assistant

NHS AfC: Band 4

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust believes in fairness, equity and above all, values diversity in all aspects of its work, as a provider of health services and as an employer of people. We provide visa sponsorship to applicants who require this in order to have the right to work in the UK, providing that the role you have been offered meets the requirements set by the Home Office.

Applicants requiring a Skilled Worker Visa (such as data analysts, IT and finance professionals, etc) will need to meet the salary threshold of £38,700. For a limited number of clinical posts (listed here), applications to the Health and Care Visa route will need to meet the national pay scale for their role or the minimum salary threshold of £25,00 (whichever is higher). We advise that you check that the role you wish to apply for meets the requirement for sponsorship before applying.

Further guidance on eligible roles can be found here.

Job overview

Please note that this job does not meet the skill level requirements for work visa sponsorship and as such we will be unable to progress your application if you do not have the right to work in the UK.

We are expanding our Oral Health Improvement Service following recent government funding to support the rollout of supervised toothbrushing programmes in nurseries and schools across areas of highest need. We are seeking enthusiastic and committed Oral Health Improvement Practitioner – Assistants to join our growing team.

Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.

Main duties of the job

Our Oral Health Improvement Service operates across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, Staffordshire, and Stoke-on-Trent, delivering a range of evidence-based programmes commissioned by NHS England. These include supervised toothbrushing in early years settings and oral health initiatives in care homes. We work closely with partners in health, education, social care, and the voluntary sector to reduce oral health inequalities and promote lifelong oral health.

Working for our organisation

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.

Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.

Person specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Level 3 Certificate of the Examining Board of Dental Nurses Certificate in Oral Health Promotion or equivalent qualification. OR Level 3 public health qualification or equivalent experience in public health OR Level 3 Award in Education and Training or equivalent training qualification or experience PLUS Level 3 Diploma Level qualification or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience in the delivery of oral health improvement sessions within the dental setting to patients individually or in small groups OR Experience of working within Early Years, school or care home settings OR Experience in training or teaching in health or dental related field
  • Experience of working with vulnerable, disadvantaged individuals or communities to improve health and reduce inequalities.
  • Experience of team and partnership working

Knowledge & Skills

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of aetiology and prevention of main dental diseases
  • Some understanding of health/oral health improvement principles and practices
  • Able to describe simple oral health projects
  • Good organisational and time management skills and the ability to work to flexibly as required and to fixed deadlines
  • Ability to motivate and support others

Other

Essential criteria
  • Must be able to meet the travel needs of the post

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyCare quality commission - GoodDisability confident employerArmed Forces Covenant Bronze Award

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Jill Allbutt
Job title
Oral Health Improvement Service Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07890590118
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