Oral Health Improvement Practitioner | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 17 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £28,407 - £34,581 per annum |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 16 June 2024 |
| Location: | Bristol, BS1 2LY |
| Company: | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6318885/387-S-6121-LH |
Summary
UHBW Primary Care Dental Service has an exciting opportunity for dental registrants to be part of their recently refreshed Oral Health Promotion Team. The OHP Team works closely with other clinical services in UHBW as well as local authority colleagues to deliver training, signposting and support to improve the oral health of the local population.
Your responsibilities will include:
• Working with local authorities to deliver oral health promotion programmes
• Working with colleagues in UHBW to deliver mouthcare training to clinical staff
• Planning, developing and delivering training programmes and materials to other healthcare professionals
• Working with the rest of the OHP team to effectively deliver Oral Health Promotion interventions
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and Person Specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
This advert closes on Sunday 2 Jun 2024
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