Dental Health Support Worker
| Posting date: | 20 September 2024 |
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| Salary: | £22,720.00 to £22,720.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £22720.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 September 2024 |
| Location: | Wrexham, LL13 9UL |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | H9050-24-3017 |
Summary
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac. To provide basic oral health messages and promote positive oral health behaviours to clients/ carers after appropriate training, and within the limits of their own competence. To develop and maintain good working relationships and communication with all stakeholders including families, health professionals, OHEs, dental teams and educational and childcare establishments. To motivate, guide and encourage clients to comply and engage in established Oral Health Promotion activities and programmes. To make contact and liaise with designated settings (eg. schools and nurseries, or care homes) to establish links to enable the delivery of the Oral Health Improvement programme. To communicate with clients to gain consent for Oral Health promotion activities. To work closely with, and take direction from, the OHE to deliver and monitor the Oral Health Promotion activities within the designated Oral Health Improvement Programme. To be involved in Health Promotion initiatives such as promotional events, study days and patient related activities, under the direction of the supervising OHE. Dependent upon the assigned oral health promotion programme, to facilitate and supervise tooth brushing programmes within designated schools and nursery settings and/or other settings that may be specified by the OHE. To monitor the tooth brushing programme, ensuring that all quality assurance measures are maintained. To report any concerns immediately to the OHE. To support the OHE staff with administrative duties including all associated paperwork, forms and data collection necessary to support the assigned oral health promotion programme. To be responsible for collecting, ordering and monitoring stock levels and be accountable for security of stock in remote storage areas. To undertake ordering and receipting when required, via the Oracle system. To attend staff meetings, clinical governance activities and updates as and when required. To participate in the ongoing evaluation and monitoring of the assigned oral health promotion programme contributing to service development. To manage and prioritise daily workload and time effectively. To participate in and support any other CDS oral health programmes as may come on stream.