Oral Health Improvement Officer
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 22 Ionawr 2026 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | Competitive |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 21 Chwefror 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Tameside, OL6 6BH |
| Cwmni: | inploi |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 75780405 |
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Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: Grade G SCP 23 £34,434 - SCP 28 £39,152
Hours Per Week: 36 hours
Base Location: Tameside One
Assessment Date: 18th February 2026
The Role
Are you looking to make a difference? Do you want to be part of an established team that makes a difference and supports people to improve their oral health and overall health and wellbeing?
The Public Health Team has an exciting opportunity to join the team as an Oral Health Improvement Officer.
We are committed to our ambition that the people of our Borough will stay as healthy as possible for as long as possible. To achieve that, we work in collaboration with people to assist them to improve their health, as well as forming partnerships with professionals and we work together for the community we serve. We respect and embrace the diverse Borough that we work in and strive to reduce health inequalities by making healthy choices accessible to all. We also trust the individual contributions of each of our team members and are receptive to innovation. We firmly believe that people have untapped resources within them, that can be unleashed by providing high quality, non-judgemental support.
We are looking for a qualified oral health professional who is passionate and proactive to join our Public Health Team as an Oral Health Improvement Officer. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference in improving oral health outcomes and reducing health inequalities across our community.
About You
You should be a qualified oral health professional with experience working in the oral health/dental profession and have a strong understanding of oral health and its impact on overall wellbeing, are able to plan, deliver and evaluate oral health programmes and have excellent communication and engagement skills.
About Us
At Tameside, we are committed to ensuring all our Citizens lead long, fulfilling and healthy lives. We are committed to supporting economic growth, providing high quality health and care services, protecting our most vulnerable and creating strong and supportive, self-sufficient communities.
We recognise that our people drive our success and enable the organisation to deliver on its vision, purpose and priorities, and that our people are our most important resource and asset. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours, and are at the heart of everything that we do; and we understand that how we do things is just as important as what we do. We pride ourselves on living by our STRIVE values of Support, Trust, Respect, Integrity, Value Diversity and Engage. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours and are at the heart of everything that we do. How we do things are just as important as what we do.
Our employees’ skills, experience and knowledge are essential to our success along with their happiness, wellbeing, commitment, enthusiasm and motivation to be the best they can be.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. This position is subject to Enhanced Disclosure Procedures.
Unfortunately, at this time we are not able to offer sponsorship.
We are committed to developing a culture which respects individuals, appreciates difference and allows everyone regardless of background to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an accredited disability confident employer. Reasonable Adjustments will be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 in relation to the Job Role Criteria.
Our rewards and benefits package can be viewed here
To find out more about this role, look at the Job Description and Person Specification. If you would like an informal discussion about the role please contact Claire Phelan, Strategic Be Well Manger on 07933173836 or email claire.phelan@tameside.gov.uk or Lynn Callaghan, Oral Health Improvement Officer on 07933173849 or email lynn.callaghan@tameside.gov.uk
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