Dental Health Improvement Practitioner

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, motivated individual to join the Gwên am Byth programme within Cardiff and Vale Health Board. Gwên am Byth is a national programme to improve the oral health of older people living in Care Homes in Wales. It is funded by the Welsh Government and delivered by the National Health Service.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an individual who is enthusiastic and positive, with excellent communication skills.  The successful applicant will need to demonstrate the ability to work both as part of a team and autonomously across different sites with in Cardiff and Vale.

The successful candidate will work as a team taking ownership and responsibility in delivering Gwen am Byth National Oral Health Promotion, training and support programme for Wales. The aim of the programme is improve the oral health of residents in care homes within Wales.

The successful candidate will have a good understanding of the programme and have an active role in Gwen am Byth, and at times maybe required to work clinical sessions.

As well as a dynamic, friendly working environment we offer a full induction programme and an individual personal development plan to guide your development within the role.

The post holder will be based at Treforest and form part of the Designed to Smile team, you will be required to travel across Cardiff and Vale, and further afield as necessary.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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 promote positive oral health behaviours to clients/ carers.
• To develop and maintain good working relationships and communication with all Care Homes, Colleagues and other Professional Services that are involved within this Programme.
• To make contact and liaise with Care Homes and Services to establish links to enable the delivery of the Gwên and Byth programme.
• To communicate with Care Home staff to gain dates and times for Practitioners to carry out Training.
• To confirm meetings and training sessions with Care Homes.
• To support the Gwên am Byth Practitioners with administrative duties including all associated paperwork, forms and data collection necessary to support the Gwên am Byth programme.
• Be representative of the organisation whilst communicating with external organisations.
• To work within Welsh Government Health Circular (WHC-001 2015) guidelines in implementing the programme.
• Transport equipment and resources between venues as or if required. Using own car or UHB vehicle.
• Participate fully as a team member, including working in all areas, sharing knowledge and information, supporting colleagues, to promote a cohesive team and achievement of team objectives.