Job requirements
Essential
4 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Other
Ability to speak welsh
- Values
Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a range of care settings
- Experience
I.T Literate
- Qualifications
NVQ 2 or equivalent, or equivalent, relevant, working experience
Desirable
1 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Values
Professional Caring Manner
Job overview
NORTH WALES COMMUNITY DENTAL SERVICE
Dental Health Support Worker
Band 2 (Working 30 Hours per week x 38 weeks per annum)
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, self-motivated Dental Health Support Worker to assist the Oral Health Promoter/ Oral Health Improvement Practitioner (OHP/OHIP) in implementing and monitoring Oral Health Promotion programmes.
The job will include visiting participating schools as well as other sites at various locations.
We are seeking to appoint to our Caernarfon Base.
The ability to travel between sites in a timely manner is essential and will require both the use of health board and other vehicles to travel between sites and transport stock and items.
The ability to speak Welsh is essential for this role.
Main duties of the job
- To support and assist the Oral Health Educator (OHE) in implementing and monitoring Oral Health Promotion programme in a variety of locations dependent upon the assigned oral health programme, such as Designed to Smile, or, Older Persons programmes; this will include attending schools, or, other community settings such as care homes.
- To communicate with patients to gain consent for Oral Health programmes.
- To order and monitor the use of Oral Health Promotion resources, under the guidance of the OHE.
- To work as a member of the Oral Health Improvement team conducting delegated tasks related to Oral Health Promotion activities and adopting a community development approach.
- To assist the OHE staff in the development of departmental resources to support the delivery of the Oral Health Promotion programme.
- Assist the OHEs with administrative and basic computer tasks.
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.
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.
Welsh language skills are essential
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This advert is for Dental Health Support Worker - Designed to Smile with Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board in St Asaph, Wales. It is listed as a Dental role. The advertised salary is £26300.00. The contract type is Permanent: Term time only annualised hours 30hrs x 38 weeks. The application deadline is 15 Oct 2026.
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