# Dental Health Support Worker - Designed to Smile

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
- **Location:** Block 5, Carlton Court
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Dental
- **Salary:** £26300.00
- **Contract type:** Permanent: Term time only annualised hours 30hrs x 38 weeks
- **Employment type:** Part time, Annualised hours, 30 hours per week (Term time only annualised 30 hours x 38 weeks)
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-15T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-08T13:22:19.589Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8318252
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8318252?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://bcuhb.nhs.wales

## Job Content

### 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

## Person Specification

### Other

**Essential**

- Ability to speak welsh

### Values

**Essential**

- Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a range of care settings

**Desirable**

- Professional Caring Manner

### Experience

**Essential**

- I.T Literate

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- NVQ 2 or equivalent, or equivalent, relevant, working experience

## Documents

- [job description (pdf, 528.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10639533)
- [person specification (pdf, 272.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10639534)
- [oh form - ig ffurflen (doc, 150.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10639556)
- [welsh language matrix (pdf, 134.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2220)
- [values and behaviour framework (pdf, 2.0mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2937)
- [nhs north wales - the right choice (pdf, 3.6mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2075)
- [nwssp recruitment services privacy notice (pdf, 808.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1632)

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