# Dental Health Support Worker

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cardiff and Vale University Health Board.

## Canonical URLs

- **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/dental-health-support-worker/99f55bf0-f375-4228-8924-15d86a03f282
- **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/dental-health-support-worker/99f55bf0-f375-4228-8924-15d86a03f282.md

## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
- **Town:** Cardiff
- **Region:** Cardiff
- **Country:** Wales
- **Profession:** Healthcare support worker
- **Grade:** Band 2
- **Salary:** £26,300 per annum pro rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Term time hours - 19.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-05-27T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-05-21T13:16:07.266Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cardiff/Treforest_Industrial_Estate/Cardiff_Vale_University_Health_Board/Administration/Administration-v7805993
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7805993?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://cavuhb.nhs.wales

## Job Content

### Job overview

To support and assist the Health Improvement Practitioner (HIP) in implementing and monitoring Oral Health Promotion programmes (OHPs) under the Designed to Smile umbrella under their supervision.

### Main duties of the job

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 HIP.

To work as a member of the Oral Health Improvement team conducting delegated tasks related to OHP activities and adopting a community development approach.

To assist the HIP staff in the development of departmental resources to support the delivery of the Designed to Smile Oral Health Promotion programme.

To Assist the HIPs 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.

## Job Details

To support and assist the Health Improvement Practitioner (HIP) in implementing and monitoring Oral Health Promotion programmes (OHPs) under the Designed to Smile umbrella under their supervision.

## Job Description

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 HIP.

To work as a member of the Oral Health Improvement team conducting delegated tasks related to OHP activities and adopting a community development approach.

To assist the HIP staff in the development of departmental resources to support the delivery of the Designed to Smile Oral Health Promotion programme.

To Assist the HIPs with administrative and basic computer tasks.

## 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.

## Person Specification

### Other

**Essential**

- Clean manual driving licence.

### Skills

**Essential**

- Good verbal and written communication skills, organised, good interpersonal skills, time management and IT skills

**Desirable**

- Ability to speak Welsh   Car user
- Ability to prioritise

### Experience

**Essential**

- Team working or working with people.

### Special knowledge

**Essential**

- Understanding of the role of Oral Health.

### Personal qualities

**Essential**

- Self motivated, enthusiastic, reliable, adaptable, work independently, part of a team, professional caring manner, flexible approach to work

## Documents

- [oh form (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10307396)
- [jdps - english (pdf, 760.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10304926)
- [guidance notes for applicants nov25 (pdf, 322.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2843)
- [shaping our future wellbeing strategy (pdf, 1.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2852)
- [shaping our future wellbeing strategy (pdf, 2.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2851)
- [nwssp recruitment services privacy notice (pdf, 404.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1630)
- [croeso i fwrdd iechyd prifysgol caerdydd a’r fro (pdf, 1.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2422)
- [welcome to cardiff and vale university health board (pdf, 1.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2421)

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