Oral Health Promoter

Job summary

Fixed Term for 23 months from start of employment

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Oral Health Educator to lead the delivery and implementation of a Supervised Toothbrushing Programme for children in early years and school settings across Sunderland and South Tyneside.

This role is a hands-on community focused role which is all about prevention, empowerment and making a lasting difference. Youll be at the heart of our objective to help children develop healthy habits that last a lifetime by working with educational staff. If youre passionate about oral health, prevention, and making a real difference and would like to be part of a friendly, dedicated team who are committed to improve oral health, we welcome your application.

This role is central to improving childrens oral health outcomes, reducing health inequalities, and supporting preventionfocused care in areas of high need. The postholder will work closely with schools, early years settings, families and partner agencies to ensure the programme is delivered safely, consistently and in line with national guidance.

Main duties of the job

Rollout, delivery and ongoing support of the supervised toothbrushing programme across schools and early years settings

Provide training and support to school and nursery staff to ensure safe, effective and sustainable delivery

Deliver ageappropriate oral health education sessions for children, parents/carers and staff

Ensure compliance with infection prevention and control, safeguarding, consent and data protection requirements

Monitor programme uptake, quality and sustainability, maintaining accurate records and contributing to evaluation and reporting

Identify and support children with additional or complex needs, adapting approaches where required

Work collaboratively with public health, education and dental services to support wider oral health improvement initiatives

Job responsibilities

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One Team One Trust - There are many reasons to work at our Trust. From our commitment to putting people first to our accessible services and award winning teams. We have a passion for research, innovation and tackling inequalities. We are committed to respect, fairness and civility and promote a compassionate, caring and positive culture / working environment.

We welcome all applications irrespective of peoples race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups. Looking after our workforces health and wellbeing is a priority for us. We also provide access to high quality education, training, career progression and support. Flexible working is supported via our Flexible Working Policy.

The Trust employs around 8,746 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We also provide a range of more specialised services outside this area. We offer our staff outstanding benefits - Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support and access to a Care Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements.If you use AI, and it poses a risk to the integrity of your individual recruitment process, we may withdraw your application at any stage of the process.