Oral Health Improvement Practitioner inBristol inBristol PUBLISHED 17 MAY 2024

Working with the rest of the OHP team to effectively deliver Oral Health Promotion interventions.
Job summary

UHBW Primary Care Dental Service has an exciting opportunity for dental registrants to be part of their recently refreshed Oral Health Promotion Team. The OHP Team works closely with other clinical services in UHBW as well as local authority colleagues to deliver training, signposting and support to improve the oral health of the local population.

Main duties of the job

Your responsibilities will include:
  • Working with local authorities to deliver oral health promotion programmes
  • Working with colleagues in UHBW to deliver mouthcare training to clinical staff
  • Planning, developing and delivering training programmes and materials to other healthcare professionals
  • Working with the rest of the OHP team to effectively deliver Oral Health Promotion interventions
About us

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and Person Specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Job description
Job responsibilities

For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and Person Specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Person Specification

Aptitudes

Essential

  • Initiative
  • Self-motivated
  • Collaborative
  • Professional
Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Extensive post-qualification experience
  • Broad knowledge & experience of dental care
  • Experience working in community dental settings
  • Awareness and understanding of current challenges within oral health provision
  • Delivering teaching/ presentations
Desirable

  • Project work
Qualifications

Essential

  • Registration with the General Dental Council
  • Commitment to own professional & clinical development
Desirable

  • Teaching qualification
  • Member of National Oral Health Promotion Group
Professional

Essential

  • Effective communicator
  • Team working
  • IT skills
  • Flexibility to provide cover for other OHE staff as required
Desirable

  • Driving licence/ ability to travel
Person Specification
Aptitudes

Essential

  • Initiative
  • Self-motivated
  • Collaborative
  • Professional
Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Extensive post-qualification experience
  • Broad knowledge & experience of dental care
  • Experience working in community dental settings
  • Awareness and understanding of current challenges within oral health provision
  • Delivering teaching/ presentations
Desirable

  • Project work
Qualifications

Essential

  • Registration with the General Dental Council
  • Commitment to own professional & clinical development
Desirable

  • Teaching qualification
  • Member of National Oral Health Promotion Group
Professional

Essential

  • Effective communicator
  • Team working
  • IT skills
  • Flexibility to provide cover for other OHE staff as required
Desirable

  • Driving licence/ ability to travel
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)
Address

Bristol Dental Hospital

Lower Maudlin St

Bristol

BS1 2LY

Employer's website
Job summary

UHBW Primary Care Dental Service has an exciting opportunity for dental registrants to be part of their recently refreshed Oral Health Promotion Team. The OHP Team works closely with other clinical services in UHBW as well as local authority colleagues to deliver training, signposting and support to improve the oral health of the local population.

Main duties of the job

Your responsibilities will include:
  • Working with local authorities to deliver oral health promotion programmes
  • Working with colleagues in UHBW to deliver mouthcare training to clinical staff
  • Planning, developing and delivering training programmes and materials to other healthcare professionals
  • Working with the rest of the OHP team to effectively deliver Oral Health Promotion interventions
About us

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and Person Specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Job description
Job responsibilities

For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and Person Specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Person Specification

Aptitudes

Essential

  • Initiative
  • Self-motivated
  • Collaborative
  • Professional
Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Extensive post-qualification experience
  • Broad knowledge & experience of dental care
  • Experience working in community dental settings
  • Awareness and understanding of current challenges within oral health provision
  • Delivering teaching/ presentations
Desirable

  • Project work
Qualifications

Essential

  • Registration with the General Dental Council
  • Commitment to own professional & clinical development
Desirable

  • Teaching qualification
  • Member of National Oral Health Promotion Group
Professional

Essential

  • Effective communicator
  • Team working
  • IT skills
  • Flexibility to provide cover for other OHE staff as required
Desirable

  • Driving licence/ ability to travel
Person Specification
Aptitudes

Essential

  • Initiative
  • Self-motivated
  • Collaborative
  • Professional
Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Extensive post-qualification experience
  • Broad knowledge & experience of dental care
  • Experience working in community dental settings
  • Awareness and understanding of current challenges within oral health provision
  • Delivering teaching/ presentations
Desirable

  • Project work
Qualifications

Essential

  • Registration with the General Dental Council
  • Commitment to own professional & clinical development
Desirable

  • Teaching qualification
  • Member of National Oral Health Promotion Group
Professional

Essential

  • Effective communicator
  • Team working
  • IT skills
  • Flexibility to provide cover for other OHE staff as required
Desirable

  • Driving licence/ ability to travel
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)
Address

Bristol Dental Hospital

Lower Maudlin St

Bristol

BS1 2LY

Employer's website


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