Job summary
The primary purpose of the role is to lead and develop the Oral Health Improvement Team across Cumbria to ensure commissioned oral health improvement objectives and associated programmes are delivered.
The Oral Health Improvement Lead will, with guidance, manage on a day-to-day basis the oral health improvement initiatives either directly or through engagement with other professionals.
The post holder will be required to work closely and collaboratively with key dental, public health, medical, social and education professionals and agencies and actively participate within Networks relevant to the role.
A key requirement of the Oral Health Improvement Lead is to facilitate the co-ordinated delivery of the oral health improvement objectives set out within Cumbria Oral Health Team Improvement Plan, in particular the Smile4Life Programme.
The delivery of initiatives will take place within settings such as Children Centres and other Early Years Foundation Stage settings, schools, workplaces, prisons and nursing and residential care settings. In addition, you will link with numerous organisations but will have strong links with Cumberland Council, Westmorland and Furness Council, and NHS England.
Main duties of the job
The Oral Health Improvement Lead will need to link with other agencies and organisations to influence people about the importance of oral health, as part of wider general health, and in relation to social inclusion. The post holder will need to have a clear overview of various campaigns and initiatives across Cumbria and the impact these are having on oral health and general wellbeing.
As part of this post there will be an expectation that reports will be produced for a variety of multi-agency groups as appropriate to update on various initiatives and/or where new initiatives are proposed. Epidemiological and statistical updates will need to be collated to assess progress against local government targets.
Press releases on new initiatives, good work, or to raise awareness are an expectation of this job. These will be produced in liaison with relevant Communications team.
For more detail please see job description.
About us
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding hospital and health services to half a million people. Established on 1st October 2019, the Trust is creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout north Cumbria and beyond. We're responsible for delivering over 70 services across 15 main locations and we employ more than 6,500 members of staff.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time'.
- Being a clinically led organisation
- Quality and safety at the heart
- A positive patient experience every time
- A great place to work
- Managing our money well
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. There is an expectation for all staff to support this by familiarising yourself with the Trust's sustainability initiatives such as waste and recycling, going paperless, videoconferencing, sustainable transport and others.
We encourage you to think about what you can do as an individual and within your team to contribute in to embedding carbon reduction into the everyday running of our organisation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies?
- Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
- If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
Important Information
Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.
For candidates applying using a Hotmail account or have strict firewall settings please ensure the following:
- Junk Mail is checked regularly
Disclosure and Barring Service:
On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.
The changes mean that:
- youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
- the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.
If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.
Nacro Tel: 0300 123 1999, or email: helpline@nacro.org.uk
Unlock Tel: 01634 247350, email advice@unlock.org.uk or complete the online form on the Unlock website
The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:
Standard Check: £18 + Administration cost of £3.85 = £21.85. Deducted at £6.85 from 1st month salary and £5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
Enhanced Check: £38 + administration cost of £3.90 = £41.90. Deducted at £11.90 from 1st month salary and £10 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.
A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.
27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
Flexible working Scheme
Excellent opportunities for development
Competitive NHS Pension scheme
Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies
EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems
These schemes are subject to availability
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies?
- Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
- If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
Important Information
Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.
For candidates applying using a Hotmail account or have strict firewall settings please ensure the following:
- Junk Mail is checked regularly
Disclosure and Barring Service:
On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.
The changes mean that:
- youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
- the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.
If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.
Nacro Tel: 0300 123 1999, or email: helpline@nacro.org.uk
Unlock Tel: 01634 247350, email advice@unlock.org.uk or complete the online form on the Unlock website
The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:
Standard Check: £18 + Administration cost of £3.85 = £21.85. Deducted at £6.85 from 1st month salary and £5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
Enhanced Check: £38 + administration cost of £3.90 = £41.90. Deducted at £11.90 from 1st month salary and £10 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.
A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.
27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
Flexible working Scheme
Excellent opportunities for development
Competitive NHS Pension scheme
Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies
EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems
These schemes are subject to availability
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oDegree in Public Health or relevant subject or equivalent work experience and/or willingness to work towards this level of qualification
- oEvidence of continuous professional development
Desirable
- oWork experience as a Dental Therapist and/or Dental Hygienist or in oral health improvement
- oCertificate in Education or Training
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Experience of public health/oral health improvement
- Experience of developing, implementing and evaluation (oral) health improvement interventions
- Experience of working with other agencies
- Teaching or training experience
- An understanding of oral health issues, particularly in relation to vulnerable groups
- An awareness of the causes of inequalities in oral health
- An awareness of government policy to improve oral health
- An awareness of and commitment to equal opportunities in service delivery
Desirable
- Experience of leading oral health improvement initiatives and/or teams
- Multi-agency partnership group management
- ICDL qualification or equivalent
- Knowledge of local statutory and voluntary services
- Knowledge of the evidence-base for public health interventions that impact on oral health
Skills and Aptitudes
Essential
- Able to plan, implement and evaluate a programme of work
- Skilled in delivering oral health improvement programmes and sharing information with a range of clinical and non-clinical stakeholders both internally and externally of NCIC NHSFT
- Able to learn rapidly about current research, information and activities on a variety of oral health improvement issues
- Understanding of good practice in project management
- Able to work unsupervised, to plan and prioritise a diverse workload to meet deadlines
- Able to work effectively as part of a team, sharing ideas and expertise with colleagues and external organisations
- Able to think creatively, introduce innovative ideas and be proactive
- Organisational and administrative skills for managing a complex workload
- Skilled in the use of a range of IT applications to collate information, monitor data and create reports
- Understanding of informed persuasion, health improvement principles and motivational change to influence others
- Training and facilitation skills
- Skills in database, spread sheets and PowerPoint presentation packages
Desirable
- Understanding of local dental services
Personal Circumstances
Essential
- Be able to work on own imitative and as part of a team
- A strong commitment to a social model of health for reducing oral health inequalities
- Ability to motivate and influence others
- Car owner / driver essential for use on a daily basis
- Ability to travel across the County on a regular basis, with occasional regional and national travel
- Comply with the NHS policy on smoking
- Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the role
- Willingness to be flexible and work on a variety of topics according to the requirements of the Service and/or under guidance from the Consultant in Dental Public Health
- Able to work at a VDU for prolonged periods of time with prolonged concentration to produce detailed reports and complete evidence reviews
- Able to lift health improvement materials and equipment
Other requirements
Essential
- Equality and Diversity (from KSF core dimension 6- one to be selected) Act in ways that support equality and value diversity (Level 1) Support equality and value diversity (Level 2) For all with managerial responsibilities: Promote equality and value diversity (Level 3) Develop a culture that promotes equality and values diversity (Level 4)
Desirable
- Refer to the KSF matrix for appropriate level http://cptportal.cumbria.nhs.uk/S3iteDirectory/learningnetwork/Pages/KnowledgeandSkillsFramework.aspx
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oDegree in Public Health or relevant subject or equivalent work experience and/or willingness to work towards this level of qualification
- oEvidence of continuous professional development
Desirable
- oWork experience as a Dental Therapist and/or Dental Hygienist or in oral health improvement
- oCertificate in Education or Training
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Experience of public health/oral health improvement
- Experience of developing, implementing and evaluation (oral) health improvement interventions
- Experience of working with other agencies
- Teaching or training experience
- An understanding of oral health issues, particularly in relation to vulnerable groups
- An awareness of the causes of inequalities in oral health
- An awareness of government policy to improve oral health
- An awareness of and commitment to equal opportunities in service delivery
Desirable
- Experience of leading oral health improvement initiatives and/or teams
- Multi-agency partnership group management
- ICDL qualification or equivalent
- Knowledge of local statutory and voluntary services
- Knowledge of the evidence-base for public health interventions that impact on oral health
Skills and Aptitudes
Essential
- Able to plan, implement and evaluate a programme of work
- Skilled in delivering oral health improvement programmes and sharing information with a range of clinical and non-clinical stakeholders both internally and externally of NCIC NHSFT
- Able to learn rapidly about current research, information and activities on a variety of oral health improvement issues
- Understanding of good practice in project management
- Able to work unsupervised, to plan and prioritise a diverse workload to meet deadlines
- Able to work effectively as part of a team, sharing ideas and expertise with colleagues and external organisations
- Able to think creatively, introduce innovative ideas and be proactive
- Organisational and administrative skills for managing a complex workload
- Skilled in the use of a range of IT applications to collate information, monitor data and create reports
- Understanding of informed persuasion, health improvement principles and motivational change to influence others
- Training and facilitation skills
- Skills in database, spread sheets and PowerPoint presentation packages
Desirable
- Understanding of local dental services
Personal Circumstances
Essential
- Be able to work on own imitative and as part of a team
- A strong commitment to a social model of health for reducing oral health inequalities
- Ability to motivate and influence others
- Car owner / driver essential for use on a daily basis
- Ability to travel across the County on a regular basis, with occasional regional and national travel
- Comply with the NHS policy on smoking
- Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the role
- Willingness to be flexible and work on a variety of topics according to the requirements of the Service and/or under guidance from the Consultant in Dental Public Health
- Able to work at a VDU for prolonged periods of time with prolonged concentration to produce detailed reports and complete evidence reviews
- Able to lift health improvement materials and equipment
Other requirements
Essential
- Equality and Diversity (from KSF core dimension 6- one to be selected) Act in ways that support equality and value diversity (Level 1) Support equality and value diversity (Level 2) For all with managerial responsibilities: Promote equality and value diversity (Level 3) Develop a culture that promotes equality and values diversity (Level 4)
Desirable
- Refer to the KSF matrix for appropriate level http://cptportal.cumbria.nhs.uk/S3iteDirectory/learningnetwork/Pages/KnowledgeandSkillsFramework.aspx
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.
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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, 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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, 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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
