Oral Health Co-ordinator

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity to work aspart of Wakefield Growing Healthy 0-19 Service in a newly developed role as an Oral Health Co-Ordinator working both with internal colleagues and across the Wakefield Partnership. The role is also aligned to Leeds University supporting their research and development to improve outcomes for children.

The Oral Health Co-Ordinator will lead in the HABIT (Health Visiting delivering Advice in Britain on Infant Toothbrushing) training, supervision and support of the 0-19 Service and wider partnership with regards to implementation of the HABIT programme, and structured, effective oral health conversations with children and parents. The overall aim being the improvement of oral health outcomes for babies and young children. There will be a requirement to contribute to data collection, evaluation and ongoing development to meet agreed standards, objectives and statutory requirements.

Main duties of the job

• Plan, manage, and deliver the HABIT oral health module across the Wakefield 0-19 Service and partners, to ensure all staff are trained.

• Undertake quality assurance of the HABIT programme including participating in the evaluation by monitoring programme targets, maintaining accurate data bases and obtaining feedback from staff and clients to ensure the HABIT programme is delivered with quality.

• Support the ongoing development/revisions of the HABIT oral health programme to ensure it is fit for purpose. This includes supporting the development of programme materials and resources.

• Provide advice, support and supervision to colleagues delivering the HABIT programme to ensure they feel confident to deliver.

• Ensure HABIT resources are available to deliver the programme.

• Support the delivery of the HABIT programme to families across the Wakefield partnership to ensure the reach of the HABIT programme is as wide as possible.

• Support the ongoing strong links between the 0-19 Service, the Oral Health Advisory Group and Community Dentistry.

• Work in partnership across the Wakefield District to promote the HABIT programme and improve oral health outcomes.

About us

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) cares for the population in Harrogate and the local area, as well as across North Yorkshire, Leeds and parts of the North East.

At HDFT we provide outstanding care to both our patients and our staff and we value Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality. If you're looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients' lives, HDFT could be the place for you!

We offer colleagues:

• A supportive culture so colleagues can bring their whole selves to work.
• Staff Recognition - as well as regular appraisals, we recognise achievements with our Making a Difference & Team of the Month Awards, along with annual Colleague Recognition Awards.
• Employee Support and wellbeing - we offer a wide range of staff benefits including an Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and a fast-track Physiotherapy service.

Please note:

• Due to high levels of interest, posts may close early if we reach a sufficient number of applications
• Visa sponsorship is only available for certain roles. Please ensure the role you are interested in meets the criteria for a visa before submitting your application.
• Please also be aware that the Trust does not offer relocation packages for Agenda for Change roles.
• All job offers are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks.

Employer details

Employer name

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust

Address

C/O Menzie’s Distribution

4 Tuscany way

Normanton,

WF6 2UA

Employer's website

https://www.hdft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust

Address

C/O Menzie’s Distribution

4 Tuscany way

Normanton,

WF6 2UA

Employer's website

https://www.hdft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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