Job summary
Part time Oral Health Promotion Lead - Band 6
As lead for the team, you will support OHP staff to deliver oral health in an engaging and interesting ways by providing the necessary training and management supervision. You will also provide the daily management support to the team and lead on appraising staff within the team.
Please note Trust interviews are currently taking place through Microsoft Teams, this can be downloaded either through the App Store or Google Play for use on your phone/tablet.
Main duties of the job
As leader of the OHP team you will be responsible for overseeing the development of a schedule for delivering an extensive programme of work as set out by commissioners. This will include the development and delivery of oral health promotion programmes in partnership with Health Professionals, partner agencies and setting in Coventry. Evaluating, monitoring and reporting on performance form an important element of the role. To achieve this, you will need to use creative and innovative thinking to develop inspiring and informative oral health promotion programmes and interventions and have a good grasp of IT to capture qualitative and quantitative performance data.
About us
You will receive support from the Clinical Lead for the Community Dental Service and be part of a highly committed, dedicated and hardworking team who all share the desire to provide the highest quality service to those we engage with.
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust provides a full range of expanding physical, mental health and learning disability services to children, young adults, adults and older adults over many sites across Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull.
Services are provided to a population of over one million people living in Coventry and Warwickshire and also a wider geographical area in some of our specialist services, we see on average around 5,000 patients every day.
Job description
Job responsibilities
FOR MORE DETAIL PLEASE SEE ATTACHED JD / PS
To co-ordinate, monitor and develop oral health promotion activity and ensure it meets population needs based on epidemiological, demographic, cultural and dental indicators.
Working in partnership with and being accountable to the Clinical Lead of Community Dental Services (CCDS) and Operational management to support the delivery of an effective OHP programme.
Take responsibility for the effective leadership and supervision of the OHP staff and work with service management and leadership to implement agreed strategies to ensure service performance objectives are achieved.
To undertake specific responsibilities delegated.
Organisational Values:
Compassion in Action - We listen, are respectful and respond with empathy, humanity and kindness to the emotions and needs of our patients, service users and carers.
Respect for Everyone - We provide person-centred care and treat everyone with dignity and compassion at all times. We will see each person as unique and valuable. We respect the contribution everyone makes.
Seeking Excellence - We work in partnership with patients, service users and carers to agree and achieve the best possible outcomes.
Working Together - We put patients at the centre of everything we do. We communicate with and involve patients, service users, families, carers, and the communities we serve and respond to their feedback.
Job description
Job responsibilities
FOR MORE DETAIL PLEASE SEE ATTACHED JD / PS
To co-ordinate, monitor and develop oral health promotion activity and ensure it meets population needs based on epidemiological, demographic, cultural and dental indicators.
Working in partnership with and being accountable to the Clinical Lead of Community Dental Services (CCDS) and Operational management to support the delivery of an effective OHP programme.
Take responsibility for the effective leadership and supervision of the OHP staff and work with service management and leadership to implement agreed strategies to ensure service performance objectives are achieved.
To undertake specific responsibilities delegated.
Organisational Values:
Compassion in Action - We listen, are respectful and respond with empathy, humanity and kindness to the emotions and needs of our patients, service users and carers.
Respect for Everyone - We provide person-centred care and treat everyone with dignity and compassion at all times. We will see each person as unique and valuable. We respect the contribution everyone makes.
Seeking Excellence - We work in partnership with patients, service users and carers to agree and achieve the best possible outcomes.
Working Together - We put patients at the centre of everything we do. We communicate with and involve patients, service users, families, carers, and the communities we serve and respond to their feedback.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Oral health / health education / health promotion / public health qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Health promotion experience
- Awareness of Health and Safety regulations
- Managing staff and dealing with conflict
- Using and interrogating data / information systems
Other
Essential
- Car Driver (& owner) able to travel across the Trust
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Up to date knowledge of oral health promotion.
- Good written and verbal communication
- Communicate with colleagues and user users clearly and effectively
Experience
Essential
- management experience
- Health Promotion experience
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Oral health / health education / health promotion / public health qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Health promotion experience
- Awareness of Health and Safety regulations
- Managing staff and dealing with conflict
- Using and interrogating data / information systems
Other
Essential
- Car Driver (& owner) able to travel across the Trust
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Up to date knowledge of oral health promotion.
- Good written and verbal communication
- Communicate with colleagues and user users clearly and effectively
Experience
Essential
- management experience
- Health Promotion experience
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).
