Dental Health Support Worker

To support and assist the Health Improvement Practitioner (HIP) in implementing and monitoring Oral Health Promotion programmes (OHPs) under the Designed to Smile umbrella under their supervision. Main duties of the job To communicate with patients to gain consent for Oral Health programmes. To order and monitor the use of Oral Health Promotion resources, under the guidance of the HIP. To work as a member of the Oral Health Improvement team conducting delegated tasks related to OHP activities and adopting a community development approach. To assist the HIP staff in the development of departmental resources to support the delivery of the Designed to Smile Oral Health Promotion programme. To Assist the HIPs with administrative and basic computer tasks., You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac. Job description, You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac. Person Specification Other Essential

• Clean manual driving licence.
  
  Self motivated, enthusiastic, reliable, adaptable, work independently, part of a team, professional caring manner, flexible approach to work
Special knowledge Essential
• Understanding of the role of Oral Health.
Skills Essential
• Good verbal and written communication skills, organised, good interpersonal skills, time management and IT skills
Desirable
• Ability to speak Welsh Car user
• Ability to prioritise
Experience Essential
• Team working or working with people.
Person Specification Other Essential
• Clean manual driving licence.
Personal qualities Essential
• Self motivated, enthusiastic, reliable, adaptable, work independently, part of a team, professional caring manner, flexible approach to work
Special knowledge Essential
• Understanding of the role of Oral Health.
Skills Essential
• Good verbal and written communication skills, organised, good interpersonal skills, time management and IT skills
Desirable
• Ability to speak Welsh Car user
• Ability to prioritise
  
  Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.