Dental Health Support Worker (Integrated Programme)

30 hours per week, term time.

• Secondment opportunity / fixed-term for 20 months due to funding.
• Secondment Opportunity – Existing permanent employees must first discuss this opportunity with their substantive line manager and complete the secondment request form prior to interview. The secondment request form and the associated secondment policy can be found on the HR/Recruitment intranet pages and must be completed and signed by the substantive line manager. The Candidate should then take it with them to interview as confirmation that an agreement has been granted.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Public Dental Service (PDS) for a part time Dental Health Support Worker to join our dynamic team. We are looking for a highly organised, individual who will assist in the delivery of the Childsmile programme. This is a national programme funded by the Scottish Executive to promote and improve the oral health of children in Scotland.

The post holder will be an essential member of the Public Dental Service team and will work with the local dental teams to improve the oral and dental health of the local population.

Working as part of the multidisciplinary team the post holder will visit nursery and primary schools to support delivery of activities designed to support oral health.

The DHSW will provide a link between education staff, parents, local dental practitioners, community and Oral Health Promotion staff.

The DHSW will support families to access dental preventative and treatment programmes for their children. A key duty will be to deliver the toothbrushing programmes across Forth Valley in accordance with the Oral Health Strategy.

Candidates should be motivated and have strong people and communication skills, be able to interact on all levels and be flexible with the ability and willingness to travel across NHS Forth Valley. You should have a moderate degree of computer skills and be a strong team player. If successful, a full induction will be tailored to meet your needs within this role.

It is essential that applicants hold a child smile qualification.

For informal enquiries, please contact: Gail Stewart, Childsmile Development Officer on 616030 ext. 3934 or Darline Reekie, Department Manager on 01324 616042 (ext. 3507).

The duties of this post require the successful candidate to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. More information on this scheme can be found at www.disclosurescotland.co.uk

Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail, therefore please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders) and also your Jobtrain account for updates.

NHS Forth Valley is positive about disabled people and is committed to offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job. Please contact the Recruitment Office on 0330 041 4694 if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to assist you with your application and/or interview.

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.