Responsibilities
* Deliver oral health education and promotion programmes, providing advice and resources to a broad spectrum of clients, including groups of the population and individuals, and develop materials for use in oral health education.
* Facilitate supervised toothbrushing clubs in SEND schools and nurseries, and obtain relevant data under the direction of the oral health promotion manager.
* Support the Specialist in Paediatric Dentistry in the delivery of the fluoride varnish programme in clinic and Specialist Schools.
* Maintain and develop partnership working within early years settings to improve oral health.
* Communicate and liaise with early year providers, health promotion staff and others involved in the organisation and delivery of oral health promotion programmes.
* Support children, young people and families regarding concerns about their oral health.
* Support children, young people and families through evidence-based programmes, partnership approach and referrals to evidence-based services.
* Provide training, resources and information to SEND settings taking part in a supervised toothbrushing club.
* Extend supervised toothbrushing clubs to SEND schools.
* Provide these schools and nurseries extra support to set up a supervised toothbrushing club by delivering launch events.
* Provide detailed information on activities including STB clubs, ‘take home’ packs and fluoride varnish programme in SEND schools.
* Provide training and oral health support to children with additional needs and those not in education and foster care/children’s homes and their parent/carer.
About the Team
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff, including commitments to professional development and many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
The Oral Health Promotion Team provides an oral health improvement programme in Sheffield to improve oral health for our local communities and reduce inequalities particularly of children and young people and vulnerable adults. The team works within a range of settings through partnerships between health, local authorities and the voluntary independent sector. The Community and Special Care Dental Service is the main provider of special care dentistry in Sheffield, offering dental care in community settings for children and adults who have difficulty accessing treatment in general practice or who require special care dentistry on a referral basis.
Contact
Name: Emily Grayson
Job title: Oral Health Promotion Manager
Email address: emily.grayson@nhs.net
Telephone number: 0114 3078575
Work Schedule
Working Days are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
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