Job overview Oral Health Improvement Practitioner (Dental Nurse) Reading & West Berkshire & Remote/Hybrid Working Part Time, 15 Hours, 12 Months FTC Hours: Part time, 15 hours, 2 days per week Base: Reading/West Berkshire & Remote/Hybrid working Salary: £27,485 – £30,162 per annum, pro rata (Actual £10,994 - £12,064.80) Are you a registered dental nurse looking for an opportunity to work in oral health? No oral health experience needed as full training will be provided. If your answer is ‘yes’ and you see yourself as a caring, flexible and approachable person where you will be appreciated by community groups and the team, then this is the place for you. Advert What are we looking for? You will be a confident communicator and able to deliver “train the trainer” oral health sessions to schools and groups in the community across Reading and West Berkshire. Your experience of participation in health campaigns and the production of high-quality resources will demonstrate your creativity and imagination. You will liaise closely with external partners to deliver coordinated care and seek further opportunities to improve the oral health of our population. You will be a GDC registrant and have proficient IT skills. Accuracy and promptness are important. You will understand the oral health needs of our local population, engaging positively with those most vulnerable to oral health inequalities and disadvantage. This is a Reading/West Berkshire wide role, so car drivers with a full UK driving licence are essential. Main duties include delivering the national supervised toothbrushing programme, providing oral health promotion to vulnerable groups in the community along with formal and informal training for a variety of employees working in the community, including health professionals and peer educators. Working patterns are flexible within the hours Monday to Friday, 8.30am – 6.00pm. Occasionally you will be required to work outside these hours. Working for our organisation What do we offer? Part time, 12 Months FTC, 15 hours per week Starting salary gross £27,485 per year, pro rata 27 days holiday plus bank holidays, pro rata Access to Corporate Pension Scheme 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Programme Funded internal and external mandatory training to enable you to maintain your CPD Support with training for your wider professional development. Uniforms provided Become a shareholder and have a say in how our organisation is run at all levels Opportunity to play a key part in local social care initiatives Please ensure that you read the Job Description, which also includes the person specification, before applying. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Informal discussion welcome - please contact Jenny Baitup, Strategic Oral Health Lead, email [email protected], telephone 07979 237077 For further details on the main duties and responsibilities for the role, please see the attached job description. We recognise the positive value of having a workforce with a variety of lived experiences and that represent the communities we serve. Therefore, we welcome and encourage applications from all members of the community.