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Oral Health Promotion Trainer
NHS AfC: Band 4
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Trosolwg o'r swydd
The Healthy Knowsley Service is a health improvement service that is part of The Life Rooms portfolio of services. The Service has recently expanded to incorporate a new work stream delivering an oral health promotion programme to Early Years Settings and Care Homes across Knowsley.
The post holder will be tasked with facilitation of training within the oral health Promotion programme to staff in early years settings, schools and care homes within Knowsley. This will include promoting the oral
health agenda and providing support and training to staff working in the target groups. The post holder will deliver the formal training programme and provide guidance to staff in settings where necessary to
increase prevalence of good oral health.
Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd
The post holder will facilitate supervised tooth brushing programmes in early years settings. This will rely on the development of relationships with stakeholders, to encourage engagement with the programme; training staff to deliver a supervised tooth brushing scheme and completing quality assurance visits to assess the effective delivery of the scheme.
The post holder will promote good oral health practice in care homes by delivering training on Mouth Care Matters. This post holder will liaise with stakeholders in Care Homes to arrange training to be delivered at suitable times and venues.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
- Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
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PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES
1. To assist in the provision of evidence-based training to upskill staff working in care homes, schools and early years settings in order to promote and deliver good care with confidence.
2. Support the Healthy Knowsley Service Senior Health Improvement Practitioner to support promotion of oral health Standards, taking responsibility for own allocated workloads of staff from partnership groups.
3. Engages in the facilitation of learning and development interventions with colleagues from the Healthy Knowsley Service team and from the wider organisation.
4. Liaise directly with Lead Practitioners and/or subject matter experts in amending sessions as required.
5. To provide educational practical sessions in oral health training under the supervision of the Senior Health Improvement Practitioner.
6. To quality check oral health promotion practices (supervised tooth brushing) in early years settings to ensure that practice is completed in line with training provided.
7. To maintain competencies relating to oral health promotion.
8. To assist in the production of all relevant documentation to support the administrative process required for all oral health programmes.
9. To provide advice and guidance acting as a mentor within the work setting where appropriate.
10. To assist in training to ensure that it is delivered consistently across staff groups and meets the learning outcomes established by subject matter experts and /or the Healthy Knowsley Practitioners.
11. Participate in projects relating to the Healthy Knowsley Service within agreed time frames.
12. Participate in the ordering and maintenance of Healthy Knowsley Service equipment and supplies and at all times recognise the need for careful and effective use of resources.
13. Participate in the ordering and distribution of oral health promotion supplies to early years settings, care homes and schools.
14. To produce all course material to the agreed standard for topics delivered.
15. To maintain appropriate training records in line with existing reporting systems in Healthy Knowsley Service.
16. To maintain own level of competency undertaking research and attending relevant update courses.
17. Coordinate and undertake session planning and implementation of educational requirements of staff on the Oral Health Promotion sessions.
18. Assist managers to maintain a conducive learning environment for all learners in the clinical setting.
19. To work consistently across the organisation liaising with all members of the multidisciplinary team in order to improve educational outcomes.
20. Actively participate in service and team development.
21. Contribute to the effective and efficient use of resources.
22. Understand trust policies and clinical guidelines.
Manyleb y person
Qualifications
Meini prawf hanfodol
- PTTLS or Equivalent Teaching Certificate
Meini prawf dymunol
- Health Promotion Trained
Knowledge
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Knowledge of relevant national and local policies and guidance
- Knowledge of evidence based practice
- Awareness of the impact of good oral health practices on health and wellbeing.
- Insight into own strengths and areas of development – seeking advice where appropriate
- Understand how to adapt session delivery to meet varying learning needs, styles and preferences.
- Knowledge of activity data collection and reporting.
Experience
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Relevant demonstrable experience in a health promotion setting
- Working within a multi-agency framework
- Experience of assisting in training support
- Experience of stakeholder engagement
Meini prawf dymunol
- Working in a learning environment
- Experience of assessment of staff
- Experience of working within child health or education
Skills
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Ability to communicate clearly and concisely
- Able to speak publicly to large groups
- Interpersonal skills
- Demonstrate positive attitude towards service users
- Evidence based practice
- Awareness of the role of a health care assistant within a clinical setting
Values
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Continuous Improvement
- Accountability
- Respectfulness
- Enthusiasm
- Support
- High professional standards
- Responsive to service users
- Engaging leadership style
- Strong customer service belief
- Transparency and honesty
- Discreet
- Change oriented
Other
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Work with minimal direction
- Awareness of equality and diversity principles
- Flexible approach to working
- Ability to work effectively as a member of a team
- Commitment to service development Demonstrate a commitment to respecting and displaying the Trust Values at all times
- Ability to travel across all the Borough, transporting resources and equipment for sessions
Gofynion ymgeisio
Mae'r swydd hon yn ddarostyngedig i Orchymyn Deddf Adsefydlu Troseddwyr 1974 (Eithriadau) 1975 (Diwygio) (Cymru a Lloegr) 2020 a bydd angen cyflwyno Datgeliad i'r Gwasanaeth Datgelu a Gwahardd.
Dogfennau i'w lawrlwytho
Rhagor o fanylion / cyswllt ar gyfer ymweliadau anffurfiol
- Enw
- Susannah Green
- Teitl y swydd
- Service Lead - Health Activation
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 07899 774 833
- Gwybodaeth i gefnogi eich cais
Mon-Fri 9-5
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