Dental Health Educator – Designed to Smile: Sponsorship Available

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

Job summary

NORTH WALES COMMUNITY DENTAL SERVICE

Dental Health Educator

(Designed to Smile Programme)

  • To introduce and facilitate Oral Health Promotion programmes, at a variety of settings, dependent on the assigned programme, this may include nurseries, schools, community, care home, health and other settings.
  • To support and promote the work of the North Wales Community Dental Service and to provide information about access to General Dental Services.
  • To act as a representative of the North Wales Community Dental Service in educational, health, care and community settings and act in an appropriate manner to project professional practice.

Main duties of the job

Band: 5

Working Hours: 30 Hours x 38 weeks annualised hours

Department:(North Wales) Community Dental Service

Base: Clarence Medical Centre

North Wales Community Dental Service currently has an opportunity for an Oral Health Educator to join the North Wales Oral Health Promotion team.

The post holder will be a key facilitator for the delivery of the Designed to Smile programme.

The job will involve partnership working with schools and health and social care providers in the community.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Person Specification

Registration

Essential

  • GDC registered

Qualifications

Essential

  • Oral Health Educator or Special Care Certificate

Desirable

  • Fluoride Varnish Applicator Certificate

Experience

Essential

  • Delivering training

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 25 August 2026

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