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About
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is an award winning NHS Foundation Trust which provides hospital and community health services in North Tyneside, and hospital, community health and adult social care services in Northumberland.
Contact
- Address
- Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Human Resources Department
- Northumbria House
- 7/8 Silver Fox Way, Cobalt Business Park
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- NE27 0QJ
- Contact Number
- 0191 2031415 Option 2
Mouth Care Trainer
Accepting applications until: 21-Oct-2025 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 21-Oct-2025 23:59
Key details
Location
- Gwefan
- North Tyneside General Hospital
- Cyfeiriad
- Rake Lane
- Tref
- North Shields
- Cod post
- NE29 8NH
- Major / Minor Region
- Tyne and Wear
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- 12 months (fixed term)
- Oriau
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
Salary
- Cyflog
- £27,485 - £30,162 pro rata, per annum
- Cyfnod cyflog
- Yearly
- Gradd
- (NHS AfC: Band 4)
Specialty
- Prif leoliad
- Nursing
Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work for an organisation that was voted the best acute and combined acute and community trust in the country, based on the experience of its staff (NHS Staff Survey 2022). Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn’t, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare and, this is…the Northumbria Way!
What the Northumbria Way means for you:
- Extensive staff health and well-being programme including access to our specialist Wellbeing Hub
- Support and connection through a variety of Staff Network groups
- A range of flexible working opportunities
- Generous annual leave and pension scheme
- Access to lease car and home electronics scheme (qualifying criteria applies)
- Opportunities to improve your professional development through our vast training programmes
- Access to savings scheme via salary sacrifice with Northumberland Community Bank
We work closely with Kids First Nurseries that are based within our trust grounds at Wansbeck, North Tyneside and Hexham hospitals to care for our Trust family's children, they offer care for children from 6 weeks old up to 4 years. There are a number of funding options run by the government to help working parents, including Early Years Funding and Tax Free Childcare.
Flexible working offers choice in where, when, and how we work, ensuring patients remain at the heart of all we do. It’s open to everyone, and we aim to find solutions that work for both you and the organisation. All arrangements must be reasonable and balanced to maintain safe and effective patient care.
We are proud to be one of the country’s top performing NHS trusts – rated ‘outstanding’ overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). We provide a range of health and care services to support more than 500,000 people living in Northumberland and North Tyneside across the largest geographical area of any NHS Trust in England. Our teams deliver care from hospitals, a range of community venues and people’s homes. Our hospitals include a specialist emergency care hospital (the first of its kind in England), three general hospitals and community hospitals. In the community we deliver a wide range of community and public health services.
We lead in innovation and quality, having opened the Northumbria Healthcare Manufacturing and Innovation Hub during the Covid-19 pandemic and have recently launched our Community Promise – a pledge to make a real impact not just in healthcare but on the wider factors that affect people’s lives, such as education, employment and the economy.
If Northumbria Healthcare sounds like somewhere you could belong we would love to hear from you. Visit our website to catch up on our latest news.
Whilst Northumbria Healthcare are a highly innovative organisation, the use of Third Party Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents a risk to the integrity of our Recruitment & Selection processes. If you use AI, and it poses a risk to the integrity your individual recruitment process, we may withdraw your application at any stage of the process.
Trosolwg o'r swydd
In March 2025, the Government announced a national initiative to expand access to supervised toothbrushing programmes and embed oral health education across communities. In response, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is enhancing its mouth care training provision to support schools and community settings across the region.
We are excited to offer a 12 month fixed-term Mouth Care Trainer position to help deliver this vital work. The role will support the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based mouth care education and training across a range of settings, including hospitals, schools, health centres, and community hubs.
Please note:
Flexible working: We welcome applications from candidates seeking part-time hours.
Eligibility: This role is not limited to dental professionals. We welcome applications from Nurse Associates and other registered healthcare professionals with an interest in oral health and patient education.
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- Support the Mouth Care Lead Dental Nurse/Trainer in delivering training and educational sessions on mouth care and oral hygiene.
- Promote approved mouth care products and resources.
- Deliver oral health advice to staff, patients, carers, parents, and families, including guidance on accessing dental care and managing conditions such as dry mouth.
- Facilitate training for both clinical and non-clinical staff across acute and community settings.
- Champion oral health within the organisation by empowering healthcare professionals to assess needs and deliver safe, compassionate mouth care.
- Travel across the Northumbria footprint to deliver training and support in a variety of settings.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality – opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn’t, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read ‘applicant guidance notes’ before submitting your application.
Swydd-ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
- Support the Mouth Care Lead Dental Nurse/Trainer in delivering engaging and informative training sessions on mouth care and oral hygiene.
- Provide tailored oral health education to a wide range of audiences including staff, patients, carers, parents, and families. This includes:
- Demonstrating effective toothbrushing techniques.
- Advising on the use of fluoride toothpaste and other oral hygiene products.
- Offering guidance on managing common oral health issues such as dry mouth, gum disease, and dental access.
- Promoting healthy eating and lifestyle choices that support oral health.
- Facilitate training for both clinical and non-clinical staff across acute and community settings, ensuring they are confident in assessing oral health needs and delivering compassionate mouth care.
- Promote approved mouth care products and resources aligned with NHS guidelines.
- Travel across the Northumbria footprint to deliver training and support in a variety of settings including schools, hospitals, primary care networks, and community venues.
- Contribute to the development and delivery of an evidence-based training programme that supports the Trust’s commitment to improving oral health outcomes.
- Use internal digital systems and processes to support training delivery, record activity, monitor outcomes, and contribute to service evaluation.
Applicants who are members of the Armed Forces, and those who have a disability that requires support in the work place (two ticks pledge) and who meet the essential criteria will be interviewed under the Trust's interview guarantee scheme.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and inclusion and are committed to a workforce that is diverse, equal and inclusive. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME people are currently under-represented in our workforce as well as other under-represented groups such as LGBT+ and disabled candidates. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, we have a Gold award from the Defense Recognition Scheme, and we are delighted to support Apprenticeships, Age Posi+ive and are a mindful employer.
If you require any reasonable adjustments to attend interview please make the recruitment team aware as soon as possible by calling our HR Recruitment Team on 0191 203 1415 option 2.
Applicants who meet the Fit and Proper Person Requirements (FPPR) will require additional pre-employment checks in line with CQC and NHS England statutory guidance.
Make sure to read the ‘applicant guidance notes’ before submitting your application and make sure you know everything there is to know before joining our fantastic trust!
Certificate of Sponsorship
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust proudly hold a sponsor licence. In order to provide sponsorship you and the role you are applying for must meet UKVI eligibility requirements. Please check your eligibility prior to submitting an application. Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Please note that it is a requirement of this Trust that all successful applicants pay for their own DBS certification if a DBS check is required for the post. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first monthly pay.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Qualifications
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Registration with either the General Dental Council (GDC), Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) or Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Meini prawf dymunol
- Teaching/training qualification
- Qualification in health promotion/public health
Experience and Knowledge
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Professional, clinical knowledge acquired through training
Meini prawf dymunol
- Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods
Other Requirements
Meini prawf hanfodol
- It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving license and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role
Further details / informal visits contact
- Enw
- Sharon Harrison
- Teitl y swydd
- NMAHP Education & Development Lead - Post Reg
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 07814632050
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