Oral Health Improvement Manager


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£32,073 to £39,043 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Peterborough & West Northamptonshire, PE1 1TN
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	16 Oct 2026
Closing date:	8 Nov 2026

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Summary

The Oral Health Improvement Manager will play a key role in the planning, development, delivery and evaluation of evidence-based oral health improvement programmes across West Northamptonshire with a focus on improving oral health outcomes and reducing inequalities. Working with a high degree of autonomy, the post holder will coordinate and deliver oral health improvement initiatives across community settings, working collaboratively with local authorities, education, health, social care, voluntary sector partners and other stakeholders. The post holder will provide oral health training and support to a wide range of professionals and community groups, contribute to the development and delivery of supervised toothbrushing and other evidence-based programmes, and monitor, evaluate and report on activity and outcomes against agreed contractual requirements and key performance indicators. The role will use current evidence, national guidance and local population needs to support effective oral health improvement activity, with a particular focus on children, families and communities experiencing poorer oral health outcomes and health inequalities. Main Responsibilities 1. Plan, coordinate, develop, deliver, monitor and evaluate a range of evidence-based oral health improvement programmes across West Northamptonshire, in line with national guidance, local oral health priorities, identified population need and commissioner requirements. This will include supervised toothbrushing, workforce development and oral health improvement programmes supporting adult social care. 2. Plan, coordinate and deliver high-quality, evidence-based oral health training and education to a wide range of audiences, including health, education and social care professionals, early years and school staff, care home and adult social care staff, and other community partners, adapting delivery to meet the needs of different groups and settings. 3. Support the development, coordination and delivery of oral health improvement activity within adult social care, working with care providers and partner organisations to embed evidence-based oral health approaches within everyday care and practice 4. Develop and maintain effective working relationships with West Northamptonshire Council, health and care services, education and early years settings, adult social care providers, voluntary and community organisations and other relevant partners to support coordinated approaches to oral health improvement. 5. Monitor programme activity, outcomes and performance against agreed key performance indicators, maintaining accurate records and producing high-quality reports for commissioners and senior management. 6. Undertake audit and evaluation of oral health improvement programmes, using appropriate qualitative and quantitative methods to identify learning, demonstrate impact and inform continuous service improvement.

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