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This post is for a full time (37.5hrs per week) Band 4 Treating Tobacco Dependency Advisor, as part of enhanced continuity at University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS Foundation Trust.
The post holder will provide intermediate targeted smoking cessation support throughout pregnancy and the post-natal period, using the support of interventions such as CO monitoring and Nicotine Replacement Therapy, along with administration of the smoke free pregnancy data collection and collation.
The post holder will plan and deliver stop smoking advice and support sessions to birthing people in a particular area of Bristol. This will involve telephone, on line and face to face sessions. The face to face sessions may be in the home or in the clinic setting. The post holder will provide general health and lifestyle advice alongside smoking cessation support. They will participate in educating pregnant service users and their significant others wanting to quit. The post holder will also keep accurate and up to date records and enable data collection that informs national data and guidance. They will respond to referrals effectively and responsively and will also be involved in client feedback which could inform and improve services. They will work alongside public health services to ensure that the work links to the wider strategy. They will also be involved in the training for the wider multidisciplinary team of UHBW.
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.