Main duties of the job
The post holder will be based within Walsall Manor Hospital, working under the direction of the Lead Smoking Cessation Coordinator.
Provide evidence‑based smoking cessation advice in the hospital setting during consultations.
Demonstrate and maintain knowledge of smoking cessation aids.
Support people to stop smoking by providing information and brief advice on the effects of smoking on health, relating this to the patient’s presenting health condition where applicable.
Assess the person’s smoking status and readiness to stop smoking, and refer them to specialist smoking cessation services.
Be aware of the Trust’s policies with reference to fire, accident reporting, infection control, and health and safety.
Establish good relations with all grades of staff to ensure that good communication is maintained.
Work in a manner that always protects confidentiality.
Work autonomously, reporting to the line manager as agreed.
Prioritise own workload, balancing patient needs with administration duties.
Act as a resource for smoking cessation knowledge and advice for colleagues within the emergency and outpatient departments of the hospital.
As the service develops the remit of the role may broaden out.
About us
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 284,300. It provides inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of community services.
The £170 million development was completed in 2010, and the continued upgrading of existing areas ensures the Trust now has a state‑of‑the‑art Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit facilities.
A new Urgent Emergency Care Centre was opened in March 2023, providing almost 5,000 square metres of additional clinical space.
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be part of Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust’s Tobacco Dependency Service, offering smoking cessation support to smokers using Walsall Manor Hospital services.
The Trust is committed to encouraging and supporting smokers in our services to quit. Smoking is viewed as a medical condition that can be treated.
To deliver this effectively, the successful applicant will need excellent communication, motivational, and organisational skills and will work as part of a tobacco dependency team.
Working under agreed pathways and within defined competence, the Smoking Cessation Coordinator will motivate and engage smokers attending hospital day‑case departments, facilitate follow‑up support, and ensure effective handover of care to established community smoking cessation services.
* Provide evidence‑based smoking cessation advice during consultations with patients.
* Demonstrate and maintain knowledge of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) products.
* Support patients to stop smoking by providing information and brief advice on the effects of smoking on health, relating this to their presenting health conditions where applicable; assess smoking behaviour and readiness to stop; refer them to specialist services to form the basis of the patient’s tobacco treatment care plan.
* Work collaboratively with colleagues and partner organisations to ensure smoking and tobacco‑related health improvement information is available; collate patient data to share with community services and the existing hospital‑based Tobacco Dependency Service.
* Be aware of the Trust’s policies on fire, accident reporting, infection control, and health and safety.
* Establish good relations with all grades of staff to maintain good communication.
* Work in a manner that always protects confidentiality; assessments will be carried out with patients in the waiting area, ensuring privacy when walking around.
* Work unsupervised at times during the day if the Lead Smoking Cessation Coordinator is absent; support from the Tobacco Dependency Service (TDS) will be available.
* Prioritise own workload to ensure that individual patient needs take precedence over administration duties.
* Use iPad or other tablet to collate patient information and process referrals.
* Undertake administrative duties relating to assessments, referrals, and team activity on specified software systems.
* Act as a resource for smoking cessation knowledge and advice for colleagues within the emergency department.
* Support the service lead in ensuring the ongoing development of effective evidence‑based practice through the establishment and delivery of training and education programmes for Trust staff.
Other Duties – The information supplied above is intended to summarise the key responsibilities and duties of the role. The post holder may be required from time to time to carry out other reasonable requests and duties as required, consistent with the responsibilities of their banding and development as agreed between employee and manager.
Qualifications
* NCSCT VBA + certificate achieved
* NCSCT Stop Smoking Practitioner certified
* Maths and English GCSE or equivalent grade achieved
Knowledge and Skills
* Ability to use a range of IT software applications
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires submission for a Disclosure and Barring Service check to screen for any previous criminal convictions.
Other Notes
Some weekend working (to be confirmed) may be required in the future on a rota basis.
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