We are looking for a compassionate, motivated Tobacco Dependence Specialist Advisor to join our Physical Health Corporate Team. This role offers an excellent opportunity to make a real difference to peoples physical health, wellbeing and recovery.
You will deliver evidence-based tobacco dependence service to inpatient service users and staff across Norfolk & Waveney, using a flexible approach that includes face-to-face working, clinics and telephone support. You will work closely and collaboratively with our multidisciplinary teams to provide behavioural support, facilitate access to pharmacotherapy and e-cigarettes, and promote adherence to the Trust Smokefree Policy and ensure the wellbeing of our patients.
You will also contribute to staff training, service development, data collection and quality improvement, supporting continuity of care across inpatient settings.
Main duties of the job
The primary focus of the role is to provide a comprehensive tobacco dependence treatment service to patients and service users. Providing confidential one-to-one advice for staff who smoke is also expected. The post-holder will also assist with staff training to ensure a consistent approach and adherence with tobacco dependence treatment plans and compliance with the Smokefree policy. The post-holder will be expected to work remotely providing telephone/digital support as well as face-to-face depending on clients preferences and national guidance.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Educated to degree level or equivalent
* Stop smoking advisor level 2 trained
* Professional qualification e.g. public health, health promotion, nursing, psychology, OT
* Experience as a Tobacco Dependence Advisor
* Experience as a Counsellor or Health Promotion Role
* Level 1 and Level 2 Making Every Contact Count or willingness to undertake it
Experience
* Ability to communicate the benefits of stopping smoking
* Ability to support behaviour change and apply behaviour change techniques
* Previous experience of working within mental health services
* Experience of service pathway development or Quality Improvement
* Experience in delivering smoking cessation treatment within the hospital environment or working within substance misuse services
Skills
* Ability to manage own workload, prioritise and work within a challenging environment
Knowledge
* Health improvement theory, practice and evidence base
* Knowledge of relevant guidelines relating to tobacco
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.
£32,073 to £39,043 a yeargross per annum (pro rata)
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