Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to become part of the Help Me Quit Smoking Cessation Service. It is an innovative and dynamic team, working across NHS hospital Trusts sites, Maternity Department and Community settings in Swansea Bay.
This role will support Maternity, Outpatients, Inpatients, Community patients, and relevant teams, to provide advice and support, to safely and sustainably, stop smoking.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to join our team of smoking cessation advisors, to provide specialist behavioural support and advice to smokers who want to quit. The successful candidate will need to have excellent interpersonal skills, and experience of working with patients/service users to make a positive behaviour change.
Excellent organisational skills and experience of using technology is essential. You will be responsible for accurate recording of patient/service user information electronically throughout each day.
You will also need the ability to positively influence the actions of others and must be a non-smoker or someone who has stopped for over a year.
There is a significant demand for our service outside of office hours, thus the candidate should be willing to work flexible hours including evenings and Saturdays.
Previous experience in smoking cessation work is advantageous but is not essential as full training will be provided.
Main duties of the job
Responsible for the delivery of smoking cessation behaviour support to clients on a one to one or group basis in line with evidence-based guidelines.
Work collaboratively with individuals and local partners, stakeholders and health professionals including GP surgeries and pharmacies to deliver a specialist smoking cessation service across the health board footprint, ensuring a seamless journey for patients across all elements of the Help Me Quit service (HMQ) in hospital and community.
Working for our organisation
We believe staff are our best asset and we want you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.
As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.
You might be a nurse or doctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - we have a job for you.
There are also apprenticeships, work placements and volunteering roles available.
We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.
Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show that our commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.
If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery, with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for a detailed outline of the job requirements. This is available for you bilingually, in English and Welsh
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome
Person specification
Essential Aptitude and abilities
Essential criteria
1. Adhere to and can demonstrate SBU Values & Behaviours
2. Ability to work independently and effectively with a high degree of motivation for long periods and manage own unpredictable workload.
3. IT literate including Microsoft Office/Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Teams
4. Record keeping- updating files on bespoke databases
5. Ability to define, collate, analyse and interpret data in a timely manner to solve complex problems
6. Able to utilise a high level of interpersonal skills including: well-developed abilities in client centred councelling; nonjudemental confidential communication; negotiation, persuasion; motivational and empathetic approaches.
Desirable criteria
7. Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh
8. Ability to write reports producing clear communication of performance data
9. Use of Quit Manager
10. Ability to carry resources
Essential Experience
Essential criteria
11. Experience of providing client/patient centred services in a health or social care setting or
12. Experience of delivering health education in one to one/group counselling on health issues - including virtual and face to face
13. Experience of delivering specialised smoking cessation programme
14. Experience of delivering Motivational Interviewing and Behaviour Change interventions
Essential Qualifications & Knowledge
Essential criteria
15. A Degree in a specialised subject or/and equivalent level of previous specialised training and experience
16. Recognised professional qualification in health or social care e.g RGN, Diploma in Counselling, CQSW or/and Counselling qualification e.g Certificate in Counselling, WNB Counselling Skills
17. Knowledge of health promotion theories and approaches, particularly Behaviour Change
Desirable criteria
18. Health Promotion qualification e.g Certificate, WNB Diploma, Open University
19. Knowledge of smoking cessation guidelines and practice and wider tobacco control policy
Other Essential Criteria
Essential criteria
20. Required to travel within the designated area for clinic delivery and occasionally attend meetings, events or training throughout Wales.
21. Satisfactory Standard/Enhanced DBS clearance including an Adults and Childrens Barred List check (if required for post)
22. Willing to work flexible hours including evenings and Saturdays
23. Non-smoker/Vaper or someone who has stopped for over a year
24. Able to deliver health related behaviour and change strategies
25. Ability to deal with occasional emotionally distressing situations and potential conflicts.
Swansea Bay University Health Board is committed to supporting its staff and processes to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing service users experience. In our commitment to increase the number of staff able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we would particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
Equality remains at the centre of the Health Boards policy-making, service delivery and employment practices. We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race, religion, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Welsh language skills are desirable