Tobacco Dependency Inpatients Lead

Job responsibilities

Communication

Communicate effectively with a range of staff across disciplines, grades, and organisations.

Communicate updates to the Programme Lead and wider clinic team to help with patient flow and access

Utilise communication skills to foster good working relationships with staff within other teams and partner agencies to strengthen service delivery.

Maintain collaborative working relationships and effective communications between all members of the multi-disciplinary team, resolving conflict and working within the team to ensure a high standard of co-ordinated client care

Communication with health professionals in other agencies, locally and nationally regarding service provision and potential patient referral.

To ensure visibility of the Smoke Free service across the Trust and at events and during National Campaigns

To provide expert consultancy and advice to colleagues, local authority and other statutory bodies on health promotion issues within this topic area.

To ensure that effective networks with key nursing, medical and primary health care staff involved in the delivery of Tobacco Dependency/Smoke Free messages, in particular to help deliver the Tobacco Dependency Programme targets, are instigated and maintained

Where appropriate, interpret and present clinical information to patients and their families, demonstrating the highest levels of interpersonal and communication skills.

Communicate informationto clients and families where there may be barriers to understanding. Provide relevant verbal and written information. Demonstrate ability to overcome barriers to understanding, e.g. patient/client has physical impairment, mental health condition or learning disabilities.

Communicate with a diverse range of people in a compassionate and personalised way, including the ability to build rapport with clients/patients.

Communicate potentially sensitive information to service users and other health professionals

Service Delivery and Improvement

Champion Smoke Free sites and the Tobacco Dependency Programme across University Hospitals Sussex and across the local area.

Lead on service delivery of inpatients Tobacco Dependency Treatment pathway, in partnership with Senior Managers and key stakeholders including Public Health Colleagues.

Ensure that protocols,treatmentpathways and guidelines reflect the latest evidence and arebeingapplied in clinical care.

Plan for the expansion and continuation of the service, by regularly engaging with local authorities, Public Healthcolleaguesand the Local Maternity and Neonatal System and by submitting evidence and business cases when appropriate.

Lead on novel national programmes such as Swap 2 Stop and the National Incentives schemes, ensuring implementation, audit and monitoring and evaluation.

Collate, analyse and report on data relating to the effectiveness of the inpatient Tobacco Dependency Treatment programme and associated Local Quality Requirements

Forge and maintain excellent partnerships with local Smoking cessation stakeholders, including specialist pharmacies and Local Authorities, to ensure a joined up and consistent approach across University Hospitals Sussex and community provision.

Work with all members of the multi-professional team to develop services that meet organisational and contractual requirements, ensuring that the effective provision of all aspects of clinical care are maintained at a high standard.

Be proactive in the development of practice/ services within the area of expertise, through business planning process/service development, in conjunction with Senior Managers.

Action where appropriate clinical incident reports, complaints, and monitoring of the Risk Registers.

Formulate, review, and implement clinical policies and guidelines relating to the inpatient Tobacco Dependency.

Provide regular, clear reports on project progress.

Support delivery and development of innovative ways of working with clients including the use of novel technologies.

Analyse trends and highlight issues and problems and propose remedial actions using IT software and systems where appropriate.

Be responsible for ensuring the Electronic Patient Record (EPR) system continues to evolve in line with service requirements.

Uphold professional standards and act as advocate for the Department.

Maintain a highly organised office environment to maintain confidentiality and data protection and model office standards to the wider team.

Monitor, develop and evaluate client feedback in order to make service improvement recommendations and learn from good practice and successes.

Attend and contribute to relevant strategic groups and meetings, both internal, external and National, as appropriate and ensure there is a two way communication process.

Work autonomously in a clinical setting

People Management and Development

Support the Health Improvement Advisors for Tobacco Dependency in their smoking cessation role and in promoting smoke-free homes and applying the Trust Wide Smoke Free policy across all hospital sites.

Actively support staff working in highly distressing situations

Coordinate and oversee the support, training and effective mentorship of junior staff, students, and support workers

Identify the training and education needs of Health Improvement Advisors for Tobacco Dependency and ensure compliance with statutory, mandatory and role specific training. Develop and deliver an annual training programme for staff.

Act as a resource to nurses, doctors, Ward Clerks, Midwives, maternity staff and students to enable them to develop knowledge and skills. Act as an innovative and enthusiastic role model, providing both practical and theoretical leadership, guidance, and advice to staff on public health issues, promoting an open, honest, and transparent culture.

Effectively manage sickness, absence, and attendance within theTrusts Policy.Management of the staffing resource and cover within the allocated financial resources and ensure that appropriate levels of staffing are always in place.

Ensure protocols, guidelines, policies, and procedures are adhered to.

Design and deliver training sessions for clinical staff including evaluation and monitoring, ability to use novel technology to support remote delivery and group facilitation skills.

Participate in informal and formal teaching sessions for staff such asEducation Days

Patient Care Delivery

Maintain a visible and accessible profile in clinical areas, providing clinical leadership in tobacco dependence. Provide patients and staff with assistance advice and support.

Ensure the delivery of safe, evidence-based and qualitycarewithin the area of expertise

Advise on and implement changes recommended by the latest evidence to improve and maintain a high-quality service in line with the national agenda.

Link and liaise with the Safeguarding Team on safeguarding issues to recognise and respond appropriately and effectively to concerns relating to all patients, potentially including families, children, and the unborn baby.

To maintain detailed and accurate records (manual and electronic) that are consistent with legislation, policies and procedure, regarding interventions and advice given.

Undertake any duties necessary to support the high-quality service.

Learning and Development

Attend mandatory training updates as required.

Undertake training as necessary in line with the development of the post and as agreed with the line manager as part of the personal development process.

Achieve and demonstrate agreed standards of personal and professional development within agreed timescales.

Identify own learning needs and jointly plan training requirements with your line manager

Participate in the Trusts appraisal process to discuss how your role will help deliver the best possible care to our patients and help to deliver any changes in service.

This job description is an outline of the role and responsibilities. From time to time due to the needs of the service, we may ask you to flexibly undertake other duties that are consistent with your role and banding, including project work, internal job rotation and absence cover.

Experience and qualifications

Essential

• 1.Educated to Master's Degree level or demonstrable equivalent experience in a relevant field.
• 2.Experience of delivering programmes relating to Health Improvement /Health Promotion
• 3.Evidence of successful health promotion practice
• 4.Evidence of past Health Promotion work with disadvantaged groups
• 5.Evidence of work within HealthCare or community & voluntary services
• 6.Understanding of current health promotion issues and debates
• 7.Understanding of health issues related to tobacco dependency
• 8.Experience of managing & supervising staff

Desirable

• 1.NCSCT level 2 Smoking Cessation Training
• 2.Experience of delivering/supporting Tobacco Dependency Advice/Smoking Cessation Advice or evidence of similar Health Promotion work experience utilising Behaviour Change and/or Motivational Interviewing skills to support Health Improvement at an individual level
• 3.Managerial / leadership qualifications or evidence of experience
• 4.Public Health qualification

Skills

Essential

• 1.Good organisational skills, including time management.
• 2.Ability to keep detailed records as necessary
• 3.Ability to deal with complex issues and emotive subject matter relating to patient care. Patient centred approach
• 4.Proven experience of managing a budget
• 5.Training development and delivery including group facilitation skills and the ability to use novel technology for education purposes
• 6.Ability to respect confidentiality at all times.
• 7.Able to work alone effectively and also as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• 8.Excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills.
• 9.Proficient in developing productive working relationships with a wide range of professional and managerial staff in an organisation.
• 10.Excellent Computer skills
• 11.Proven ability to prioritise tasks and effectively manage complex workloads and patient caseloads
• 12.Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
• 13.Ability to present complex information including analysis of data and statistics in a concise, accurate and understandable way to a range of audiences.
• 14.Evidence of autonomous decision making
• 15.Ability to efficiently prioritise own workload and the workload of others whilst working within very tight deadlines and with differing priorities.
• 16.Excellent interpersonal skills and experience of collaborative working essential, with proven ability to communicate with colleagues at all levels across a wide range of organisations
• 17.Experience in problem solving, where there are barriers to achieving objectives
• 18.Ability to deal with problems proactively.

Desirable

• 1.Knowledge of NHS systems and processes including NHS patient record systems and/or a willingness to learn. e.g. PatienTrack, Badgernet
• 2.Experience of informing/delivering solutions through co-production.
• 3.Examples of leading on change management / service improvement within the NHS and/or social care.
• 4.Examples of leading projects across different organisations

People Management and Development

Essential

• 1.Experience of line management and leading and motivating a team
• 2.Leadership skills, drive, and enthusiasm for subject area.
• 3.Ability to work collaboratively with a range of health
• 4.Exceptional influencing and persuasion skills relating to project management
• 5.Commitment to personal, staff and organisational development.
• 6.Experience of recruitment, sickness management and performance management of staff under direct supervision
• 7.Ability to write reports on performance and feedback to Senior Managers

Specific Requirments

Essential

• 1.Current non-smoker
• 2.Ability & willingness to travel between hospital sites and community bases and work in a variety of settings.
• 3.Awareness of local and national policies/agenda and ability to translate into practice
• 4.Knowledge of tobacco control issues, including relevant research and legislation.
• 5.Excellent time management.

Desirable

• 1.Experience working with patients and/or vulnerable people in a caring environment.
• 2.Experience working with pregnant people.
• 3.Experience of working within a hospital environment
• 4.Lived experience of quitting smoking or experience of the health impact of smoking.

Freedom to Act

Essential

• 1.Ability to work autonomously and manage a small team
• 2.Adaptable and flexible to meet conflicting demands of the role.
• 3.Able to exercise own initiative when dealing with complex issues within own areas of competence.
• 4.Ability to develop standards for use within the department, guidance, policies and procedures relating to management of the Tobacco Dependency Programme

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Essential

• Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles
• Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).