Job summary
- The post holder will play an instrumental role in supporting the Trust's Stop Smoking Service and strategy. The post holder will work as an advisor in the UCLH Smoking Cessation Service and work in line with national and local guidance and best practice adopting the Ottawa model of stop smoking care to support acutely admitted patients across the trust and in providing specific & individualized stop smoking support to pregnant women in a flexible and innovative way. The post holder will also work closely with the Smoke Free Midwife Champion and members of the maternity team to deliver the Smoke-free Pregnancy Project and provide regular feedback on smoking in pregnancy data and data in relation to the generalist smoker patient group.
You will work alongside the other Tobacco Dependency Advisors and report to the Project Manager.
Main duties of the job
- Delivering outpatient clinics and follow up appointments for maternity patients that smoke.
- Support 1:1 and group smoking cessation interventions
- Implement programmes of care, specifically implementation of the Ottawa Stop Smoking (in-house acute) model
- Follow systems and processes to allow staff and service users to access evidence based stop smoking interventions and record results
- Support wards to provide smoking cessation intervention
- Support building a culture whereby all service users are offered the opportunity to stop smoking and supported in this
- Provide NRT/Pharmacotherapy counselling
- Refer our patients to the local stop smoking service and follow up with patients over an 8 week period within their community
- Carry out carbon monoxide monitoring
- Support the recording, evaluation and reporting of data and monthly outcomes and KPIs
About us
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
- University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
- National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
- Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
- University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
- Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
- University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
- The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
- University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
At UCLH, we have a real 'One Team' ethos, and our values - safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a full and detailed description of the role, all applicants are advised to read the attached Job Description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a full and detailed description of the role, all applicants are advised to read the attached Job Description.
Person Specification
Knowledge & Qualifications
Essential
- Foundation Degree and / or an appropriate
- Experience of working as part of a project team
- Sustained record of continued professional development
Desirable
- professional qualification or equivalent
- Level 2/3 (Practitioner) smoking cessation competencies
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a Clinical admin or operational role
- Experience of working under minimal supervision
- Experience of working as part of a team
- Experience of working in a Healthcare setting
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Effective use of influencing, persuasion and negotiation skills
- Very good written and verbal communication skills
- Analytical and data-evaluation skills, with the ability to solve complex problems
- Ability to present data in a clear and easily understood format - both verbally and in writing.
- Work well in highly sensitive and high pressure environments
- Ability to work flexibly in a fast changing environment
- Ability to form excellent relationships with a wide stakeholder base
- Good organisational skills and abilities
- IT Literate
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Display Enthusiastic nature
- Ability to identify own training needs
Other Requirements
Essential
- A commitment to promoting equality and diversity in the workplace and in service delivery and development
Person Specification
Knowledge & Qualifications
Essential
- Foundation Degree and / or an appropriate
- Experience of working as part of a project team
- Sustained record of continued professional development
Desirable
- professional qualification or equivalent
- Level 2/3 (Practitioner) smoking cessation competencies
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a Clinical admin or operational role
- Experience of working under minimal supervision
- Experience of working as part of a team
- Experience of working in a Healthcare setting
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Effective use of influencing, persuasion and negotiation skills
- Very good written and verbal communication skills
- Analytical and data-evaluation skills, with the ability to solve complex problems
- Ability to present data in a clear and easily understood format - both verbally and in writing.
- Work well in highly sensitive and high pressure environments
- Ability to work flexibly in a fast changing environment
- Ability to form excellent relationships with a wide stakeholder base
- Good organisational skills and abilities
- IT Literate
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Display Enthusiastic nature
- Ability to identify own training needs
Other Requirements
Essential
- A commitment to promoting equality and diversity in the workplace and in service delivery and development
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
