Job summary
Camden & Islington Stop Smoking service 'Breathe' is committed to providing accessible, evidenced based services that treat tobacco dependence, effectively helping smokers to stop smoking, reduce smoking health harms and inequality and ensure residents stay healthy, giving children the best start in life.
The NHS Long Term Plan (LTP) is preparing to make a new contribution to making England a 'Smoke free society', by 2030 and sets out the Parliamentary Group on Smoking and Health with several recommendations for the Tobacco Control Plan. In addition, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NCE) Guidance NG209 also sets out what is required of stop smoking interventions including the provision of behavioural and licensed products such as nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and prescribed stop smoking medications available for our residents.
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will support people in the borough who want to stop smoking or using tobacco, contributing to the reduction of smoking rates and thus improving the health of the local population, reducing smoking-related ill health, disability and preventable death and reducing health inequalities.
The postholder will provide evidenced-based, specialist behavioural support and advice to smokers who want to quit. The postholder will be expected to deliver support through established community groups, one-to-one and telephone interventions. The postholder will be expected to deliver within locally defined areas covering a number of clinics in a range of settings.
The postholder will undertake local promotion of the service and engage with local partners, stakeholders and health professionals including GP surgeries and pharmacies ensuring high activity levels and service awareness. The postholder will be responsible for the accurate recording of client information to improve health and deliver excellent care.
The Advisor will promote their role, through the provision of information and a range of Learning opportunities for the multidisciplinary teams and others across the Addictions and Mental health (inpatient and Rehab) Directorates.
As a core member of the multi-disciplinary team, the Advisor will work with service users on a 1:1 and/or group basis. They will also have the opportunity to co-work with other colleagues.
About us
CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 7,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond.
Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff. We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Main duties and responsibilities:
To provide smoking cessation advice and support through established groups, one-to-one and telephone interventions in local community settings.
To provide smoking cessation interventions in line with the evidence base and to agreed National standards.
To utilise motivational techniques, assess clients motivation to quit smoking and maintain relationships with the client group to support smoking cessation.
To develop an action plan with the client and discuss the use of appropriate pharmacological support suitable to them.
To take responsibility for continuous learning knowledge of smoking cessation using the NCSCT online training packages.
To establish and maintain operational links and relationships with a variety of professionals and organisations e.g. health professionals in primary and secondary care; workplaces; community groups particularly in targeted areas, and of deprivation.
To use agreed and established Outcome Monitoring Tools and any other relevant quality measures.
To manage the transfer of individuals between agencies and services.
To counsel individuals about their smoking, using motivational interviewing, relapse management and other evidence-based interventions.
To ensure full risk assessment and risk management is delivered effectively, under supervision.
To ensure the highest quality of service is delivered by following local and national quality and performance standards, guidance, protocols, procedures and practice guidelines.
To ensure that all work is performed in accordance with Trust policies and procedures, including the Serious Incident policy.
This is an outline of the post holders duties and responsibilities. It is not intended as an exhaustive list and may change from time to time in order to meet the changing needs of the Trust, Department and service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main duties and responsibilities:
To provide smoking cessation advice and support through established groups, one-to-one and telephone interventions in local community settings.
To provide smoking cessation interventions in line with the evidence base and to agreed National standards.
To utilise motivational techniques, assess clients motivation to quit smoking and maintain relationships with the client group to support smoking cessation.
To develop an action plan with the client and discuss the use of appropriate pharmacological support suitable to them.
To take responsibility for continuous learning knowledge of smoking cessation using the NCSCT online training packages.
To establish and maintain operational links and relationships with a variety of professionals and organisations e.g. health professionals in primary and secondary care; workplaces; community groups particularly in targeted areas, and of deprivation.
To use agreed and established Outcome Monitoring Tools and any other relevant quality measures.
To manage the transfer of individuals between agencies and services.
To counsel individuals about their smoking, using motivational interviewing, relapse management and other evidence-based interventions.
To ensure full risk assessment and risk management is delivered effectively, under supervision.
To ensure the highest quality of service is delivered by following local and national quality and performance standards, guidance, protocols, procedures and practice guidelines.
To ensure that all work is performed in accordance with Trust policies and procedures, including the Serious Incident policy.
This is an outline of the post holders duties and responsibilities. It is not intended as an exhaustive list and may change from time to time in order to meet the changing needs of the Trust, Department and service.
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care
- Basic Level 2- English and Maths
- Commitment to obtain underpinning knowledge through work based learning and mandatory training
Desirable
- Knowledge of NRT used in treatment
- NSCT trained
- Accredited certificate in Life Coaching
- Any specific training in Dual diagnosis
- Completion of courses that are DANOS compliant
- Motivational Interviewing
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with smoking cessation services
- Experience of supporting with the development of individual care plans for managing recovery
- Experience of working within Mental Health and/or addictions settings
Desirable
- Group work
- Voluntary experience in the field of addictions and/or mental health
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of good interpersonal skills and an ability to form good relationships with service users and carers
- Knowledge of how to build community links and networks
- Ability to work unsupervised in a range of settings
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge of client recovery
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge of treatment pathways in addictions
- Effective listening skills
- Ability to communicate on all levels and to a broad scope of individuals, both internally and externally to the Addictions Services /smoking cessation services.
- Ability to appreciate / understand other people's worlds
- Ability to demonstrate empathy, compassion and patience
- An ability to be non -judgemental
- An ability to act calmly and to respond in a professional manner to distress, disturbance and unpredictability
- Ability to problem solve and create innovative solutions to help empower service user
- Understanding of issues arising from experiencing ill health related to smoking cessation
- Sensitive understanding of diversity issues and an ability to promote anti - discriminatory practice/ equal opportunities
- Effective team player
- Good organisational skills
- Acceptable level of written literacy and numeracy
- Basic IT skills i.e. word & email
Desirable
- Knowledge of benefits/ employment systems
- Ability to speak other languages
- Awareness of local services
- Knowledge of basic first aid
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel between locations using own or public transport
- A preparedness to work flexible hours through prior arrangement as the needs of the job dictate (e.g. some evenings & weekends)
Numeracy & Literacy
Essential
- Acceptable level of written literacy and numeracy
- Basic IT skills i.e. word & email
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care
- Basic Level 2- English and Maths
- Commitment to obtain underpinning knowledge through work based learning and mandatory training
Desirable
- Knowledge of NRT used in treatment
- NSCT trained
- Accredited certificate in Life Coaching
- Any specific training in Dual diagnosis
- Completion of courses that are DANOS compliant
- Motivational Interviewing
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with smoking cessation services
- Experience of supporting with the development of individual care plans for managing recovery
- Experience of working within Mental Health and/or addictions settings
Desirable
- Group work
- Voluntary experience in the field of addictions and/or mental health
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of good interpersonal skills and an ability to form good relationships with service users and carers
- Knowledge of how to build community links and networks
- Ability to work unsupervised in a range of settings
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge of client recovery
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge of treatment pathways in addictions
- Effective listening skills
- Ability to communicate on all levels and to a broad scope of individuals, both internally and externally to the Addictions Services /smoking cessation services.
- Ability to appreciate / understand other people's worlds
- Ability to demonstrate empathy, compassion and patience
- An ability to be non -judgemental
- An ability to act calmly and to respond in a professional manner to distress, disturbance and unpredictability
- Ability to problem solve and create innovative solutions to help empower service user
- Understanding of issues arising from experiencing ill health related to smoking cessation
- Sensitive understanding of diversity issues and an ability to promote anti - discriminatory practice/ equal opportunities
- Effective team player
- Good organisational skills
- Acceptable level of written literacy and numeracy
- Basic IT skills i.e. word & email
Desirable
- Knowledge of benefits/ employment systems
- Ability to speak other languages
- Awareness of local services
- Knowledge of basic first aid
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel between locations using own or public transport
- A preparedness to work flexible hours through prior arrangement as the needs of the job dictate (e.g. some evenings & weekends)
Numeracy & Literacy
Essential
- Acceptable level of written literacy and numeracy
- Basic IT skills i.e. word & email
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).
