Job summary
The Specialist Stop Smoking Service is seeking to recruit a Stop Smoking Facilitator to work within our service.
We have an exciting opportunity for a self-motivated individual to work within the Team, providing behavioural change advice and facilitate voucher prescribing treatment to smokers. As a key staff member the successful candidate will be passionate about improving health outcomes for the residents . This includes raising the profile of, and facilitating access to stop smoking provision in key settings and improving referral pathways into stop smoking provision.
Although previous experience of community-based health improvement initiatives would be helpful, training and support will be offered if required.
The successful candidate must be able to work occasional late evenings and some Saturdays.
Main duties of the job
The Stop Smoking Facilitator will be required to provide smoking cessation behavioural change advice, support and assessment, and where appropriate facilitate voucher NRT treatment to clients who want to stop smoking. This includes raising the profile of, and facilitating access to stop smoking provision in key settings and improving referral pathways into stop smoking provision.. To provide resources, training and guidance to staff and volunteers offering smoking cessation brief interventions.
About us
At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust our main priority is, and always will be, to provide safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.
We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development. Staff recognition is very important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Star and Team of the month, colleague recognition - a note of thanks, Managers Awards, Shining Stars and Service Awards.
We recruit for values and "Together we are North Tees & Hartlepool"
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide smoking cessation behavioural change advice, support, assessment and where appropriate facilitate voucher NRT treatment to clients and where applicable, family members who want to stop smoking.
To coordinate stop smoking sessions and to work flexibly to cover the needs of the service as required including evenings and Saturdays.
To ensure that Advisers are appropriately resourced and to share responsibility for calibration of monitors.
To offer support, resources, training and appropriate guidance to health related staff, including Childrens Centre and voluntary sector staff in accordance with Making Every Contact Count.
To ensure that clients who receive smoking cessation treatments are followed up and offered continued care in appropriate settings in the community.
To assist with organising and distribution of materials and represent the Stop Smoking Service at promotional events.
To work closely with and regularly report to the assigned Stop Smoking Specialist Adviser to monitor progress and agree objectives.
To enter, collect and present (where required) appropriate data to meet monitoring and audit requirements and maintain and store robust records which meet data protection requirements.
To appraise, interpret and apply suggestions, recommendations and directives to improve services.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide smoking cessation behavioural change advice, support, assessment and where appropriate facilitate voucher NRT treatment to clients and where applicable, family members who want to stop smoking.
To coordinate stop smoking sessions and to work flexibly to cover the needs of the service as required including evenings and Saturdays.
To ensure that Advisers are appropriately resourced and to share responsibility for calibration of monitors.
To offer support, resources, training and appropriate guidance to health related staff, including Childrens Centre and voluntary sector staff in accordance with Making Every Contact Count.
To ensure that clients who receive smoking cessation treatments are followed up and offered continued care in appropriate settings in the community.
To assist with organising and distribution of materials and represent the Stop Smoking Service at promotional events.
To work closely with and regularly report to the assigned Stop Smoking Specialist Adviser to monitor progress and agree objectives.
To enter, collect and present (where required) appropriate data to meet monitoring and audit requirements and maintain and store robust records which meet data protection requirements.
To appraise, interpret and apply suggestions, recommendations and directives to improve services.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ 3 or equivalent in health care related subject
- evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- IT qualification (ITQ at level 2 or equivalent)
- Level 2 smoking cessation training
- Counselling skills training
Experience
Essential
- Working in a patient focused environment
Desirable
- Working in a Health promotion setting
Skills
Essential
Desirable
- Data collection and basic reporting
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ 3 or equivalent in health care related subject
- evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- IT qualification (ITQ at level 2 or equivalent)
- Level 2 smoking cessation training
- Counselling skills training
Experience
Essential
- Working in a patient focused environment
Desirable
- Working in a Health promotion setting
Skills
Essential
Desirable
- Data collection and basic reporting
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).
