Job summary
Start on or after 1st April 2025
The Trust is in the process of setting up its in-house Tobacco Dependency Treatment Service in Boston and Grantham and is looking for an exceptional lead nurse to establish and manage the team and develop the infrastructure to ensure a highly effective service, providing clinical input.
The post holder will support the clinical roll out of a Trust-wide Tobacco Dependence Treatment Service which will provide the offer of NHS-funded tobacco treatments services for all people admitted to hospital who smoke. They will work closely with the Trust clinical leads and local clinical community stop smoking leads. They will ensure the service is planned and managed effectively, ensuring the successful delivery against agreed timelines and plans, and for the management and resolving any clinical risks.
Main duties of the job
The LTP commitment for Tobacco Dependency is not only to support people to quit smoking, but it also provides us with greater opportunities to tackle tobacco addiction and the wider issues associated with tobacco such as second-hand smoke, reducing the uptake of smoking tobacco and harm reduction strategies.
This is a new and evolving service running Monday - Friday initially with an expectation to encompass a wider circumference of shifts and weekends as it expands. This role will be site based Boston and Grantham respectively. The post holders need the ability to travel to all Trust sites.
If successful, you will:
- Provide clinical leadership to junior colleagues within the team.
- Work in partnership with service users (patients), their carers and internal/external colleagues within the multi-disciplinary team (MDT)
- Deliver a high quality, evidence based service.
- Demonstrate excellent personal communication skills.
- Actively promote excellent team and interdisciplinary relationships especially in relation to setting up this service.
- Have the tools and ability and experience to build a strong, robust and successful team.
This is an exciting opportunity to help the people of Lincolnshire to make healthier lifestyle choices, achieve the best clinical outcomes and support ULTH with our smoke free agenda.
About us
Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment. From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
Pilgrim Hospital is situated in beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.
Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.
This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.
The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).
Job description
Job responsibilities
Through education and training, you will support the development and drive improvements in the implementation and delivery of an effective inpatient Tobacco Dependency Service. The successful candidate will have a degree or professional qualification in a related subject eg. Nursing, AHP, Public Health etc. with evidence of ongoing professional development.
Please see attached job description and person specification for full job details.
What should you do next?
Have a look at the job description, and if you like what you see, then apply today. Dont miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution. Your NHS needs you!
Please note we may close this advert prior to the closing date if we receive enough applications. To give yourself the best possible opportunity please complete your application as early as possible.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Through education and training, you will support the development and drive improvements in the implementation and delivery of an effective inpatient Tobacco Dependency Service. The successful candidate will have a degree or professional qualification in a related subject eg. Nursing, AHP, Public Health etc. with evidence of ongoing professional development.
Please see attached job description and person specification for full job details.
What should you do next?
Have a look at the job description, and if you like what you see, then apply today. Dont miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution. Your NHS needs you!
Please note we may close this advert prior to the closing date if we receive enough applications. To give yourself the best possible opportunity please complete your application as early as possible.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oLive NMC registration
- oDegree or professional qualification in a related subject e.g. Nursing, AHP, Public Health etc
- oSmoking Cessation Training - Level 2 delivered by an NHS Stop Smoking Service or the National Centre for Smoking Cessation Training or willingness to undertake on commencement of post.
- oWilling to undertake Level 3 training
- oEvidence of ongoing professional development (CPD).
Desirable
- oSmoking Cessation Training - Level 3
- oTeaching/training qualification Student Supervision and Assessment or equivalent
- oRecruitment and selection training
- oAppraisal and managing attendance training
Knowledge
Essential
- oExperience of delivering healthcare, or specialist health advice to patients and the public.
- oAbility to work and as part of a multidisciplinary / interdisciplinary team
- oExperience of implanting change and nurse led initiatives.
- oFull staff management experience
Desirable
- oExperience of delivering smoking cessation and tobacco harm reduction interventions.
- oMonitoring, evaluation and audit, including report writing.
- oExperience of working in NHS secondary care.
- oExperience of working within an acute environment demonstrating the flexibility to work across elective and emergency pathways across a range of specialities
Skills
Essential
- oLiterate in IT/Computer skills i.e. Word, Outlook, Excel
- oExcellent verbal and written communications skills.
- oExcellent organisational and time management skills.
- oAbility to work independently and in a team recognising own and others' limitations.
- oManage own caseload, prioritise and delegate effectively
- oAbility to build and maintain good working relationships with professionals / individuals from different professional backgrounds
Desirable
- oExperience of using acute sector clinical and non clinical systems
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oLive NMC registration
- oDegree or professional qualification in a related subject e.g. Nursing, AHP, Public Health etc
- oSmoking Cessation Training - Level 2 delivered by an NHS Stop Smoking Service or the National Centre for Smoking Cessation Training or willingness to undertake on commencement of post.
- oWilling to undertake Level 3 training
- oEvidence of ongoing professional development (CPD).
Desirable
- oSmoking Cessation Training - Level 3
- oTeaching/training qualification Student Supervision and Assessment or equivalent
- oRecruitment and selection training
- oAppraisal and managing attendance training
Knowledge
Essential
- oExperience of delivering healthcare, or specialist health advice to patients and the public.
- oAbility to work and as part of a multidisciplinary / interdisciplinary team
- oExperience of implanting change and nurse led initiatives.
- oFull staff management experience
Desirable
- oExperience of delivering smoking cessation and tobacco harm reduction interventions.
- oMonitoring, evaluation and audit, including report writing.
- oExperience of working in NHS secondary care.
- oExperience of working within an acute environment demonstrating the flexibility to work across elective and emergency pathways across a range of specialities
Skills
Essential
- oLiterate in IT/Computer skills i.e. Word, Outlook, Excel
- oExcellent verbal and written communications skills.
- oExcellent organisational and time management skills.
- oAbility to work independently and in a team recognising own and others' limitations.
- oManage own caseload, prioritise and delegate effectively
- oAbility to build and maintain good working relationships with professionals / individuals from different professional backgrounds
Desirable
- oExperience of using acute sector clinical and non clinical systems
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
