Job summary
FIXED TERM 12 MONTHS
The NHS Long-Term Plan requires smoking cessation to be provided for all inpatients, including in mental health inpatient settings. ELFT has been identified as an Early Implementation Site for implementing the Ottawa Model of smoking cessation support in mental health inpatient settings and for six week post discharge community follow up .
Main duties of the job
Elft are now recruiting new Smoking advisors for both inpatients and post discharge for six weeks working wth CMHTS
This is an exciting time to be involved in helping service users to reduce their dependence on Tobacco and reducing harm and encourage embracing Healthy life style options.
Further to this Elft have are also working towards another National pilot to work at embedded the lessons learnt to support service users with SMI in the community.
We are looking for key staff with experience of engaging and applying level 2/3 smoking Training evidence to facilitate service users to have smoke free outcomes .
Could this be you ?, We are looking for staff that are passionate , back grounds in public Health, or allied professionals and nursing with transferable skills to build on the existing work force.
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see JD (Job Description) and PS (Personal Specification) for full details of role requirements.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see JD (Job Description) and PS (Personal Specification) for full details of role requirements.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- UK university degree level or equivalent
- Post graduate diploma level or equivalent
- Level 2/3 (Practitioner) smoking cessation competencies plus mental health module
Experience
Essential
- Teaching and Training experience. Experience of managing staff and budgets
Desirable
- Experience of working with mental health service users
- Experience of successfully using behavioural change and health coaching
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Relevant skills to enable teaching, coaching skills, clinical supervision and mentoring of colleagues.
- Adaptable teaching skills in relation to patients, carers and colleagues
- Develops written and verbal presentation skills.
- Ability to communicate at all levels in the organisation and across the wider public health care system of population health.
- Ability to build links with the local public health department/s to develop service provision.
- Adaptable teaching skills in relation to patients, carers and colleagues
- Good communication skills with mental health service users and staff
- Ability to communicate the benefits of stopping smoking to mental health service users, the challenges involved and how these can be overcome
- Ability to develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders e.g. Consultants, nurses, pharmacists, physiotherapists and senior managers to develop and deliver a Stop Smoking Service within the hospital.
- Analytical skills to enable reviewing systems and processes across the organisation
- Knowledge and use of change management, behavioural change and health coaching techniques and evidence based practice
- Demonstrates enthusiasm for health promotion.
- Ability to work using initiative and work independently (without supervision) to achieve their objectives and will plan and prioritise their own workload. Essential S/I Ability to provide
- Ability to provide support regular supervision for other smoking advisors in the Trust.
Desirable
- Experience of the RiO patient record
- Driver
Other
Essential
- Adaptable to different and complex working situations, can work with mental health service users of all capabilities and attitudes
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- UK university degree level or equivalent
- Post graduate diploma level or equivalent
- Level 2/3 (Practitioner) smoking cessation competencies plus mental health module
Experience
Essential
- Teaching and Training experience. Experience of managing staff and budgets
Desirable
- Experience of working with mental health service users
- Experience of successfully using behavioural change and health coaching
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Relevant skills to enable teaching, coaching skills, clinical supervision and mentoring of colleagues.
- Adaptable teaching skills in relation to patients, carers and colleagues
- Develops written and verbal presentation skills.
- Ability to communicate at all levels in the organisation and across the wider public health care system of population health.
- Ability to build links with the local public health department/s to develop service provision.
- Adaptable teaching skills in relation to patients, carers and colleagues
- Good communication skills with mental health service users and staff
- Ability to communicate the benefits of stopping smoking to mental health service users, the challenges involved and how these can be overcome
- Ability to develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders e.g. Consultants, nurses, pharmacists, physiotherapists and senior managers to develop and deliver a Stop Smoking Service within the hospital.
- Analytical skills to enable reviewing systems and processes across the organisation
- Knowledge and use of change management, behavioural change and health coaching techniques and evidence based practice
- Demonstrates enthusiasm for health promotion.
- Ability to work using initiative and work independently (without supervision) to achieve their objectives and will plan and prioritise their own workload. Essential S/I Ability to provide
- Ability to provide support regular supervision for other smoking advisors in the Trust.
Desirable
- Experience of the RiO patient record
- Driver
Other
Essential
- Adaptable to different and complex working situations, can work with mental health service users of all capabilities and attitudes
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).
