Job summary
"In line with the NHS long term plan to tackle tobacco dependency, advisors will work with ELFT inpatient services, ELFT community services, and local authority services to deliver smoking cessation support for ELFT service users.
The Tobacco Dependency Advisor will work face to face on Newham Centre for Mental Health wards Monday to Friday 9am to 5 pm. They will be using evidence based guidance and good practice to help service users with severe mental Health illness to quit stop smoking. The work involves supporting and training staff to provide stop smoking interventions using established systems and processes to facilitate this and report interventions and quit attempts.
This role will require a creative and flexible attitude to work with service users who access mental health services, including those who are or have been in mental health inpatient settings. Service users may require unique and bespoke approaches to support stop smoking. This will include knowledge and skills of working with service users subject to the Mental Health Act and the Mental Capacity Act legislation"
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for: 1:1 and group smoking interventions for in-patients and community follow up. This includes assessment of clients, provision of specialist advice on how to stop smoking, monitoring pharmacotherapy treatments and maintaining motivational support.
Carbon Monoxide Monitoring.
Ensure that smoking status and treatments are entered into the patient record and communicated to the patients GP.
Ensure that service users who have reduced or stopped smoking are supported to continue with this on discharge.
The post holder will maintain and use specialist knowledge and experience of Stop Smoking to provide intensive and appropriate evidence based Stop Smoking advice and support smokers who wish to quit in accordance with national and local protocols.
They will be responsible for their own practice when delivering Stop Smoking advice and support to clients in line with National guidance on service delivery.
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
Clinical
Provide evidence based advice on nicotine replacement and other medications to facilitate stop smoking interventions including e cigarettes to service users.
Provide 1:1 and group training to and support to mental health staff so they are confident in offering stop smoking interventions to their patients
Ensure a robust STOP Smoking service is established and systems and processes are developed for referring patients and provision of Stop Smoking services to staff
Build strong links and work in partnership with the local public health department smoking cessation leads maximising their input to the benefit of service users.
The post holder will liaise with all teams in the directorate they are appointed
The post holder will record assessment, care plans and follow up on Smoking cessation on the patient Rio Electronic record.
The post holder will record on the lifestyle and Smoking templates whereby Stop Smoking interventions and Quit attempts and successful Quitting is reported Rio
Any concerns about a patient should be reported, recorded and escalated to the Registered Nurse in charge as required and appropriate.
Participate in Clinical supervision and Trust Appraisal in line with policies.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
Provide evidence based advice on nicotine replacement and other medications to facilitate stop smoking interventions including e cigarettes to service users.
Provide 1:1 and group training to and support to mental health staff so they are confident in offering stop smoking interventions to their patients
Ensure a robust STOP Smoking service is established and systems and processes are developed for referring patients and provision of Stop Smoking services to staff
Build strong links and work in partnership with the local public health department smoking cessation leads maximising their input to the benefit of service users.
The post holder will liaise with all teams in the directorate they are appointed
The post holder will record assessment, care plans and follow up on Smoking cessation on the patient Rio Electronic record.
The post holder will record on the lifestyle and Smoking templates whereby Stop Smoking interventions and Quit attempts and successful Quitting is reported Rio
Any concerns about a patient should be reported, recorded and escalated to the Registered Nurse in charge as required and appropriate.
Participate in Clinical supervision and Trust Appraisal in line with policies.
Person Specification
Education/ Training
Essential
- UK University degree or equivalent
- Level 2/3 Practitioner smoking cessation competencies plus mental Health module
Knowledge
Essential
- Health promotion skills Behaviour change theory
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with Mental Health Service users
Skills
Essential
- Coaching skills
- Communicating effectively with mental Health staff and service users.
- Communicating the benefits of Stop Smoking for mental Health service users , the challenges involved and how they can be overcome
- Ability to work on own initiative and prioritise caseload.
Person Specification
Education/ Training
Essential
- UK University degree or equivalent
- Level 2/3 Practitioner smoking cessation competencies plus mental Health module
Knowledge
Essential
- Health promotion skills Behaviour change theory
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with Mental Health Service users
Skills
Essential
- Coaching skills
- Communicating effectively with mental Health staff and service users.
- Communicating the benefits of Stop Smoking for mental Health service users , the challenges involved and how they can be overcome
- Ability to work on own initiative and prioritise caseload.
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).
