Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Royal Free London Group Tobacco Dependency Team. We are recruiting Tobacco Dependency Advisors who enjoy working as part of small teams delivering the inpatient tobacco dependency pathway on the following sites: Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and the Royal Free Hospital. The postholder will be expected when required to travel and work within their remit across all sites within the Royal Free Group.
The Tobacco Dependency Roles will be based across the following sites. NB: the postholder will be expected as required to travel and work within their remit across all sites within the Royal Free Group.
Please rank your preferences in your application.
Please note: Royal Free Hospital attracts Inner London weighting. Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital and North Middlesex University Hospital attract Outer London weighting.
Role 1
1 FTE Royal Free London
Inner London weighting
Role 2
1 FTE Royal Free London
Inner London weighting
Role 3
0.6 FTE Barnet Hospital
0.4 FTE Royal Free London
Outer London weighting
Role 4
0.6 FTE North Middlesex University Hospital
0.4 FTE Barnet Hospital
Outer London weighting
Role 5
0.6 North Middlesex University Hospital
0.2 Chase Farm Hospital
Outer London weighting
Main duties of the job
The Tobacco Dependency Advisors will:
Support the implementation of the Ottawa Model of care in an inpatient acute setting, delivering 1:1 Tobacco Dependency interventions. Complete follow up phone calls for clients at 7- and 28-days post discharge from hospital Liaise with Community Smoking Cessation services to manage referrals. Support the Population Health Programme manager in integrating the tobacco dependency pathway as part of routine care. Use professional expertise to develop a personalised suitable support plan for everyone, referring to community services as necessary. Organise and deliver training to ward staff, reinforcing the training provided to in-patient teams by the RFL Faculty of Population Health to embed prevention across the Trust. Work with patients, staff and visitors to encourage behaviour change, providing advice, resources and participating in health promotion events across the Trust. To competently use trust IT systems to update patient records and service outcomes. Support the Population Health manager to organise and attend health promotion events, in line with National Campaigns.
About us
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.
For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Person Specification
Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values. Positively welcoming, actively respectful, clearly communicating, visibly reassuring
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- Very brief advice on smoking (NCSCT)
- NVQ level 3 in Health care (or equivalent)
- A level or equivalent standard of education
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel
Desirable
- oLevel 2 (NCSCT or equivalent) Stop Smoking Adviser qualification. oSpecific training in health promotion interventions
Experience
Essential
- Experience of providing healthcare, healthcare advice or health promotion advice to patients or members of the public
- Administration experience in a large organisation using Outlook, Excel, Word, and patient database systems.
- Experience of working in a team
- Experience of delivering or assisting with lifestyle behavioural interventions in a group setting
Desirable
- Experience as a Tobacco Dependency Adviser
- patients or members of the public o Experience of working with people with complex conditions such as severe mental health conditions or learning disabilities.
- Experience of using hospital-based data systems, such as EPR, Epic or Carelfow
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- Knowledge of good practice in behavioural interventions as specified by relevant governing bodies (e.g., NICE, NCST etc.)
- Knowledge of treatments and guidance for harm reduction
- Well-developed interpersonal skills
- Enthusiasm and ability to motivate others
- Excellent verbal communication skills with excellent spoken and written English
Personal Qualities & attributes
Essential
- Empathetic, self -motivated
- Realistic and able to recognise the limits of own competence
- Willing to seek advice and support to develop own skills and knowledge.
- Good team worker
Others
Essential
- Ability to accommodate ad hoc demands to existing workload.
- Ability to work flexibly i.e., work late to accommodate events & cross cover across all hospital sites
Person Specification
Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values. Positively welcoming, actively respectful, clearly communicating, visibly reassuring
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- Very brief advice on smoking (NCSCT)
- NVQ level 3 in Health care (or equivalent)
- A level or equivalent standard of education
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel
Desirable
- oLevel 2 (NCSCT or equivalent) Stop Smoking Adviser qualification. oSpecific training in health promotion interventions
Experience
Essential
- Experience of providing healthcare, healthcare advice or health promotion advice to patients or members of the public
- Administration experience in a large organisation using Outlook, Excel, Word, and patient database systems.
- Experience of working in a team
- Experience of delivering or assisting with lifestyle behavioural interventions in a group setting
Desirable
- Experience as a Tobacco Dependency Adviser
- patients or members of the public o Experience of working with people with complex conditions such as severe mental health conditions or learning disabilities.
- Experience of using hospital-based data systems, such as EPR, Epic or Carelfow
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- Knowledge of good practice in behavioural interventions as specified by relevant governing bodies (e.g., NICE, NCST etc.)
- Knowledge of treatments and guidance for harm reduction
- Well-developed interpersonal skills
- Enthusiasm and ability to motivate others
- Excellent verbal communication skills with excellent spoken and written English
Personal Qualities & attributes
Essential
- Empathetic, self -motivated
- Realistic and able to recognise the limits of own competence
- Willing to seek advice and support to develop own skills and knowledge.
- Good team worker
Others
Essential
- Ability to accommodate ad hoc demands to existing workload.
- Ability to work flexibly i.e., work late to accommodate events & cross cover across all hospital sites
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).
