Job summary
The post holder will be part of an exciting new team delivering a Tobacco Dependence Treatment Service to patients who are identified as smokers when admitted into Hospital.
They will work closely with the Tobacco Dependence Treatment Service Lead in supporting the roll out of a Trust wide Smoke Free service. Smoking Cessation Practitioners will be expected to engage with patients in a clinical setting and motivate those who smoke by offering evidence-based behavioural support and Brief Intervention Advice. As well as offering patients advice and support, Practitioners will also be expected to carry out Carbon Monoxide (CO) monitoring and issue appropriate Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT).
Post holders will also work closely with community stop smoking services and will encourage patients to engage with and utilise these services once discharged from Hospital to ensure they stay on a smokefree path.
This role is intended to tackle health inequalities across our region by providing an outstanding service by educating, supporting and guiding those who need intervention to stop smoking for good.
Please note that should sufficient applications be received, this vacancy may closer earlier than advertised.
Interview date: TBC
Main duties of the job
Overview of Key Responsibilities
- Educate and motivate patients to stop smoking by offering motivational and behavioural support.
- Encouraging patients to stop smoking by educating them around the benefits and informing them of the risks should they continue to smoke.
- Conduct a comprehensive inpatient smoking assessment including full smoking history, past quit attempts, use of NRT and current motivator(s) to quit.
- Respond effectively to referrals into the Tobacco Dependency Treatment Service within agreed timescales.
- Develop personalised treatment plans for patients who are tobacco dependent, in line with the National Centre for Smoking Cessation and Training (NCSCT) Standard Treatment Programme for patients, to support complex behaviour change.
- Work flexibly across all Merseyside and West Lancashire (MWL) sites as required, for the delivery of the tobacco dependency treatment service.
- Develop and maintain close working relationships with ward-based medical, nursing, pharmacy staff and community-based stop smoking services.
- Conduct and interpret Carbon Monoxide (CO) monitoring to a high standard.
- Dispense NRT according to the Trust protocol.
- Facilitate hand over to the community smoking cessation discharge teams on discharge.
- Follow up patients appropriately following discharge from Hospital according to service protocol and pathways.
About us
The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.
From 1st July we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.
The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.
Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:
- CAREthat is evidence based, high quality and compassionate
- SAFETY that is of the highest standards
- COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful
- SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable
- PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients
Our achievements include:
- Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
- Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
- Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Please see our Wellbeing & Benefits booklet for more information on our staff benefits. Accessible version available upon request.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will:
- Work with minimal indirect supervision operating within the assessed level of competence and be accountable for all aspects of own work.
- Prioritise own workload according to the needs of the service and their individual caseload.
- Ensure a high degree of confidentiality, always complying with Information Governance policies.
- Accurately record and report activities and results.
- Support the delivery of the service key performance and reporting indicators for tobacco dependency.
- Liaise with others within the Trust to promote the Tobacco Dependence Treatment Service and encourage appropriate referrals.
- Utilise persuasive, motivational and empathic skills as required because there may be barriers to understanding, alongside limited or fluctuating motivation to change.
- Support individuals to make informed choices about their own health and wellbeing and support them in initiating and sustaining appropriate behavioural changes to improve their health.
- Seek out opportunities to develop the tobacco dependency service and contribute to service development discussions. This may include the monitoring and evaluation of service user feedback.
- Maintain good working relationships with a range of staff across a variety of disciplines, grades, and organisations.
- Provide specialist support to individuals with complex needs and/or who may be vulnerable and tailor information accordingly.
- Engage in, recommend, promote and lead audits or surveys to support service improvement.
- Identify any risks, incidents, concerns, or complaints and escalate appropriately to the Lead for Tobacco dependence.
- Support the development and dissemination of publicity and support materials for the service, in collaboration with the communications team and the service including contributing to National campaigns such as Stoptober and No Smoking Day.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will:
- Work with minimal indirect supervision operating within the assessed level of competence and be accountable for all aspects of own work.
- Prioritise own workload according to the needs of the service and their individual caseload.
- Ensure a high degree of confidentiality, always complying with Information Governance policies.
- Accurately record and report activities and results.
- Support the delivery of the service key performance and reporting indicators for tobacco dependency.
- Liaise with others within the Trust to promote the Tobacco Dependence Treatment Service and encourage appropriate referrals.
- Utilise persuasive, motivational and empathic skills as required because there may be barriers to understanding, alongside limited or fluctuating motivation to change.
- Support individuals to make informed choices about their own health and wellbeing and support them in initiating and sustaining appropriate behavioural changes to improve their health.
- Seek out opportunities to develop the tobacco dependency service and contribute to service development discussions. This may include the monitoring and evaluation of service user feedback.
- Maintain good working relationships with a range of staff across a variety of disciplines, grades, and organisations.
- Provide specialist support to individuals with complex needs and/or who may be vulnerable and tailor information accordingly.
- Engage in, recommend, promote and lead audits or surveys to support service improvement.
- Identify any risks, incidents, concerns, or complaints and escalate appropriately to the Lead for Tobacco dependence.
- Support the development and dissemination of publicity and support materials for the service, in collaboration with the communications team and the service including contributing to National campaigns such as Stoptober and No Smoking Day.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE level English and Mathematics or equivalent.
- NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in health-related studies OR substantial successful experience delivering stop smoking interventions and support.
Desirable
- NCSCT trained Stop Smoking Practitioner.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of providing healthcare advice or promoting healthy lifestyle advice to patients or members of the public.
- Experience of working in health, social care and other support roles in direct contact with people, families or carers (in a paid or voluntary capacity).
- Experience of providing help, support and/or counselling on either a one-to-one basis or as part of a group setting.
- Experience of working within multi-professional team environments.
Desirable
- Experience of delivering tobacco dependence treatment.
- Experience of working in Acute services.
- Experience of developing and delivering successful health promotion interventions.
- Experience of data collection and using tools to measure impact of services.
- Experience of working with vulnerable people.
Knowledge
Essential
- A good level of understanding of evidence-based practice in relation to smoking cessation, the consequences of smoking and benefits to quitting.
- An understanding of human behaviour that contributes to making healthy lifestyle changes and decisions'.
- The ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with professionals/individuals from a variety of different professional backgrounds.
- Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal) and listening skills.
- Good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise workload and coordinate own schedule without direct supervision.
- Ability to recognise and work within limits of competence and seek advice when needed.
- Ability to use Microsoft Office applications - Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook.
- Accurate and sufficient record keeping.
- Evidence of continual personal and professional development.
Desirable
- Experience of using an electronic clinical record system/database.
- A basic understanding of audit and evaluation.
- Knowledge of Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults policies and processes.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to actively listen, emphasis with people and provide personalized support in a non-judgmental way.
- Commitment to reducing health inequalities.
- Ability to support people in a way that inspires trust and confidence. Motivating others to reach their potential.
- Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with people their families, carers, community groups, partner agencies and stakeholders.
- Ability to identify risk and assess/manage risk when working with individuals.
- Ability to demonstrate personal accountability, emotional resilience and work well under pressure.
- Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service.
- Assertive and confident.
- Innovative.
Desirable
- Ability to provide motivational coaching to support people's behaviour change.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE level English and Mathematics or equivalent.
- NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in health-related studies OR substantial successful experience delivering stop smoking interventions and support.
Desirable
- NCSCT trained Stop Smoking Practitioner.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of providing healthcare advice or promoting healthy lifestyle advice to patients or members of the public.
- Experience of working in health, social care and other support roles in direct contact with people, families or carers (in a paid or voluntary capacity).
- Experience of providing help, support and/or counselling on either a one-to-one basis or as part of a group setting.
- Experience of working within multi-professional team environments.
Desirable
- Experience of delivering tobacco dependence treatment.
- Experience of working in Acute services.
- Experience of developing and delivering successful health promotion interventions.
- Experience of data collection and using tools to measure impact of services.
- Experience of working with vulnerable people.
Knowledge
Essential
- A good level of understanding of evidence-based practice in relation to smoking cessation, the consequences of smoking and benefits to quitting.
- An understanding of human behaviour that contributes to making healthy lifestyle changes and decisions'.
- The ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with professionals/individuals from a variety of different professional backgrounds.
- Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal) and listening skills.
- Good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise workload and coordinate own schedule without direct supervision.
- Ability to recognise and work within limits of competence and seek advice when needed.
- Ability to use Microsoft Office applications - Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook.
- Accurate and sufficient record keeping.
- Evidence of continual personal and professional development.
Desirable
- Experience of using an electronic clinical record system/database.
- A basic understanding of audit and evaluation.
- Knowledge of Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults policies and processes.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to actively listen, emphasis with people and provide personalized support in a non-judgmental way.
- Commitment to reducing health inequalities.
- Ability to support people in a way that inspires trust and confidence. Motivating others to reach their potential.
- Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with people their families, carers, community groups, partner agencies and stakeholders.
- Ability to identify risk and assess/manage risk when working with individuals.
- Ability to demonstrate personal accountability, emotional resilience and work well under pressure.
- Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service.
- Assertive and confident.
- Innovative.
Desirable
- Ability to provide motivational coaching to support people's behaviour change.
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.
